Lieutenant Governor, 1936 Election

Primary Farmer-Labor

Date: June 15, 1936
Cycle: 1936
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Gottfrid (G.T.) Lindsten Man Farmer-Labor 101,737 58.66 +17.31
Clyde (C.E.) Townsend Man Farmer-Labor 71,712 41.34

Linsten was a railroad labor leader from Minneapolis.

Townsend was a resident of St. Louis Park.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1937 (p. 203).