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Election 1970 Results

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1970 Minnesota governor election

Wendell R. Anderson (Democrat) beat Douglas M. Head (Republican) in Minnesota in 1970, 54.0% to 45.5%, a margin of 8.5 points and 116,141 votes.

Minnesota changed party: in 1966 it went Republican, for Harold Levander.

Democrats led in 51 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 36. The largest, Hennepin, cast 329,270 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.9 points. The closest was Jackson, where 13 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
Wendell R. Anderson won Democratic 737,921 54.0%
Douglas M. Head Republican 621,780 45.5%
All other candidates 5,742 0.4%
Total1,365,443

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 173,611 52.7% 154,076 46.8% 1,583 329,270 D+5.9
Ramsey 96,110 60.1% 63,026 39.4% 783 159,919 D+20.7
St. Louis 63,924 72.0% 24,586 27.7% 267 88,777 D+44.3
Dakota 25,178 55.2% 20,217 44.4% 190 45,585 D+10.9
Anoka 27,274 64.3% 14,845 35.0% 307 42,426 D+29.3
Stearns 13,914 46.7% 15,708 52.8% 149 29,771 R+6.0
Olmsted 10,174 38.2% 16,360 61.4% 100 26,634 R+23.2
Washington 14,168 56.2% 10,968 43.5% 85 25,221 D+12.7
Otter Tail 6,962 39.3% 10,715 60.5% 44 17,721 R+21.2
Blue Earth 7,922 46.4% 9,037 53.0% 98 17,057 R+6.5
Mower 9,026 56.0% 7,053 43.7% 49 16,128 D+12.2
Itasca 10,665 70.0% 4,525 29.7% 47 15,237 D+40.3
Wright 8,612 57.5% 6,294 42.1% 60 14,966 D+15.5
Goodhue 6,093 42.1% 8,354 57.7% 42 14,489 R+15.6
Winona 7,008 48.4% 7,419 51.2% 58 14,485 R+2.8
Crow Wing 7,560 53.9% 6,395 45.6% 59 14,014 D+8.3
Rice 6,650 48.4% 7,035 51.2% 61 13,746 R+2.8
Clay 6,386 46.6% 7,262 53.0% 51 13,699 R+6.4
Freeborn 6,818 50.3% 6,704 49.4% 41 13,563 D+0.8
Polk 7,711 57.5% 5,658 42.2% 32 13,401 D+15.3
Kandiyohi 6,164 53.3% 5,365 46.4% 44 11,573 D+6.9
Scott 6,713 59.0% 4,621 40.6% 46 11,380 D+18.4
Morrison 6,404 57.2% 4,727 42.3% 57 11,188 D+15.0
Carlton 7,896 72.6% 2,942 27.0% 40 10,878 D+45.5
McLeod 4,621 42.9% 6,096 56.7% 43 10,760 R+13.7
Carver 4,680 44.0% 5,927 55.7% 30 10,637 R+11.7
Brown 3,881 37.0% 6,574 62.6% 39 10,494 R+25.7
Douglas 4,954 48.5% 5,224 51.1% 40 10,218 R+2.6
Martin 3,336 33.6% 6,585 66.2% 19 9,940 R+32.7
Steele 3,855 40.8% 5,526 58.5% 68 9,449 R+17.7
Lyon 4,718 51.1% 4,451 48.2% 62 9,231 D+2.9
Le Sueur 5,038 55.3% 4,042 44.4% 28 9,108 D+10.9
Becker 4,650 51.4% 4,379 48.4% 25 9,054 D+3.0
Todd 4,198 46.8% 4,737 52.8% 36 8,971 R+6.0
Renville 4,353 48.7% 4,545 50.9% 34 8,932 R+2.1
Faribault 3,572 40.2% 5,306 59.7% 16 8,894 R+19.5
Fillmore 3,535 39.8% 5,323 59.9% 23 8,881 R+20.1
Beltrami 4,817 57.3% 3,562 42.4% 30 8,409 D+14.9
Nobles 4,383 52.3% 3,982 47.5% 23 8,388 D+4.8
Redwood 3,410 41.0% 4,879 58.6% 34 8,323 R+17.6
Nicollet 3,831 47.0% 4,302 52.8% 22 8,155 R+5.8
Meeker 4,073 50.5% 3,967 49.2% 30 8,070 D+1.3
Chisago 4,359 57.4% 3,181 41.9% 50 7,590 D+15.5
Benton 3,829 51.6% 3,551 47.9% 35 7,415 D+3.7
Cass 3,686 49.7% 3,704 50.0% 22 7,412 R+0.2
Pine 4,431 62.6% 2,605 36.8% 45 7,081 D+25.8
Wabasha 3,152 45.5% 3,756 54.2% 21 6,929 R+8.7
Houston 2,792 40.8% 4,012 58.6% 38 6,842 R+17.8
Mille Lacs 3,874 57.6% 2,824 42.0% 32 6,730 D+15.6
Chippewa 3,356 50.8% 3,232 48.9% 18 6,606 D+1.9
Sibley 2,457 37.7% 4,037 62.0% 19 6,513 R+24.3
Yellow Medicine 3,290 52.0% 3,000 47.5% 32 6,322 D+4.6
Waseca 2,506 39.7% 3,796 60.1% 16 6,318 R+20.4
Sherburne 3,449 55.2% 2,777 44.4% 24 6,250 D+10.8
Cottonwood 2,421 40.2% 3,580 59.5% 14 6,015 R+19.3
Isanti 3,676 61.6% 2,278 38.2% 17 5,971 D+23.4
Koochiching 4,003 67.6% 1,890 31.9% 30 5,923 D+35.7
Swift 3,210 54.8% 2,626 44.8% 26 5,862 D+10.0
Jackson 2,896 49.7% 2,909 50.0% 17 5,822 R+0.2
Watonwan 2,449 42.5% 3,311 57.4% 7 5,767 R+14.9
Lake 4,131 73.3% 1,492 26.5% 9 5,632 D+46.9
Aitkin 3,339 60.2% 2,193 39.5% 15 5,547 D+20.7
Lac Qui Parle 2,789 52.4% 2,516 47.3% 17 5,322 D+5.1
Murray 2,427 46.1% 2,815 53.5% 19 5,261 R+7.4
Marshall 2,984 57.1% 2,214 42.4% 28 5,226 D+14.7
Wadena 2,440 47.3% 2,708 52.5% 14 5,162 R+5.2
Roseau 3,161 61.6% 1,950 38.0% 23 5,134 D+23.6
Dodge 2,085 40.9% 3,010 59.0% 9 5,104 R+18.1
Pipestone 2,102 41.2% 2,982 58.5% 13 5,097 R+17.3
Pennington 2,821 56.0% 2,203 43.8% 11 5,035 D+12.3
Hubbard 2,264 46.1% 2,628 53.6% 15 4,907 R+7.4
Pope 2,516 51.3% 2,380 48.5% 10 4,906 D+2.8
Norman 2,753 57.2% 2,043 42.5% 13 4,809 D+14.8
Rock 1,809 39.9% 2,722 60.0% 8 4,539 R+20.1
Stevens 2,130 46.9% 2,393 52.7% 14 4,537 R+5.8
Kanabec 2,351 55.8% 1,848 43.8% 16 4,215 D+11.9
Grant 1,867 52.3% 1,695 47.5% 9 3,571 D+4.8
Big Stone 1,882 54.6% 1,546 44.9% 16 3,444 D+9.8
Wilkin 1,632 47.4% 1,799 52.3% 11 3,442 R+4.9
Kittson 1,923 58.1% 1,369 41.4% 16 3,308 D+16.7
Lincoln 1,703 52.7% 1,513 46.9% 13 3,229 D+5.9
Clearwater 1,895 62.4% 1,133 37.3% 10 3,038 D+25.1
Traverse 1,429 52.9% 1,262 46.7% 12 2,703 D+6.2
Mahnomen 1,430 59.4% 939 39.0% 39 2,408 D+20.4
Red Lake 1,617 68.3% 744 31.4% 8 2,369 D+36.9
Cook 929 52.6% 832 47.1% 6 1,767 D+5.5
Lake Of The Woods 828 62.7% 483 36.6% 10 1,321 D+26.1

Counties as they stood in 1970; 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