1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 1906 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1906. Democratic incumbent John Albert Johnson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Albert L. Cole.

Candidates

Albert L. Cole, Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Charles W. Dorsett, attorney
John Albert Johnson, Incumbent
Ole E. Lofthus, teacher

Campaigns

The Republican State Convention, held in Duluth on June 13, 1906, unanimously nominated Cole.
The Democratic State Convention was held on September 4, 1906. Johnson was renominated unanimously.
Johnson, a popular incumbent, would be able to increase his majority from the previous election in 1904 by over twelve points, nearly winning every county. This was, at the time, the best showing the Democratic Party of Minnesota for governor.