Lieutenant Governor, 1940 Election

Primary Farmer-Labor

Date: September 10, 1940
Cycle: 1940
Office: Lieutenant Governor
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Howard Y. Williams Man Farmer-Labor 39,766 32.96 +0.54
Charles Joseph (Charlie) Johnson Man Farmer-Labor 39,113 32.42
Harold H. Barker Man Farmer-Labor 31,417 26.04
Erik T. (E.T.) Ebbesen Man Farmer-Labor 10,342 8.57

Williams was a resident of St. Paul and executive national organizer of the Farmer-Labor Political Federation. He was also a Farmer-Labor U.S. House nominee for the 4th CD in 1928, 1936, and 1938 and a candidate for an at-large seat in 1932.

Johnson was an accountant from St. Paul. He was the Farmer-Labor nominee for Treasurer in 1942, a DFL candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1944, for Clerk of the Supreme Court in 1954, and for Secretary of State in 1970.

Barker was a newspaper editor from Elbow Lake, former state Representative (HD 48, 1931-1939) and House Speaker (1937). Barker was also the DFL nominee for Governor in 1946.

Ebbesen was a farmer from Revere. He was also a Farmer-Labor candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1938 and the 7th CD in 1942.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1941 (p. 223).