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1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Hammond: 30-40% 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% ; Lee: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% ; Lewis: 30-40%
Governor before election; Adolph Olson Eberhart; Republican	Elected Governor ; Winfield Scott Hammond; Democratic

The 1914 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1914. Democratic Party of Minnesota candidate Winfield Scott Hammond defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger William E. Lee.

Republican primary edit

Results by county:

Lee

Eberhart

Republicans conducted a ranked-choice primary, though second choices were not used, as Lee received over 50% in the first round.^[2]

Republican Party of Minnesota primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Lee	102,757	52.64%
	Republican	Adolph Olson Eberhart	86,340	44.23%
	Republican	Elwood L. Raab	6,105	3.13%
Total votes			195,202	100%

Results by county:

Hammond

Lawler

Minnesota Democratic gubernatorial primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hammond	21,852	51.09%
	Democratic	Daniel W. Lawler	20,923	48.91%
Total votes			42,775	100%

1914 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Winfield Scott Hammond	156,304	45.54%	+14.24%
	Republican	William E. Lee	143,730	41.87%	+1.15%
	Prohibition	Willis G. Calderwood	18,582	5.41%	-3.97%
	Socialist	Thomas J. Lewis	17,225	5.02%	-3.07%
	Industrial Labor	Herbert Johnson	3,861	1.12%	n/a
	Progressive	Hugh T. Halbert	3,553	1.04%	-9.47%
Majority			12,574	3.66%
Turnout			343,255
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

^ "Raab's Action Great Surprise". The Kenyon News. April 30, 1914. Archived from the original on September 11, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Schmahl, Julius A. (1915). Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1915.