Lieutenant Governor, 1918 Election
General
Date: | November 5, 1918 |
Cycle: | 1918 |
Office: | Lieutenant Governor |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | Statewide |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Frankson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 198,766 | 58.47 | +29.84 |
Charles H. Helweg | Man | Democrat | 97,327 | 28.63 | |
George D. Haggard | Man | National | 43,828 | 12.89 |
Frankson was reelected to a second term.
Helweg was a resident of Fulda.
Haggard was a physician and university instructor from Minneapolis and the Prohibition nominee for the 5th CD in 1902, for Governor in 1908, and for HD 43 in 1912.
Sources
- Wilmar Tribune, November 20, 1918 (p. 4).