Governor, 1912 Election

General

Date: November 5, 1912
Cycle: 1912
Office: Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Adolph O. (A.O.) Eberhart Incumbent Man Republican 129,688 40.73 +9.43
Peter M. (P.M.) Ringdal Man Democrat 99,659 31.30
Paul Collins Man Progressive 33,455 10.51
Engebret E. (E.E.) Lobeck Man Prohibition 29,876 9.38
David Morgan Man Public Ownership 25,769 8.09

Governor Eberhart was reelected to a third term.

Ringdahl was a resident of St. Paul, People’s nominee for Treasurer in 1892, and Democratic-People’s nominee for the 7th CD in 1898.

Lobeck was a temperance lecturer from Alexandria, Prohibition nominee in the 7th CD in 1898, former state Representative (HD 58, 1907-1911), and soon-to-be state Senator (SD 47, 1915-1919).

Collins was publisher of the Northwestern Agriculturalist from Minneapolis. Collins was nominated by petition.

Morgan was a reverend from St. Paul and the Prohibition nominee for the 4th CD in 1892 and 1894.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1913 (p. 506).