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The 1942 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Edward John Thye defeated Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party challenger Juls J. Anderson and Minnesota Democratic Party candidate Joseph Kowalkowski.

Results edit

1942 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward John Thye	417,008	55.65%	+4.49%
	Farmer–Labor	Juls J. Anderson	250,410	33.42%	+7.31%
	Democratic	Joseph Kowalkowski	81,911	10.93%	-11.80%
	None	C. Elmer Anderson (incumbent)	18	0.00%	n/a
Majority			166,598	22.23%
Turnout			749,347
	Republican hold		Swing