Governor, 1928 Election
General
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Christianson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 549,857 | 55.00 | +32.27 |
| Ernest Lundeen | Man | Farmer-Labor | 227,193 | 22.72 | |
| Andrew Nelson | Man | Democrat | 213,734 | 21.38 | |
| J.O. Bentall | Man | Workers Communist | 5,760 | 0.58 | |
| Harris Brandborg | Man | Industrial | 3,279 | 0.33 |
Governor Christianson was reelected to a third term in the third biggest gubernatorial blowout in Minnesota history.
Lundeen was an attorney from Minneapolis, former state Representative (HD 42, 1911-1915), and former Republican U.S. Representative (CD 05, 1917-1919). Lundeen ran for the U.S. House multiple times and would later serve two more terms as a Farmer-Laborite (AL, 1933-1935; CD 03, 1935-1937) before getting elected to the U.S. Senate (1937-1940).
Nelson was a resident of Duluth, former Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and U.S. House nominee in the 8th CD in 1914.
Bentall, a resident of Litchfield, was the former state Secretary of the Illinois Socialist Party, nominee for Illinois’ 2nd CD race in 1910, and Socialist nominee for Minnesota Governor in 1916. Bentall was nominated by petition.
Brandborg, a resident of Henning, was the son of 1910 and 1912 Socialist labor nominee Charles Brandborg.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1929 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).