State House, District 60, 1942 Election

General

Date: November 3, 1942
Cycle: 1942
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 60
Counties: Saint Louis
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Elmer P. Peterson Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 7,390 27.93 +2.66
William A. (Bill) Berlin Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 7,315 27.64 +2.37
Oscar Widstrand Man Nonpartisan 6,687 25.27
Franz Naeseth Man Nonpartisan 5,069 19.16

Widstrand was a newspaper editor from Hibbing and former state Representative (HD 60, 1937-1941).

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1943 (p. 467).