1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election

November 8, 1910

Nominee Adolph Olson Eberhart James Gray Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 164,185 103,779 Percentage 55.73% 35.23%

County results Eberhart:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Adolph Olson Eberhart Republican Elected Governor Adolph Olson Eberhart Republican

The 1910 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1910. Republican incumbent Adolph Olson Eberhart defeated Democratic challenger James Gray. Eberhart was not running for a second term, but to be elected in his own right. He took office after his predecessor, John Albert Johnson, died in office.

This was the last gubernatorial election in Minnesota in which the conventions were closed, and primaries were held privately among party delegates.

Candidates

• Adolph Olson Eberhart, Incumbent (Republican)
• Charles F. Brandborg, Farmers' Alliance state committee member (Socialist Labor)
• George E. Barrett, Pastor (Public Ownership)
• James Gray, former mayor of Minneapolis (Democrat)
• Jorgen F. Heiberg, Miller (Prohibition)

Candidates

The Republican State Convention was held on June 17, 1910. Eberhart was nominated without any opposition.^[1]

The Democratic State Convention was held on September 14, 1910. John Lind who was previously the governor and still extremely popular within the Democratic party, was asked to run. Lind declined. On September 9, 1910, Lind met with various party leaders, including. Frank A. Day, and they decided to put forth and endorse James Gray for governor. This came as a surprise, considering he had never been mentioned as a potential candidate before. Come the convention, he was unanimously selected as the party's nominee.^[2]

Eberhart would win the election in a landslide. He would also become the first candidate for governor to win ever county in the state, an accomplishment only achieved two other times in the history of the state, in 1916 and 1974.

Results

1910 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Adolph Olson Eberhart (incumbent)	164,185	55.73%	+11.85%
	Democratic	James Gray	103,779	35.23%	−16.70%
	Public Ownership	George E. Barrett	11,173	3.79%	+1.86%
	Prohibition	J. F. Heiberg	8,959	3.04%	+0.96%
	Socialist Labor	C. W. Brandborg	6,510	2.21%	n/a
Majority			60,406	20.50%
Turnout			294,606
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

References

1. "NO OPPOSITION TO EBERHART". June 18, 1910.
2. "GRAY DEMOCRATS' MAN FOR GOVERNOR". September 15, 1910.

External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657