1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election

← 1934 November 3, 1936 1938 →
 
Nominee Elmer Austin Benson Martin A. Nelson
Party Farmer–Labor Republican
Popular vote 680,342 431,841
Percentage 60.74% 38.55%

County results
Benson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Nelson      40-50%      50-60%

Governor before election

Hjalmar Petersen
Farmer–Labor

Elected Governor

Elmer Austin Benson
Farmer–Labor

The 1936 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1936. Farmer–Labor Party candidate Elmer Austin Benson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Martin A. Nelson. The Democrats did not field a candidate. Magnus Johnson unsuccessfully ran for the Farmer-Labor nomination.