U.S. House, District 05, 1948 Election

General

Date: November 2, 1948
Cycle: 1948
Office: U.S. House
State: Minnesota
District: 05
Counties: Hennepin
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Walter H. Judd Incumbent Man Republican 76,313 53.96 +7.92
Marcella F. Killen Woman Democratic-Farmer-Labor 65,113 46.04

Killen was the second Democrat (first DFL) woman to be nominated for the U.S. House in Minnesota following Lillien Cox Gault in the 3rd CD in 1922.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1949 (p. 353).