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 County results Stassen: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Peterson: 40-50% 50-60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate Harold Stassen defeated Farmer–Labor Party challenger Hjalmar Petersen.