Governor, 1956 Election
Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orville Freeman Incumbent | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 269,740 | 89.50 | +84.89 |
Francis P. McGrath | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 13,910 | 4.62 | |
Thomas P. Duffy | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 12,851 | 4.26 | |
Mamie Norby | Woman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 4,876 | 1.62 |
Governor Freeman was renominated.
McGrath owned a softwater conditioning business from St. Paul.
Duffy was a retired electrician from St. Paul and a DFL gubernatorial candidate in 1946.
Norby was a part-time teacher from Minneapolis.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1957-1958 (p. 523).