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Office

State House

Honorific

State Representative - Abbr: St. Rep.

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

July 00, 1938 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 08, 1938 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 08, 1938 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

January 03, 1939 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 06, 1941 - 12:00pm

# Winners

Contributor

The Oncoming Storm

Last Modified

The Oncoming Storm March 31, 2008 10:21am

Data Sources

Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1939.

Description

Fillmore and Houston counties

Johnson (at large)
Benson (at large)

Burnap (Fillmore County)
Kraling (Fillmore County)

Sylling (Houston County)
Trisch (Houston County)

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Unknown	Won	11/03/1936
	Name	Bennie H. Benson	Votes	7,589 (26.37%)
	Term	01/05/1937 - 01/02/1939	Margin	791 (+2.75%)
	Party	Unknown	Won	11/03/1936
	Name	S. Theodore Severtson	Votes	5,168 (17.95%)
	Term	01/05/1937 - 01/02/1939	Margin	-1,630 (-5.66%)
	Party	Unknown	Won	11/03/1936
	Name	John R. Trisch	Votes	2,995 (10.41%)
	Term	01/05/1937 - 01/02/1939	Margin	-3,803 (-13.21%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/05/1940
	Name	John A. Johnson	Votes	11,609 (33.43%)
	Term	01/07/1941 - 01/04/1943	Margin	5,836 (+16.80%)
	Party	Unknown	Won	11/05/1940
	Name	Alvarez M. "Al" Burnap	Votes	7,312 (21.05%)
	Term	01/07/1941 - 01/04/1943	Margin	1,539 (+4.43%)
	Party	Unknown	Won	11/05/1940
	Name	Herbert E. "Herb" Wheaton	Votes	4,557 (13.12%)
	Term	01/07/1941 - 01/04/1943	Margin	-1,216 (-3.50%)