State Senate, District 01, 1948 Election

Special Primary Nonpartisan

Date: September 14, 1948
Cycle: 1948
Office: State Senate
State: Minnesota
District: 01
Counties: Fillmore, Houston
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
John Alfred Johnson Man Nonpartisan 4,417 54.26 +43.99
Odell Lee Man Nonpartisan 2,888 35.47 +25.21
Hughes F. Meighen Man Nonpartisan 836 10.27

Special primary election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Henry A. Larson on March 12, 1948. Johnson was a state Representative from Preston. Lee, a resident of Mabel, withdrew from the race so Meighen, a resident of Preston, took his place on the general election ballot.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1949 (p. 165).