Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1930

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1930

← 1928 November 4, 1930 1932 →
Nominee Floyd B. Olson Raymond P. Chase Edward Indrehus Party Farmer–Labor Republican Democratic Popular vote 473,154 289,528 29,109 Percentage 59.34% 36.31% 3.65%
County Results
Governor before election Theodore Christianson Republican Elected Governor Floyd B. Olson Farmer–Labor

Theodore Christianson
Republican

Floyd B. Olson
Farmer–Labor

The 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. It was the first gubernatorial race to start in Minnesota since the beginning of the Great Depression, which contributed to the meteoric rise of the Farmer–Labor Party in the state. Farmer–Labor Party candidate Floyd B. Olson decisively defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Raymond P. Chase.

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