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County results Collins: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Mallon: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1920 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1920.Republican Party of Minnesota candidateLouis L. Collins defeatedIndependent challengerGeorge H. Mallon andMinnesota Democratic Party candidateJames P. McDonnell.
Captain Mallon was the nominee of the youngMinnesota Farmer-Labor Party. However, the Farmer-Labor nominees forGovernor andLieutenant Governor in the general election of 1920 were unable to use the Farmer-Labor party designation and ran as Independents instead.
Also among the defeated candidates was Lillian Friedman of theSocialist Party of Minnesota, who was the first woman ever to be nominated for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota, and the final nominee of the Socialist Party for that office. The 1920 general election—the first held since the ratification of the19th Amendment—also saw the first nomination of a woman for the office ofMinnesota Secretary of State:Lily J. Anderson of the Farmer-Labor Party.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Louis L. Collins | 432,226 | 57.36% | −1.04% | |
| Independent | George H. Mallon | 272,669 | 29.81% | n/a | |
| Democratic | James P. McDonnell | 79,414 | 10.54% | −18.04% | |
| Socialist | Lillian Friedman | 10,629 | 1.41% | n/a | |
| National | C. H. Hubbell | 6,695 | 0.89% | −12.13% | |
| Majority | 159,557 | 27.55% | |||
| Turnout | 753,565 | ||||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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