The 1944 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1944.
Republican Party of Minnesota candidate
Edward John Thye defeated
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party challenger
Byron G. Allen
Byron Gilchrist Allen (September 13, 1901 – June 10, 1988) was an American politician who was the first nominee of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party for governor.
Early life and education
Born in Laurens, Iowa, Allen attended I ...
. As the
Democratic Party of Minnesota and
Farmer–Labor Party merged earlier in the year, this was the first gubernatorial election in which the parties ran a combined ticket. The vote change below reflects the departure from the combined Democratic and Farmer–Labor totals in 1942.
Results
See also
*
List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections
External links
* http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
* http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657
Minnesota
Gubernatorial
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
November 1944 events in the United States
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