Lieutenant Governor, 1948 Election
General
| Date: | November 2, 1948 |
| Cycle: | 1948 |
| Office: | Lieutenant Governor |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Elmer Anderson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 591,208 | 50.48 | +2.46 |
| John J. McDonough | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 562,422 | 48.02 | |
| Robert W. Duel | Man | Progressive | 17,488 | 1.49 |
Lieutenant Governor Anderson was reelected to a fifth nonsecutive term.
McDonough was an attorney from St. Paul, former state Representative (HD 38, 1925-1935), Democratic U.S. House nominee for the 4th CD in 1934, DFL candidate for Governor in 1946, and sitting Mayor of St. Paul (1940-1948).
Duel was a Methodist minister from Heron Lake and DFL candidate for the 2nd CD in 1948. He was nominated by petition.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1949 (p. 355).