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).