Lieutenant Governor, 1954 Election

Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Date: September 14, 1954
Cycle: 1954
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Karl Rolvaag Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 120,991 37.74 +12.60
Fremont Peterson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 80,598 25.14
Dennis Maloney Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 44,590 13.91
Leonard A. (Len) Johnson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 36,009 11.23
Clarence Edwin (C.E.) Holmberg Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 26,707 8.33
Axel Morgan Soderberg Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 11,683 3.64

Rolvaag was a life insurance agent from Rochester, former state DFL chairman, and three-time DFL U.S. House nominee for the 1st (1946, 1948) and 5th (1952) CDs.

Peterson was a dirt farmer from Ivanhoe.

Maloney was a resident of St. Paul.

Johnson was a Minneapolis Council administrator and sitting state Representative (HD 31, 1949-1955).

Holmberg was a resident of Minneapolis and candidate for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in 1950 and 1952.

Soderberg was a railroad clerk from St. Paul and former police officer and detective.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1955 (p. 351).