Johnson's victory marked the first time, since
Morton S. Wilkinson took office in 1859, that neither of Minnesota's seats in the United States Senate were held by a Republican. It also marked the first time, since Wilkinson's assumption of the office, that the person holding Minnesota's Class 2 U.S. Senate seat was not a Republican, and Johnson became just the second non-Republican to ever hold that seat (the first being the Democrat
James Shields, whose term of office ended when Wilkinson's began).
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
J.A.O. Preus, Governor (1921-1925), former state Insurance Commissioner (1911-1915), former state Auditor (1915-1921), Minneapolis attorney[1]
Eliminated in Primary
Sydney Anderson, Lanesboro attorney, U.S. Representative from the 1st CD (1911-1925)[1]
Joseph A. A. Burnquist, former state representative from the 33rd HD (1909-1913), former lieutenant governor (1913-1915), former governor (1915-1921)[1]
Oscar Hallam, St. Paul attorney, former Second Judicial District judge, former associate justice of the Supreme Court (1913-1923)[1]
Ernest Lundeen, former state representative from the 42nd HD (1911-1915), former U.S. Representative from the 5th CD (1917-1919), candidate for U.S. Senate in 1922, Minneapolis attorney[1]
Victor L. Power, attorney and mayor of Hibbing (1913-1922, 1923–1924)[1]
Thomas D. Schall, Excelsior attorney, Progressive-turned-Republican U.S. Representative from the 10th CD (1915-1925)[1]
Halvor Steenerson, former Polk County prosecuting attorney (1881-1883), former city attorney of Crookson, former state Senator from the 45th SD (1883-1887), former U.S. Representative from the 9th CD (1903-1923), resident of Crookson[1]
Charles A. Lindbergh, former prosecuting attorney of Morrison County (1891-1893), former Republican U.S. Representative (CD 06, 1907–1917), candidate for U.S. Senate in 1916, candidate for governor in 1918, resident of Little Falls[2]
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abcUniversity of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota.
"1923 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special Election". Minnesota Historical Election Archive.
Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.