Governor, 1950 Election
Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry H. Peterson | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 107,357 | 47.48 | +21.26 |
| Charles L. (C.L.) Halsted | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 59,279 | 26.22 | |
| Hjalmar Petersen | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 24,569 | 10.87 | |
| Joseph A. Ryan | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 14,643 | 6.48 | |
| James Dougherty | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 10,423 | 4.61 | |
| August Peterson | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 9,853 | 4.36 |
Harry Peterson was an attorney in St. Paul, former Ramsey County Attorney, former Farmer-Laborite state Attorney General (1933-1936), and state Supreme Court Justice (1936-1950).
Halsted was a grocer from Brainerd, state Representative (HD 53, 1937-1947; 1953-1967), 1948 Democratic gubernatorial nominee, and party-endorsed candidate in this race.
Hjalmar Petersen was an editor and publisher from Askov, former state Representative (HD 56, 1931-1935), Farmer-Laborite Lieutenant Governor (1935-1936) and Governor (1936-1937), former Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner (1937-1943), Farmer-Laborite gubernatorial candidate in 1938 and nominee in 1940 and 1942 and Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1946.
Ryan, Dougherty, and August Peterson were residents of St. Paul.
Related Reports
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1951 (p. 173).