Draft:1945 Minneapolis mayoral election

1945 Minneapolis mayoral election

June 11, 1945 (1945-06-11)

Candidate Hubert Humphrey Marvin L. Kline Popular vote 86,378 55,263 Percentage 60.98% 39.02%

Mayor before election Marvin L. Kline Republican Elected Mayor Hubert Humphrey Democratic (DFL)

The 1945 Minneapolis mayoral election was held on June 11, 1945 to elect the Mayor of Minneapolis. Humphrey was re-elected in the 1947 Minneapolis mayoral election but would resign after winning the 1948 United States Senate election in Minnesota with Eric G. Hoyer serving the rest of his term as acting mayor.

Candidates

• Hubert Humphrey, former professor of political science at Macalester College
• Marvin L. Kline, incumbent mayor
• Toralf A. Eide, Sons of Norway trustee
• Lewis E. Lohmann, manager of the Minneapolis Servcie Bureau
• Roland L. Hill, former executive assistant of the National Emergency Council
• S.C. Bolstad, superintendent of schools at Arlington and Mora

Results

Primary

1945 Minneapolis mayoral primary election

Candidate		Votes	%
Hubert Humphrey		49,550	49.65
Marvin L. Kline (incumbent)		26,091	26.14
Toralf A. Eide		12,090	12.11
Lewis E. Lohmann		5,459	5.47
Roland L. Hill		2,019	2.02
S.C. Bolstad		1,107	1.11
Frank J. Miller		693	0.69
Harry J. Todd		666	0.67
Jalmer O. Johnson		549	0.55
Gil W. Carmichael		447	0.45
John J. O'Brien		447	0.45
Edward J. Toohey		248	0.25
Olaf Pederson		222	0.22
Olav S. Winther		215	0.22
Total votes		99,803	100

General election

1945 Minneapolis mayoral election

Candidate		Votes	%
Hubert Humphrey		86,378	60.98
Marvin L. Kline (incumbent)		55,263	39.02
Total votes		141,640	100

References

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