1952 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

Minnesota · 2 candidates · See every 1952 Governor race

Who won the 1952 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

C. Elmer Anderson won the 1952 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. C. Elmer Anderson received 785,125 popular votes (55.33%). The main challenger was Orville Freeman (44.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Anderson and Freeman

Anderson +11.3 pts · won by 160,645 votes

C. Elmer Anderson RepublicanWINNER55.33%

785,125 votes

Orville Freeman Democratic44.01%

624,480 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.