State House, District 50, 1944 Election
General
| Date: | November 7, 1944 |
| Cycle: | 1944 |
| Office: | State House |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | 50 |
| Counties: | Otter Tail |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy E. Dunn Incumbent | Man | Nonpartisan | 9,542 | 14.94 | +2.88 |
| Ernest J. (E.J.) Windmiller Incumbent | Man | Nonpartisan | 9,142 | 14.32 | +2.26 |
| Walter Wellbrock Incumbent | Man | Nonpartisan | 8,290 | 12.98 | +0.92 |
| Bernard Marion Thompson | Man | Nonpartisan | 7,744 | 12.13 | +0.07 |
| Bernard A. Hompe Incumbent | Man | Nonpartisan | 7,701 | 12.06 | |
| Mrs. Theodore G. Rosholt | Woman | Nonpartisan | 7,419 | 11.62 | |
| Thorvald (T.H.) Johnson | Man | Nonpartisan | 7,286 | 11.41 | |
| Elmer E. Adams | Man | Nonpartisan | 6,732 | 10.54 |
Wellbrock died after winning reelection on November 24, 1944. Adams was a former newspaper editor from Fergus Falls, former state Representative (HD 59, 1905-1911; HD 50, 1915-1917, 1919-1921), and former state Senator (SD 50, 1931-1935, 1939-1943).
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1945 (p. 369).