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Election 1966 Results

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1966 Minnesota governor election

Harold Levander (Republican) beat Karl F. Rolvaag (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1966, 52.6% to 46.9%, a margin of 5.6 points and 72,650 votes.

Minnesota changed party: in 1962 it went Democratic, for Karl F. Rolvaag.

Republicans led in 63 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 24. The largest, Hennepin, cast 316,996 votes and went to the Republican by 7.4 points. The closest was Kandiyohi, where 25 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harold Levander won Republican 680,593 52.6%
Karl F. Rolvaag Democratic 607,943 46.9%
All other candidates 6,522 0.5%
Total1,295,058

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 146,253 46.1% 169,615 53.5% 1,128 316,996 R+7.4
Ramsey 83,842 53.1% 73,013 46.3% 921 157,776 D+6.9
St. Louis 53,455 61.6% 32,456 37.4% 823 86,734 D+24.2
Dakota 17,663 46.4% 20,246 53.1% 195 38,104 R+6.8
Anoka 20,600 55.8% 16,172 43.8% 178 36,950 D+12.0
Stearns 12,156 43.4% 15,656 56.0% 170 27,982 R+12.5
Olmsted 7,583 31.2% 16,619 68.4% 105 24,307 R+37.2
Washington 10,593 46.9% 11,871 52.6% 120 22,584 R+5.7
Otter Tail 5,782 33.5% 11,421 66.1% 64 17,267 R+32.7
Mower 8,863 51.9% 8,141 47.7% 68 17,072 D+4.2
Blue Earth 5,566 35.8% 9,893 63.6% 90 15,549 R+27.8
Itasca 9,057 62.2% 5,391 37.0% 124 14,572 D+25.2
Freeborn 6,740 48.1% 7,216 51.5% 48 14,004 R+3.4
Winona 5,903 42.3% 7,983 57.3% 54 13,940 R+14.9
Goodhue 4,879 36.3% 8,517 63.3% 52 13,448 R+27.1
Rice 5,627 42.2% 7,650 57.4% 58 13,335 R+15.2
Wright 5,465 43.7% 6,982 55.9% 48 12,495 R+12.1
Clay 5,199 42.0% 7,133 57.6% 61 12,393 R+15.6
Polk 6,587 53.6% 5,629 45.8% 62 12,278 D+7.8
Crow Wing 5,776 48.0% 6,198 51.5% 65 12,039 R+3.5
Kandiyohi 5,700 49.6% 5,725 49.8% 62 11,487 R+0.2
Brown 3,669 34.3% 6,997 65.4% 29 10,695 R+31.1
Carlton 6,325 61.1% 3,957 38.2% 65 10,347 D+22.9
Morrison 5,076 49.2% 5,162 50.0% 82 10,320 R+0.8
Martin 3,096 30.5% 7,014 69.2% 28 10,138 R+38.6
McLeod 3,340 34.1% 6,427 65.6% 23 9,790 R+31.5
Scott 4,884 51.0% 4,652 48.6% 34 9,570 D+2.4
Carver 2,877 30.8% 6,447 69.0% 21 9,345 R+38.2
Faribault 3,290 36.2% 5,758 63.4% 35 9,083 R+27.2
Douglas 3,722 41.1% 5,306 58.5% 35 9,063 R+17.5
Steele 3,268 36.4% 5,651 63.0% 52 8,971 R+26.6
Nobles 4,060 45.6% 4,791 53.8% 48 8,899 R+8.2
Fillmore 2,967 33.9% 5,749 65.7% 28 8,744 R+31.8
Le Sueur 4,105 47.8% 4,435 51.7% 42 8,582 R+3.8
Renville 3,573 41.7% 4,964 58.0% 25 8,562 R+16.2
Becker 3,542 42.1% 4,810 57.2% 59 8,411 R+15.1
Lyon 3,580 43.4% 4,637 56.2% 40 8,257 R+12.8
Todd 3,034 37.0% 5,139 62.6% 38 8,211 R+25.6
Redwood 2,654 33.2% 5,314 66.4% 37 8,005 R+33.2
Beltrami 3,598 46.9% 4,023 52.4% 53 7,674 R+5.5
Nicollet 2,826 37.3% 4,713 62.3% 30 7,569 R+24.9
Meeker 3,185 42.9% 4,221 56.8% 24 7,430 R+13.9
Cass 2,854 40.1% 4,189 58.9% 75 7,118 R+18.8
Wabasha 2,765 39.3% 4,222 60.1% 40 7,027 R+20.7
Houston 2,414 36.9% 4,098 62.7% 27 6,539 R+25.8
Pine 3,538 54.2% 2,941 45.1% 48 6,527 D+9.1
Chisago 3,086 47.6% 3,366 51.9% 32 6,484 R+4.3
Cottonwood 2,168 33.5% 4,284 66.1% 28 6,480 R+32.7
Benton 3,045 47.1% 3,391 52.4% 32 6,468 R+5.3
Yellow Medicine 2,973 47.1% 3,312 52.5% 29 6,314 R+5.4
Mille Lacs 2,863 45.7% 3,346 53.4% 54 6,263 R+7.7
Waseca 2,165 34.6% 4,060 64.9% 27 6,252 R+30.3
Chippewa 2,909 47.5% 3,190 52.1% 23 6,122 R+4.6
Sibley 1,928 31.8% 4,121 68.0% 10 6,059 R+36.2
Jackson 2,588 44.4% 3,208 55.1% 31 5,827 R+10.6
Koochiching 3,269 58.2% 2,294 40.8% 54 5,617 D+17.4
Watonwan 2,018 36.2% 3,546 63.6% 15 5,579 R+27.4
Swift 2,901 52.8% 2,576 46.9% 21 5,498 D+5.9
Marshall 3,091 57.2% 2,286 42.3% 31 5,408 D+14.9
Lac Qui Parle 2,511 47.3% 2,761 52.0% 39 5,311 R+4.7
Isanti 2,596 49.5% 2,627 50.1% 24 5,247 R+0.6
Lake 3,440 65.8% 1,750 33.5% 35 5,225 D+32.3
Murray 2,048 39.2% 3,150 60.3% 23 5,221 R+21.1
Aitkin 2,659 51.2% 2,500 48.2% 30 5,189 D+3.1
Pipestone 1,814 35.7% 3,226 63.6% 35 5,075 R+27.8
Sherburne 2,244 45.0% 2,721 54.6% 20 4,985 R+9.6
Dodge 1,832 37.3% 3,071 62.6% 6 4,909 R+25.2
Pope 2,061 42.9% 2,724 56.7% 23 4,808 R+13.8
Wadena 1,821 38.4% 2,905 61.3% 13 4,739 R+22.9
Rock 1,383 31.1% 3,052 68.6% 16 4,451 R+37.5
Stevens 1,724 39.2% 2,645 60.2% 28 4,397 R+20.9
Roseau 2,278 52.4% 2,026 46.6% 43 4,347 D+5.8
Norman 2,252 52.7% 1,988 46.5% 32 4,272 D+6.2
Pennington 2,330 55.3% 1,865 44.3% 16 4,211 D+11.0
Hubbard 1,456 34.9% 2,687 64.4% 27 4,170 R+29.5
Grant 1,656 44.5% 2,060 55.3% 9 3,725 R+10.8
Lincoln 1,914 51.8% 1,760 47.7% 18 3,692 D+4.2
Kanabec 1,816 49.4% 1,844 50.1% 19 3,679 R+0.8
Big Stone 1,784 51.8% 1,642 47.7% 18 3,444 D+4.1
Wilkin 1,454 43.7% 1,854 55.8% 16 3,324 R+12.0
Kittson 1,691 54.0% 1,427 45.6% 14 3,132 D+8.4
Clearwater 1,539 53.8% 1,288 45.0% 35 2,862 D+8.8
Traverse 1,447 51.0% 1,374 48.5% 14 2,835 D+2.6
Mahnomen 1,439 57.8% 1,030 41.4% 20 2,489 D+16.4
Red Lake 1,068 58.2% 752 41.0% 15 1,835 D+17.2
Cook 630 38.3% 1,005 61.1% 9 1,644 R+22.8
Lake Of The Woods 521 40.7% 735 57.4% 24 1,280 R+16.7

Counties as they stood in 1966; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Walz (D) D+7.7
2018 Tim Walz (D) D+11.4
2014 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.6
2010 Mark Dayton (D) D+0.4
2006 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+1.0
2002 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+7.9
1998 Jesse Ventura (other)
1994 Arne Carlson (R) R+29.2
1990 Arne Carlson (R) R+3.3
1986 Rudy Perpich (D) D+13.0
1982 Rudy Perpich (D) D+18.6
1978 Albert H. Quie (R) R+7.0
1974 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+33.4
1970 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+8.5
1966 Harold Levander (R) R+5.6
1962 Karl F. Rolvaag (D) level
1960 Elmer L. Andersen (R) R+1.5
1958 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+14.4
1956 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+3.2
1954 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+5.9
1952 C. Elmer Anderson (R) R+11.3
1950 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+22.5
1948 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+8.1
1946 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+19.3
1944 Edward John Thye (R) R+23.8
1942 Harold Stassen (R) R+42.1
1940 Harold Stassen (R) R+40.9
1938 Harold Stassen (R) R+54.1
1936 Elmer Austin Benson (other)
1934 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1932 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1930 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1928 Theodore Christianson (R) R+33.6
1926 Theodore Christianson (R) R+51.1
1924 Theodore Christianson (R) R+42.8
1922 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+33.5
1920 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+42.7
1918 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+24.3
1916 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+39.1
1914 Winfield Scott Hammond (D) D+3.7
1912 Adolph Olson Eberhart (R) R+9.4
1910 Adolph O. Eberhart (R) R+20.5
1908 John Albert Johnson (D) D+8.0
1906 John A. Johnson (D) D+26.2
1904 John A. Johnson (D) D+2.6
1902 Samuel R. Van Sant (R) R+20.9
1900 Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R) R+0.7
1898 John Lind (D) D+8.0
1896 David M. Clough (R) R+1.1
1894 Knute Nelson (R) R+31.9
1892 Knute Nelson (R) R+5.7
1890 William R. Merriam (R) R+0.9
1888 William R. Merriam (R) R+9.2
1886 Andrew R. McGill (R) R+1.1
1883 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+10.5
1881 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+26.4
1879 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.7
1877 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+17.9
1875 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.1
1873 Cushman K. Davis (R) R+7.1
1871 Horace Austin (R) R+21.2
1869 Horace Austin (R) R+3.7
1867 William R. Marshall (R) R+8.2
1865 William R. Marshall (R) R+11.2