Orville Freeman
★ Governor
- Born
- May 9, 1918
- Died
- February 20, 2003
- Age at death
- 84
- Home state
- Minnesota
- Party
- Democratic
- On the ballot
- 1952–1960
3-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Freeman3.4M
Opponents3.3M
5
Elections run
Between 1952 and 1960, Orville Freeman ran in 5 governor elections, winning 3 and losing 2. Freeman's biggest single-election total was 760,934 votes, in the 1960 governor election in Minnesota. Freeman's closest win came in the 1956 governor election in Minnesota, decided by 45,984 votes.
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How many votes has Orville Freeman received?
Orville Freeman has received 3,382,019 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | GovernorMinnesota | Lost | 760,93449.08% | Elmer Andersen |
| 1958 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 658,32656.76% | George MacKinnon |
| 1956 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 731,18051.41% | Ancher Nelsen |
| 1954 | GovernorMinnesota | Won | 607,09952.73% | C. Elmer Anderson (head-to-head) |
| 1952 | GovernorMinnesota | Lost | 624,48044.01% | C. Elmer Anderson (head-to-head) |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q888636). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Orville Freeman: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/orville-freeman. Accessed [date].