The 1946 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 1946. It was the first election to either of Minnesota's seats in the United States Senate held since the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota merged in 1944, to form the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Incumbent U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead was defeated in the Republican primary by Governor Edward John Thye, who went on to defeat DFL challenger Theodore Jorgenson in the general election.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary Candidates Declared Victor D. Engstrom Theodore Jorgenson Frank Patrick Ryan
Results
Republican primary Candidates Declared Carl Krause John C. Peterson W. F. Schilling Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923 Edward J. Thye, Governor of Minnesota since 1943
Results
General election Results
See also United States Senate elections, 1946 and 1947
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