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1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1957

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1966 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1966

| next_election = 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1974

| election_date = November 3, 1970

| image1 = File:Wendell Anderson (D-MN) (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Wendell Anderson

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 737,921

| percentage1 = 54.04%

| image2 = File:Douglas M. Head.jpg

| nominee2 = Douglas M. Head

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 621,780

| percentage2 = 45.54%

| map_image = 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 280px

| map_caption = County results

Anderson: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}

Head: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D |60–70%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Harold LeVander

| before_party = Republican Party of Minnesota

| after_election = Wendell Anderson

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

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The 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Wendell Anderson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Douglas M. Head.

DFL primary

= Candidates =

=Results=

{{Election box begin no change|title=1970 DFL gubernatorial primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||party=Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party|candidate=Wendell R. Anderson|votes=352,867|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box total no change||votes=352,867|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

Republican primary

= Candidates =

  • Douglas M. Head, Attorney General of Minnesota and former state representative from Minneapolis
  • Paul Moshier
  • John C. Peterson, Duluth resident and perennial candidate
  • Lorna Tarnowski, Chanhassen homemaker and candidate for governor in 1966

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change|title=1970 Republican gubernatorial primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Douglas M. Head|votes=210,621|percentage=87.51%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=John C. Peterson|votes=19,737|percentage=8.20%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Paul Moshier|votes=6,372|percentage=2.65%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=Lorna Tarnowski|votes=3,964|percentage=1.65%}}

{{Election box total no change||votes=240,694|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

General election

= Candidates =

= Results =

{{Election box begin | title=1970 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

|candidate = Wendell Anderson

|votes = 737,921

|percentage = 54.04%

|change = +7.10%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Douglas M. Head

|votes = 621,780

|percentage = 45.54%

|change = -7.02%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Industrial Government Party (United States)

|candidate = Karl Heck

|votes = 4,781

|percentage = 0.35%

|change = -0.15%

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 116,141

|percentage = 8.51%

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,365,443

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

|loser = Republican Party (United States)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

External links

  • [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/ Minnesota Secretary Of State - Home]

{{United States elections, 1970}}

{{Minnesota elections}}

Gubernatorial

1970

Minnesota

Category:November 1970 in the United States

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