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1966 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1966 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Harold LeVander won the 1966 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Harold LeVander received 680,593 popular votes (52.55%). The main challenger was Karl Rolvaag (46.94%).

See the full head-to-head between LeVander and Rolvaag

LeVander +5.6 pts · won by 72,650 votes
Harold LeVanderRepublicanWINNER52.55%
680,593 votes
Karl RolvaagDemocratic46.94%
607,943 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.