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1994 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1994 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Arne Carlson won the 1994 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Arne Carlson received 1,094,165 popular votes (63.34%). The main challenger was John Marty (34.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Carlson and Marty

Carlson +29.2 pts · won by 504,821 votes
Arne CarlsonRepublicanWINNER63.34%
1,094,165 votes
John MartyDemocratic34.12%
589,344 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% 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 July 28, 2026.