Election Name: | 1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1893 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1912 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1912 |
Next Election: | 1916 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1916 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1914 |
Image1: | File:Winfield S. Hammond (6674202907) (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Winfield S. Hammond |
Party1: | Democratic Party of Minnesota |
Popular Vote1: | 156,304 |
Percentage1: | 45.54% |
Nominee2: | William E. Lee |
Party2: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
Popular Vote2: | 143,730 |
Percentage2: | 41.87% |
Image4: | File:Willis G. Calderwood.jpg |
Nominee4: | Willis G. Calderwood |
Party4: | Prohibition Party (United States) |
Popular Vote4: | 18,582 |
Percentage4: | 5.41% |
Image5: | File:3x4.svg |
Nominee5: | Thomas J. Lewis |
Party5: | Socialist Party of America |
Popular Vote5: | 17,225 |
Percentage5: | 5.02% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Adolph Olson Eberhart |
Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
After Election: | Winfield Scott Hammond |
After Party: | Democratic Party of Minnesota |
The 1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate Winfield Scott Hammond defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William E. Lee.
Republicans conducted a ranked-choice primary, though second choices were not used, as Lee received over 50% in the first round.[2]