Lieutenant Governor, 1940 Election

Primary Democrat

Date: September 10, 1940
Cycle: 1940
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Frank Patrick Ryan Man Democrat 43,002 48.09 +17.15
Daniel W. (D.W.) Wilson Man Democrat 27,667 30.94
Fred A. McGuire Man Democrat 18,753 20.97

Ryan was an attorney from Minneapolis.

Wilson was a dentist from Belle Plaine, former state Representative (HD 21, 1925-1929), and Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1934.

McGuire was a resident of Le Sueur and non-partisan nominee for SD 17 in 1938.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1941 (p. 225).