Governor, 1912 Election
Primary Republican
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adolph O. (A.O.) Eberhart Incumbent | Man | Republican | 62,402 | 38.03 | +13.31 |
| William E. Lee | Man | Republican | 40,571 | 24.73 | |
| Edward T. (E.T.) Young | Man | Republican | 30,398 | 18.53 | |
| Lewis C. Spooner | Man | Republican | 12,233 | 7.46 | |
| Samuel Y. (Sam) Gordon | Man | Republican | 11,927 | 7.27 | |
| Martin F. Falk | Man | Republican | 6,536 | 3.98 |
Second place vote totals: Young = 12,860; Lee = 12,136; Gordon = 7,115; Eberhart = 6,481; Spooner = 5,323; Falk = 3,186.
Governor Eberhart was renominated in the first Republican gubernatorial primary in Minnesota history.
Lee was a banker from Long Prairie and former state Representative (HD 39, 1885-1889; HD 46, 1893-1895) and House Speaker (1893-1895) who unsuccessfully sought the GOP nomination for governor in 1896.
Young was an Appleton attorney, former state Representative (HD 37, 1889-1891; HD 43, 1893-1895) and state Senator (SD 43, 1895-1899; SD 56, 1899-1903), and former state Attorney General (1905-1909).
Spooner was an attorney from Morris and state Representative (HD 57, 1907-1915; HD 48, 1915-1917, 1923-1927).
Gordon was a publisher from Browns Valley and the sitting Lieutenant Governor.
Falk was a wholesale paper dealer from Duluth.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1913 (p. 350-351).