Lieutenant Governor, 1926 Election

General

Date: November 2, 1926
Cycle: 1926
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
William Ignatius (W.I.) Nolan Incumbent Man Republican 373,940 56.36 +20.75
Emil E. Holmes Man Farmer-Labor 236,307 35.62
Charles D. (C.D.) Johnson Man Democrat 53,189 8.02

Nolan was reelected to a second term.

Holmes was a resident of Hopkins, national president of World War Veterans, and Farmer-Labor Lieutenant Governor nominee in 1924.

Johnson was a resident of Brainerd, head of the Minnesota Druggists Association, and former Democratic state Senator (SD 48, 1911-1915).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1927 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).