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 County results Howard: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Holmberg: 30-40% Devold: 30-40% Tie: Howard/Holmberg 30-40% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1936 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on November 3, 1936. The election was held to fill the vacancy in the seat formerly held byThomas D. Schall for the final two months of Schall's unexpired term.GovernorFloyd B. Olson had appointedElmer Benson to fill the seat in 1935, but this appointment was temporary and subject to a special election held in the next general election year thereafter—1936. Benson opted torun for governor instead of running for election to continue for the remainder of the term. No special primaries were held for the special election. Among Minnesota's three major parties, only theRepublican Party of Minnesota officially fielded a candidate—Guy V. Howard. Regardless of the absence ofFarmer-Labor andDemocratic nominees, Howard nevertheless faced a great degree of competition fromindependent candidatesNathaniel J. Holmberg,Andrew Olaf Devold, andJohn G. Alexander.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Guy V. Howard | 317,457 | 42.89% | |
| Independent | N. J. Holmberg | 210,364 | 28.42% | |
| Independent | Andrew Olaf Devold | 147,858 | 19.98% | |
| Independent | John G. Alexander | 64,493 | 8.71% | |
| Total votes | 740,172 | 100.00% | ||
| Majority | 107,093 | 14.47% | ||
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