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1974 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Wendell Anderson won the 1974 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Wendell Anderson received 786,787 popular votes (62.8%). The main challenger was John W. Johnson (29.35%).

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

Anderson +33.4 pts · won by 410,065 votes
Wendell AndersonDemocraticWINNER62.8%
786,787 votes
John W. JohnsonRepublican29.35%
376,722 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 7.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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 November 9, 2026.