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1958 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1958 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Orville Freeman won the 1958 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Orville Freeman received 658,326 popular votes (56.76%). The main challenger was George MacKinnon (42.31%).

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

Freeman +14.4 pts · won by 167,595 votes
Orville FreemanDemocraticWINNER56.76%
658,326 votes
George MacKinnonRepublican42.31%
490,731 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.