1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Anderson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Wendell Anderson; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Governor ; Wendell Anderson; Democratic (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. Anderson won every single county in the state, becoming the first person to do so since Governor J.A.A. Burnquist in 1916. This was the last time until 1994 that a candidate would win every single county in a statewide election.

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1974 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Wendell Anderson (incumbent)	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
	Democratic (DFL) hold		Swing

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