The 1990 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 6 November 1990 in order to elect the
State Auditor of Minnesota.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee
Mark Dayton
Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the List of governors of Minnesota, 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Minneso ...
defeated
Independent Republican nominee Bob Heinrich.
As of 2025 this is the most recent election of which a male was elected State Auditor.
General election
On election day, 6 November 1990,
Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee
Mark Dayton
Mark Brandt Dayton (born January 26, 1947) is an American politician who served as the List of governors of Minnesota, 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He served as a United States Senate, United States Senator representing Minneso ...
won the election by a margin of 267,735 votes against his opponent
Independent Republican nominee Bob Heinrich, thereby gaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of state auditor. Dayton was sworn in as the 15th
state auditor of Minnesota on 3 January 1991.
Results
References
{{Minnesota elections
1990 Minnesota elections
Minnesota State Auditor elections
November 1990 in the United States