Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1958 Election

Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor

Date: September 9, 1958
Cycle: 1958
Office: Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Ronald L. (Ron) Anderson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 229,936 69.20 +38.41
John A. (Jack) Henderson Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 102,328 30.80

Anderson was a resident of Bloomington, former state Young DFL chairman, and party-endorsed candidate.

Henderson was a resident of Minneapolis, former candidate for the Minneapolis Park Board, and candidate for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in 1960.

Sources

  • Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1959-1960 (p. 454).