1927 Election Cycle

One State Senate special election was held in SD 40 (Ramsey County) in January following the death of Senator James Denegre on December 30, 1926.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
02/07/1927 State Senate, District 65 Special Laura E. Naplin (Nonpartisan) won with 2,939 votes (53.57%) and a winning margin of +7.15
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Laura E. Naplin Woman Nonpartisan 2,939 53.57
Marius Waldal Man Nonpartisan 2,547 46.43

Special election caused by the vacancy following the death of Senator Oscar A. Naplin on January 15, 1927.

Laura Naplin, a resident of Thief River Falls, was the widow of Senator Naplin and the first woman to serve in the Minnesota State Senate.

Waldal was a farmer from Plummer and former state Representative (HD 65, 1923-1927).

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01/24/1927 State Senate, District 40 Special Conrad Olson (Nonpartisan) won with 2,987 votes (53.67%) and a winning margin of +7.35
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Conrad Olson Man Nonpartisan 2,987 53.67
Bruce W. Sanborn Man Nonpartisan 2,578 46.33

Special election caused by the vacancy following the death of Senator James Denegre on December 30, 1926. Olson was a former St. Paul municipal judge. Sanborn was an attorney from St. Paul.

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01/17/1927 State Senate, District 40 Special Primary Bruce W. Sanborn (Nonpartisan) won with 1,155 votes (21.88%) and a winning margin of +6.14
Conrad Olson (Nonpartisan) won with 850 votes (16.10%) and a winning margin of +0.36
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Bruce W. Sanborn Man Nonpartisan 1,155 21.88
Conrad Olson Man Nonpartisan 850 16.10
Leavitt Corning Man Nonpartisan 831 15.74
T.W. McMeekin Man Nonpartisan 558 10.57
Charles A. McDonald Man Nonpartisan 321 6.08
A.J. McQuillan Man Nonpartisan 302 5.72
George W. McCree Man Nonpartisan 286 5.42
Steve Down Man Nonpartisan 276 5.23
Clifford W. Gardner Man Nonpartisan 220 4.17
Joseph M. Hackney Man Nonpartisan 206 3.90
Daniel J. Hollihan Man Nonpartisan 122 2.31
Allan McGill Man Nonpartisan 91 1.72
Wallace L. Kelly Man Nonpartisan 61 1.16

Special primary election caused by the vacancy following the death of Senator James Denegre on December 30, 1926. Olson was a former St. Paul municipal judge. Sanborn was an attorney from St. Paul.

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