1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election

The 1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 1910, to elect members to the House of the 37th Minnesota Legislature.

1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election

November 8, 1910 (1910-11-08)

All 120 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives
61 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
DEM
PRO
Leader Anton J. Rockne
(retired)[lower-alpha 1]
Thomas J. Brady
(lost renomination)
Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Prohibition
Leader since January 3, 1905 January 5, 1909
Leader's seat 29th–Zumbrota 34th–St. Paul
Seats won 88 26 4
Popular vote 242,406 95,848 45,352
Percentage 59.7% 23.6% 11.2%

  Fourth party
 
PUB
Party Public Ownership
Seats won 1
Popular vote 17,157
Percentage 4.2%

Districts are shaded according to popular vote percentage
Dots indicate the elected representatives

The Minnesota Republican Party won a large majority of seats, followed by the Minnesota Democratic Party, the Prohibition Party, and the Public Ownership Party. The new Legislature convened on January 3, 1911.

In 1910, the Minnesota House of Representatives was elected in a mixture of single-member and multi-member districts with election being determined by plurality.[1]

Results

Summary of the November 8, 1910 Minnesota House of Representatives election results
Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. %
Republican Party 119 242,406 88 59.68
Democratic Party 66 95,848 26 23.60
Prohibition Party 49 45,352 4 11.17
Public Ownership Party 21 17,157 1 4.22
Independent 7 5,447 1 1.34
Total 406,210 120 100.00
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[2]

See also

Notes

  1. Ran for State Senate.

References

  1. Schmahl, Julius (1911). Minnesota Legislative Manual 1911-1912 (PDF). Minneapolis: Minnesota Secretary of State. pp. 498–504.
  2. "Election Results - Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2020-04-27.


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