Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974

1970 ← November 5, 1974 → 1978

Nominee Wendell Anderson John W. Johnson Party DFL Republican Running mate Rudy Perpich Dwaine Hoberg Popular vote 786,787 376,722 Percentage 62.80% 29.35%

Governor before election Wendell Anderson DFL Elected Governor Wendell Anderson DFL

The 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. The 1974 election was the first election where the Governor and Lieutenant Governor ran on the same ticket. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate Wendell Anderson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger John W. Johnson.

Results

1974 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DFL	Wendell Anderson	786,787	62.80%	+8.76%
	Republican	John W. Johnson	376,722	29.35%	-16.18%
	Independent	James Miles	60,150	4.80%	n/a
	American	Harry Pool	20,454	1.63%	n/a
	Socialist Workers	Jane VanDeusen	9,232	0.74%	n/a
	Communist	Erwin Marquit	3,570	0.28%	n/a
	Industrial Government	Genevieve Gunderson	2,720	0.22%	-0.13%
	Libertarian	Richard Kleinow	2,115	0.17%	n/a
Majority			419,065	33.45%
Turnout			1,252,750
	DFL hold		Swing

External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657