U.S. House, District 05, 1940 Election

General

Date: November 5, 1940
Cycle: 1940
Office: U.S. House
State: Minnesota
District: 05
Counties: Hennepin
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Oscar Youngdahl Incumbent Man Republican 79,491 52.13 +17.84
Dewey W. Johnson Man Farmer-Labor 52,289 34.29
LaMoine Montgomery Dowling Man Democrat 20,720 13.59

Dowling was an advertising manager from Minneapolis.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1941 (p. 401).