1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Appearance
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County results Freeman: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Anderson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Orville Freeman defeated Republican Party of Minnesota incumbent C. Elmer Anderson.
Freeman was the first member of the DFL to win a gubernatorial election. The party took eight straight losses to the Republicans after the fusion between the Minnesota Democrats and the Farmer-Labor Party, a streak broken by Freeman's victory.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Orville Freeman | 607,099 | 52.73% | +8.71% | |
Republican | C. Elmer Anderson (incumbent) | 538,865 | 46.80% | −8.53% | |
Industrial Government | Ross Schelin | 5,453 | 0.47% | +0.19% | |
Majority | 68,234 | 5.93% | |||
Turnout | 1,151,417 | ||||
Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican | Swing |
See also
External links
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657