The 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1906. Democratic incumbent John Albert Johnson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Albert L. Cole.
Candidates Albert L. Cole, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Republican) Charles W. Dorsett, attorney (Prohibition) John Albert Johnson, incumbent (Democrat) Ole E. Lofthus, teacher (Public Ownership)
Campaigns At the Republican State Convention, held in Duluth on June 13, 1906, Cole was unanimously nominated.
The Democratic State Convention was held on September 4, 1906. Johnson was renominated unanimously.
Johnson, a popular incumbent, increased his majority from the previous election in 1904 by over twelve points, nearly winning every county. This was, at the time, the best showing the Democratic Party of Minnesota for governor.
Results
See also List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections
References
External links Minnesota Historical Election Archive