U.S. House, District 06, 1944 Election
General
Date: | November 7, 1944 |
Cycle: | 1944 |
Office: | U.S. House |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | 06 |
Counties: | Aitkin, Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kanabec, Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Sherburne, Stearns, Todd, Wadena, Wright |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Knutson Incumbent | Man | Republican | 76,421 | 64.55 | +31.66 |
Harry J. O'Brien | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 38,947 | 32.90 | |
Edward L. Wurst | Man | Fellowship | 3,014 | 2.55 |
Wurst orgininally filed as a Farmer-Labor candidate on April 14, 1944 - the day before the Democratic-Farmer-Labor merger.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1945 (p. 359).