State House, District 60, 1944 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1944
Cycle: 1944
Office: State House
State: Minnesota
District: 60
Counties: Saint Louis
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Elmer P. Peterson Incumbent Man Nonpartisan 11,580 34.80 +14.91
Oscar Widstrand Man Nonpartisan 10,973 32.98 +13.08
Joe Roberts Man Nonpartisan 6,620 19.89
Bert H. (B.H.) Farley Man Nonpartisan 4,103 12.33

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

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1945 (p. 370).