1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota
Johnson 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Preus 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Knute Nelson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Magnus Johnson; Farmer–Labor

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.

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).

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

J.A.O. Preus, Governor (1921–1925), former state Insurance Commissioner (1911–1915), former state Auditor (1915–1921), Minneapolis attorney^[1]

Eliminated in Primary

Sydney Anderson, Lanesboro attorney, U.S. Representative from the 1st CD (1911–1925)^[1]
Joseph A. A. Burnquist, former state representative from the 33rd HD (1909–1913), former lieutenant governor (1913–1915), former governor (1915–1921)^[1]
Oscar Hallam, St. Paul attorney, former Second Judicial District judge, former associate justice of the Supreme Court (1913–1923)^[1]
Ernest Lundeen, former state representative from the 42nd HD (1911–1915), former U.S. Representative from the 5th CD (1917–1919), candidate for U.S. Senate in 1922, Minneapolis attorney^[1]
John J. Martin, Minneapolis attorney^[1]
Victor L. Power, attorney and mayor of Hibbing (1913–1922, 1923–1924)^[1]
Thomas D. Schall, Excelsior attorney, Progressive-turned-Republican U.S. Representative from the 10th CD (1915–1925)^[1]
Halvor Steenerson, former Polk County prosecuting attorney (1881–1883), former city attorney of Crookson, former state Senator from the 45th SD (1883–1887), former U.S. Representative from the 9th CD (1903–1923), resident of Crookson^[1]

Results


Republican Party primary results^[1]
Republican	J.A.O. Preus	57,919	33.64
Republican	Oscar Hallam	32,482	18.87
Republican	Thomas D. Schall	29,713	17.26
Republican	Sydney Anderson	17,526	10.18
Republican	Victor L. Power	15,384	8.94
Republican	Joseph A.A. Burnquist	8,381	4.87
Republican	Ernest Lundeen	5,851	3.40
Republican	Halvor Steenerson	4,032	2.34
Republican	John J. Martin	861	0.50
Total Votes		172,149	100.0

Farmer-Labor Primary

Candidates

Nominated

Magnus Johnson, state senator from the 26th SD (1919–1923), former state Representative from the 26th House District (1915–1919)^[2]

Eliminated in Primary

L.A. Fritsche, Mayor of New Ulm, physician^[2]
Charles August Lindbergh, former prosecuting attorney of Morrison County (1891–1893), former Republican U.S. Representative (CD 06, 1907–1917), candidate for U.S. Senate in 1916, candidate for governor in 1918, resident of Little Falls^[2]

Results


Farmer-Labor primary results^[2]
Farmer-Labor	Magnus Johnson	57,570	48.88
Farmer-Labor	L.A. Fritsche	38,393	32.60
Farmer-Labor	Charles A. Lindbergh	21,811	18.52
Total Votes		117,774	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

James A. Carley, state senator from the 3rd SD (1915-), former Democratic state Representative from the 3rd HD (1909–1911), Plainview attorney^[3]

Eliminated in Primary

Francis C. Cary, Lecturer and former attorney from Minneapolis^[3]

Results


Democratic primary results^[3]
Democratic	James A. Carley	7,555	74.19
Democratic	Francis C. Cary	2,628	25.81
Total Votes		10,183	100.0

Special election

Candidates

Republican

J.A.O. Preus, Governor (1921–1925), former state Insurance Commissioner (1911–1915), former state Auditor (1915–1921), Minneapolis attorney^[4]

Farmer-Labor

Magnus Johnson, state senator from the 26th SD (1919–1923), former state Representative from the 26th House District (1915–1919)^[4]

Democratic

James A. Carley, state senator from the 3rd SD (1915-), former Democratic state Representative from the 3rd HD (1909–1911), Plainview attorney^[4]

Results

Special election results^[5]
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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Republican Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Farmer-Labor Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Democratic Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Election". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - Special Election Race - Jul 16, 1923".

[:1-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Republican Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[:2-2] University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Farmer-Labor Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[:3-3] University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Democratic Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[:0-4] University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Election". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.

[5] "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - Special Election Race - Jul 16, 1923".

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1923 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in Primary

Results

Farmer-Labor Primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in Primary

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in Primary

Results

Special election

Candidates

Republican

Farmer-Labor

Democratic

Results

See also

References