Election Name: | 1952 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1893 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1950 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1950 |
Next Election: | 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1954 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1952 |
Image1: | File:C. Elmer Anderson.jpg |
Nominee1: | C. Elmer Anderson |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 785,125 |
Percentage1: | 55.33% |
Nominee2: | Orville Freeman |
Party2: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote2: | 624,480 |
Percentage2: | 44.01% |
Map Size: | 270px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | C. Elmer Anderson |
Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
After Election: | C. Elmer Anderson |
After Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
The 1952 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1952. Republican Party of Minnesota candidate C. Elmer Anderson defeated Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party challenger Orville Freeman. At this point, it was the eighth consecutive Minnesota gubernatorial election won by the Republican Party.