1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| country = Minnesota

| flag_year = 1957

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1970

| next_election = 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1978

| election_date = November 5, 1974

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

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Wendell Anderson

| running_mate1 = Rudy Perpich

| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| popular_vote1 = 786,787

| percentage1 = 62.80%

| image2 = File:John W Johnson.jpg

| nominee2 = John W. Johnson

| running_mate2 = Dwaine Hoberg

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 376,722

| percentage2 = 29.35%

| image3 =

| nominee3 =

| party3 =

| popular_vote3 =

| percentage3 =

| map_image = 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 280px

| map_caption = County results

Anderson: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Wendell Anderson

| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

| after_election = Wendell Anderson

| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

}}

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.

Anderson won every single county in the state, becoming the first person to do so in a gubernatorial election since Joseph Burnquist in 1916. This was the first gubernatorial election with eight candidates on the ballot, as well as the first election to feature a Libertarian Party ticket on a Minnesota ballot.

DFL primary

= Candidates =

Wendell Anderson, incumbent Governor since 1971
Running mate: Rudy Perpich, incumbent Lieutenant Governor since 1971
Tom McDonald, perennial candidate from Minneapolis
Running mate: Marvin Eakman, perennial candidate from Minneapolis

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change|title=1974 DFL gubernatorial primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Wendell Anderson (incumbent)|votes=254,671|percentage=78.23%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change||party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Tom McDonald|votes=70,871|percentage=21.77%}}

{{Election box total no change||votes=325,542|percentage=100.00%}}

Republican primary

= Candidates =

John W. Johnson, State Representative from Minneapolis
Running mate: Dwaine Hoberg, mayor of Moorhead and former Moorhead State University football coach

= Results =

{{Election box begin no change|title=1974 Republican gubernatorial primary}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change||party=Republican Party (US)|candidate=John Warren Johnson|votes=136,395|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box total no change||votes=136,395|percentage=100.00%}}

General election

= Candidates =

Wendell Anderson, incumbent Governor since 1971 (DFL)
Running mate: Rudy Perpich, incumbent Lieutenant Governor since 1971
John W. Johnson, State Representative from Minneapolis (Republican)
Running mate: Dwaine Hoberg, mayor of Moorhead and former Moorhead State University football coach
Richard Kleinow, North Oaks resident (Libertarian)
Running mate: Claudia Jensen, Apple Valley resident
Erwin Marquist, University of Minnesota physics professor (Communist)
Running mate: James Flower, retired Minneapolis building tradesman
Jim Miles, electrical engineer (Independent)
Running mate: Laura Miles, non-practicing attorney and wife of James Miles
Harry Pool, mayor of Independence (American)
Running mate: Elvera Jaspersen, state campaign director for John Schmitz in 1972
Jane Van Deusen, Minneapolis registered nurse (Socialist Workers)
Running mate: Ralph Schwartz, Minneapolis junior high science teacher

=Results=

{{Election box begin | title=1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

|candidate = Wendell Anderson (incumbent)

|votes = 786,787

|percentage = 62.80%

|change = +8.76%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = John W. Johnson

|votes = 376,722

|percentage = 29.35%

|change = -16.18%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = James Miles

|votes = 60,150

|percentage = 4.80%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = American Party (1969)

|candidate = Harry Pool

|votes = 20,454

|percentage = 1.63%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Workers Party (US)

|candidate = Jane VanDeusen

|votes = 9,232

|percentage = 0.74%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party USA

|candidate = Erwin Marquit

|votes = 3,570

|percentage = 0.28%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Industrial Government Party (United States)

|candidate = Genevieve Gunderson

|votes = 2,720

|percentage = 0.22%

|change = -0.13%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Libertarian Party (United States)

|candidate = Richard Kleinow

|votes = 2,115

|percentage = 0.17%

|change = n/a

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 419,065

|percentage = 33.45%

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,252,750

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

|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

Gubernatorial

1974

Minnesota

Category:November 1974 in the United States