1935 Election Cycle

Three special elections to the State Senate (SD 43 in March and SD 21 and SD 22 in October) and one special to the State House (HD 39 in October) were held due to the deaths of four legislators that year.

Elections

Date Office Stage Winners Details
10/21/1935 State Senate, District 21 Special Arthur A. Hahn (Nonpartisan) won with 4,063 votes (56.96%) and a winning margin of +13.92
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Arthur A. Hahn Man Nonpartisan 4,063 56.96
Al H. (A.H.) Ruppert Man Nonpartisan 3,070 43.04

Special election caused by the vacancy following the death of Senator Patrick W. (P.W.) Morrison on August 12, 1935. Hahn was a Belle Plaine merchant and ran as an independent. Ruppert was a farmer from Jordan and endorsed by the Farmer-Labor Party.

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10/21/1935 State Senate, District 22 Special Ancher Nelsen (Nonpartisan) won with 1,984 votes (55.82%) and a winning margin of +11.65
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Ancher Nelsen Man Nonpartisan 1,984 55.82
Theodore Filk Man Nonpartisan 1,570 44.18

Special election caused by the vacancy following the death of Senator Harlow H. Bonniwell on April 28, 1935. Nelson was a farmer from Hutchinson. Filk was a dairy farmer from Hassan Valley Township. Nelson ran as an independent and Filk ran as a conservative.

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10/21/1935 State House, District 39 Special Albert A. Faimon (Nonpartisan) won with 1,896 votes (66.57%) and a winning margin of +33.15
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Albert A. Faimon Man Nonpartisan 1,896 66.57
Frank A. Bily Man Nonpartisan 952 33.43

Fifth Ward. Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Albert J. Samec on March 1, 1935. Faimon was Farmer-Labor endorsed.

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03/13/1935 State Senate, District 43 Special Karl G. Neumeier (Nonpartisan) won with 3,718 votes (55.89%) and a winning margin of +11.79
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Karl G. Neumeier Man Nonpartisan 3,718 55.89
Reuben G. Thoreen Man Nonpartisan 2,934 44.11

Special election caused by the vacancy following the death of Senator George H. Sullivan on February 15, 1935.

Neumeier was an attorney from Stillwater and Sullivan's law partner.

Thoreen was a resident of Stillwater.

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03/06/1935 State Senate, District 43 Special Primary Karl G. Neumeier (Nonpartisan) won with 1,434 votes (24.59%) and a winning margin of +2.07
Reuben G. Thoreen (Nonpartisan) won with 1,344 votes (23.05%) and a winning margin of +0.53
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent
Karl G. Neumeier Man Nonpartisan 1,434 24.59
Reuben G. Thoreen Man Nonpartisan 1,344 23.05
Chester Wilson Man Nonpartisan 1,313 22.51
Hjalmer (H.O.) Peterson Man Nonpartisan 1,147 19.67
J.R. Pfiffner Man Nonpartisan 407 6.98
J.V. Bailey Man Nonpartisan 140 2.40
Charles G. Brochman Man Nonpartisan 47 0.81

Special primary election caused by the vacancy following the death of Senator George H. Sullivan on February 15, 1935.

Neumeier was an attorney from Stillwater and Sullivan's law partner.

Thoreen was a resident of Stillwater.

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