U.S. House, District 06, 1934 Election
General
Date: | November 6, 1934 |
Cycle: | 1934 |
Office: | U.S. House |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | 06 |
Counties: | Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kanabec, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Knutson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 56,642 | 46.22 | +8.40 |
Magnus Johnson Incumbent | Man | Farmer-Labor | 46,346 | 37.81 | |
Frank R. Weber | Man | Democrat | 19,572 | 15.97 |
Redistricting brought about this incumbent-on-incumbent matchup between Harold Knutson and Magnus Johnson.
Former Crosby Mayor Emil Nygard filed his petition for candidacy as a Communist on October 9th which was determined to be too late for his name to appear on the general election ballot.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1935 (p. 379).