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1960 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1960 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Elmer Andersen won the 1960 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Elmer Andersen received 783,813 popular votes (50.56%). The main challenger was Orville Freeman (49.08%).

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

Andersen +1.5 pts · won by 22,879 votes
Elmer AndersenRepublicanWINNER50.56%
783,813 votes
Orville FreemanDemocratic49.08%
760,934 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.