Auditor, 1938 Election
General
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stafford King Incumbent | Man | Republican | 616,145 | 57.42 | +23.44 |
John T. Lyons | Man | Farmer-Labor | 364,636 | 33.98 | |
J.B. Bonner | Man | Democrat | 92,320 | 8.60 |
Auditor King was reelected to a third term in a rematch against Lyons, a resident of Le Center, a Farmer-Labor candidate for the 3rd CD in 1930, the Farmer-Labor nominee for Auditor in 1934, and a Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Senate in 1942.
Bonner was a resident of Minneapolis and Democratic candidate for Treasurer in 1940.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1939 (Abstract of Votes Polled for State Officers By Counties).