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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1974
November 5, 1974
Nominee		Wendell Anderson	John W. Johnson	James Miles
Party		DFL	Republican	Independent
Popular vote		786,787	376,722	60,150
Percentage		62.80%	29.35%	4.80%
Incumbent Governor Wendell Anderson DFL Governor-elect Wendell Anderson DFL

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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.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

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

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