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 The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota affiliated with the national Democratic Party. The party was formed by a merger between the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Minneso ...

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Wendell Anderson Wendell Richard "Wendy" Anderson (February 1, 1933 – July 17, 2016) was an American politician and hockey player who served from 1971 to 1976 as the 33rd governor of Minnesota. In late 1976, he resigned as governor in order to be appointed to ...

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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

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. 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

, incumbent Governor since 1971 ** Running mate:

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, incumbent Lieutenant Governor since 1971 * Tom McDonald, perennial candidate from Minneapolis ** Running mate: Marvin Eakman, perennial candidate from Minneapolis

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

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

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Results

General election

Candidates

, incumbent Governor since 1971 (DFL) ** Running mate:

, incumbent Lieutenant Governor since 1971 * John W. Johnson, State Representative from Minneapolis (Republican) ** Running mate: Dwaine Hoberg, mayor of Moorhead and former

football coach * Richard Kleinow, North Oaks resident (Libertarian) ** Running mate: Claudia Jensen, Apple Valley resident * Erwin Marquist,

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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

External links

* http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653 * http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657

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1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

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