Lieutenant Governor, 1938 Election

Primary Farmer-Labor

Date: June 20, 1938
Cycle: 1938
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
John J. Kinzer Man Farmer-Labor 198,990 62.83 +25.66
Erik T. (E.T.) Ebbesen Man Farmer-Labor 117,718 37.17

Kinzer was a farmer from Cold Spring and state Representative (HD 46, 1935-1939, 1941-1963; HD 26, 1963-1965).

Ebbesen was a farmer from Revere. He was also a Farmer-Labor candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1940 and the 7th CD in 1942.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1939 (p. 209).