Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1960 Election
General
Date: | November 8, 1960 |
Cycle: | 1960 |
Office: | Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner |
State: | Minnesota |
District: | Statewide |
Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hjalmar Petersen Incumbent | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 840,516 | 56.23 | +12.47 |
Robert M. (Bob) Johnson | Man | Republican | 654,173 | 43.77 |
The election for this seat was for a six-year term. Commissioner Peterson was reelected to a third nonconsecutive term.
Johnson was a dairy farmer from Lakeville and GOP nominee for Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner in 1962.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1961-1962 (p. 491).