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Election 1974 Results

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1974 Minnesota governor election

Wendell R. Anderson (Democrat) beat John W. Johnson (Republican) in Minnesota in 1974, 62.8% to 29.3%, a margin of 33.4 points and 419,065 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Wendell R. Anderson also won.

Democrats led in 87 of the 87 counties as they stood then. The largest, Hennepin, cast 287,343 votes and went to the Democrat by 30.9 points. The closest was Redwood, where 322 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 786,787 62.8%
John W. Johnson Republican 367,722 29.3%
All other candidates 98,389 7.9%
Total1,252,898

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 174,826 60.8% 85,948 29.9% 26,569 287,343 D+30.9
Ramsey 90,907 67.4% 33,185 24.6% 10,829 134,921 D+42.8
St. Louis 56,684 70.7% 16,302 20.3% 7,192 80,178 D+50.4
Dakota 30,022 64.4% 12,919 27.7% 3,697 46,638 D+36.7
Anoka 28,768 69.6% 9,074 22.0% 3,492 41,334 D+47.6
Stearns 19,253 60.4% 8,584 26.9% 4,057 31,894 D+33.5
Washington 18,441 64.2% 8,066 28.1% 2,227 28,734 D+36.1
Olmsted 12,475 55.0% 8,733 38.5% 1,493 22,701 D+16.5
Blue Earth 9,542 60.8% 5,097 32.5% 1,052 15,691 D+28.3
Itasca 10,510 69.3% 3,296 21.7% 1,352 15,158 D+47.6
Otter Tail 8,063 53.4% 6,307 41.8% 723 15,093 D+11.6
Winona 9,192 62.5% 4,986 33.9% 540 14,718 D+28.6
Wright 8,874 61.1% 4,267 29.4% 1,379 14,520 D+31.7
Mower 9,273 65.7% 3,893 27.6% 946 14,112 D+38.1
Crow Wing 8,418 60.5% 3,544 25.5% 1,956 13,918 D+35.0
Goodhue 7,579 54.8% 4,874 35.2% 1,389 13,842 D+19.5
Rice 7,959 60.0% 4,114 31.0% 1,182 13,255 D+29.0
Clay 7,034 55.1% 5,389 42.2% 338 12,761 D+12.9
Freeborn 7,550 59.3% 4,450 34.9% 740 12,740 D+24.3
Scott 7,626 65.8% 3,147 27.2% 808 11,581 D+38.7
Polk 7,701 66.9% 3,371 29.3% 442 11,514 D+37.6
Kandiyohi 7,668 66.8% 2,978 26.0% 829 11,475 D+40.9
Brown 5,820 53.6% 3,946 36.4% 1,085 10,851 D+17.3
Carver 5,296 50.7% 4,080 39.1% 1,069 10,445 D+11.6
Morrison 6,975 67.4% 2,526 24.4% 851 10,352 D+43.0
Carlton 7,641 74.5% 1,975 19.3% 640 10,256 D+55.2
Douglas 5,954 59.8% 3,233 32.5% 773 9,960 D+27.3
Martin 4,841 53.4% 3,463 38.2% 767 9,071 D+15.2
McLeod 4,741 53.7% 3,639 41.2% 454 8,834 D+12.5
Lyon 5,730 66.9% 2,353 27.5% 487 8,570 D+39.4
Faribault 5,037 58.9% 3,159 37.0% 350 8,546 D+22.0
Renville 5,165 61.5% 2,823 33.6% 405 8,393 D+27.9
Becker 5,006 60.0% 2,988 35.8% 356 8,350 D+24.2
Nicollet 4,869 58.9% 2,919 35.3% 472 8,260 D+23.6
Meeker 5,076 62.2% 2,676 32.8% 414 8,166 D+29.4
Beltrami 5,031 63.0% 2,412 30.2% 540 7,983 D+32.8
Cass 4,557 58.2% 2,647 33.8% 625 7,829 D+24.4
Steele 4,022 52.0% 2,902 37.5% 809 7,733 D+14.5
Le Sueur 4,641 60.4% 2,660 34.6% 383 7,684 D+25.8
Todd 4,806 62.8% 2,290 29.9% 561 7,657 D+32.9
Nobles 4,950 67.3% 2,158 29.3% 245 7,353 D+38.0
Benton 4,482 61.1% 2,002 27.3% 847 7,331 D+33.8
Chisago 4,667 64.0% 2,134 29.3% 491 7,292 D+34.7
Wabasha 4,399 60.7% 2,456 33.9% 394 7,249 D+26.8
Fillmore 3,674 50.8% 3,289 45.5% 266 7,229 D+5.3
Sherburne 4,440 62.7% 1,913 27.0% 724 7,077 D+35.7
Redwood 3,293 48.1% 2,971 43.4% 589 6,853 D+4.7
Koochiching 4,205 61.8% 1,298 19.1% 1,303 6,806 D+42.7
Mille Lacs 4,334 65.1% 1,892 28.4% 433 6,659 D+36.7
Pine 4,389 66.0% 1,670 25.1% 591 6,650 D+40.9
Chippewa 4,074 63.4% 2,055 32.0% 296 6,425 D+31.4
Houston 3,711 59.3% 2,370 37.9% 172 6,253 D+21.4
Sibley 3,307 53.7% 2,560 41.5% 297 6,164 D+12.1
Isanti 4,013 66.4% 1,600 26.5% 431 6,044 D+39.9
Waseca 2,895 50.1% 2,472 42.8% 412 5,779 D+7.3
Cottonwood 3,235 56.6% 2,220 38.9% 258 5,713 D+17.8
Yellow Medicine 3,608 64.1% 1,722 30.6% 301 5,631 D+33.5
Swift 3,870 70.6% 1,377 25.1% 235 5,482 D+45.5
Watonwan 3,045 55.7% 2,122 38.8% 304 5,471 D+16.9
Marshall 3,975 73.0% 1,292 23.7% 181 5,448 D+49.2
Lake 3,005 58.0% 1,557 30.1% 619 5,181 D+27.9
Hubbard 3,049 59.8% 1,760 34.5% 289 5,098 D+25.3
Roseau 3,587 71.2% 1,283 25.5% 169 5,039 D+45.7
Jackson 3,242 66.4% 1,442 29.5% 198 4,882 D+36.9
Murray 3,196 66.3% 1,422 29.5% 201 4,819 D+36.8
Wadena 2,739 57.4% 1,772 37.1% 261 4,772 D+20.3
Dodge 2,455 52.9% 1,909 41.1% 281 4,645 D+11.8
Pipestone 2,874 62.1% 1,589 34.3% 163 4,626 D+27.8
Aitkin 3,010 65.8% 1,155 25.2% 411 4,576 D+40.5
Pennington 3,061 68.7% 1,205 27.0% 190 4,456 D+41.7
Lac Qui Parle 2,854 64.5% 1,335 30.2% 238 4,427 D+34.3
Pope 2,782 64.1% 1,216 28.0% 342 4,340 D+36.1
Rock 2,352 57.8% 1,622 39.8% 97 4,071 D+17.9
Stevens 2,424 59.8% 1,208 29.8% 420 4,052 D+30.0
Kanabec 2,402 63.3% 1,124 29.6% 266 3,792 D+33.7
Norman 2,236 63.5% 1,198 34.0% 86 3,520 D+29.5
Lincoln 2,508 72.8% 818 23.8% 118 3,444 D+49.1
Kittson 2,203 70.7% 839 26.9% 75 3,117 D+43.8
Wilkin 1,777 58.0% 1,194 39.0% 92 3,063 D+19.0
Grant 1,966 65.0% 938 31.0% 122 3,026 D+34.0
Traverse 2,085 70.1% 780 26.2% 109 2,974 D+43.9
Clearwater 2,007 69.8% 744 25.9% 125 2,876 D+43.9
Big Stone 1,745 66.8% 765 29.3% 102 2,612 D+37.5
Mahnomen 1,416 66.3% 633 29.6% 86 2,135 D+36.7
Red Lake 1,515 77.1% 353 18.0% 96 1,964 D+59.2
Lake Of The Woods 1,171 67.3% 473 27.2% 95 1,739 D+40.1
Cook 987 58.7% 600 35.7% 95 1,682 D+23.0

Counties as they stood in 1974; 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