1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

The 1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on July 16, 1923. The election was held to fill, for the remainder of the unexpired term, the seat in the United States Senate left vacant by Republican U.S. Senator Knute Nelson, who died in office on April 28, 1923. State Senator Magnus Johnson of the Farmer–Labor Party of Minnesota defeated Governor J. A. O. Preus of the Republican Party of Minnesota, and State Senator James A. Carley of the Minnesota Democratic Party, which, together with Henrik Shipstead's victory in 1922, brought both of Minnesota's seats in the United States Senate into the hands of the Farmer–Labor Party for the first time in history.

1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

July 16, 1923

Nominee Magnus Johnson J. A. O. Preus Party Farmer–Labor Republican Popular vote 290,165 195,319 Percentage 57.48% 38.69%

U.S. senator before election Knute Nelson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Magnus Johnson Farmer–Labor

Johnson's victory marked the first time, since Morton S. Wilkinson took office in 1859, that neither of Minnesota's seats in the United States Senate were held by a Republican. It also marked the first time, since Wilkinson's assumption of the office, that the person holding Minnesota's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat was not a Republican, and Johnson became just the second non-Republican to ever hold that seat (the first being the Democrat James Shields, whose term of office ended when Wilkinson's began).

Special election

Results

Special election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Magnus Johnson	290,165	57.48%
	Republican	J. A. O. Preus	195,319	38.69%
	Democratic	James A. Carley	19,311	3.83%
Total votes			504,795	100.00%
Majority			94,846	18.79%
	Farmer–Labor gain from Republican

See also

• 1923 United States Senate elections

References

1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267822