Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1934 Election

Primary Democrat

Date: June 18, 1934
Cycle: 1934
Office: Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Robert G. Close Man Democrat 80,000 38.44 +3.07
Howard O. Johnson Man Democrat 73,613 35.37
Delbert (D.F.) Jurgensen Man Democrat 54,481 26.18

Close was a resident of Duluth and party-endorsed candidate.

Johnson was a resident of Mantorville and owner of the Mantorville Express.

Jurgensen was an engineer from St. Paul and Republican candidate for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in 1940.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1935 (p. 203).