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 County results Ball: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Benson: 40–50% 50–60% Nelson: 30–40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1942 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1942. Incumbent RepublicanJoseph H. Ball, who had been temporarily appointed byGovernorHarold Stassen in 1940 to fill the seat of the deceased Farmer–LaborU.S. SenatorErnest Lundeen, defeated Farmer–Labor former U.S. Senator and former GovernorElmer Benson, independent candidateMartin A. Nelson, and Democratic nominee Ed Murphy, to win election to the full six-year term beginning in January 1943. Aspecial election held on the same date elected Republican nomineeArthur E. Nelson to serve the remainder of Lundeen's unexpired term.
Following his 1940 appointment and subsequent election, Ball ultimately served the longest tenure of any Senator only elected once.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 66,051 | 59.14% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Mrs. Ernest Lundeen | 24,019 | 21.50% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Henry Arens | 17,163 | 15.37% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Herbert L. Millington | 4,453 | 3.99% | |
| Total votes | 111,686 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph H. Ball (Incumbent) | 198,733 | 51.93% | |
| Republican | Walter K. Mickelson | 111,834 | 29.22% | |
| Republican | Henry J. Soltau | 53,138 | 13.88% | |
| Republican | Harson A. Northrop | 19,027 | 4.97% | |
| Total votes | 382,732 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph H. Ball (Incumbent) | 356,297 | 46.98% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Elmer A. Benson | 213,965 | 28.21% | |
| Independent | Martin A. Nelson | 109,226 | 14.40% | |
| Democratic | Ed Murphy | 78,959 | 10.41% | |
| Total votes | 758,447 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 142,332 | 18.77% | ||
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