Governor, 1934 Election
Primary Republican
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Martin A. Nelson | Man | Republican | 117,893 | 73.50 | +62.57 |
Arthur (A.B.) Gilbert | Man | Republican | 17,536 | 10.93 | |
Edgar Bernard | Man | Republican | 13,524 | 8.43 | |
Knute Sandum | Man | Republican | 11,442 | 7.13 |
Nelson was an attorney from Austin who would later become a state court district judge and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice (1953-1972).
Gilbert was a resident of Mound and president of the Recovery League of Minnesota.
Bernard was a resident of Anoka and would run for the Farmer-Labor gubernatorial nomination in 1936 and 1942.
Sandum was a newspaper publisher and editor from Onamia.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1935 (p. 201).