Election Name: | 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1957 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1970 |
Next Election: | 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1978 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1974 |
Image1: | Image:Wendell Anderson (D-MN) (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Wendell Anderson |
Running Mate1: | Rudy Perpich |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 786,787 |
Percentage1: | 62.80% |
Nominee2: | John W. Johnson |
Running Mate2: | Dwaine Hoberg |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 376,722 |
Percentage2: | 29.35% |
Map Size: | 280px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Wendell Anderson |
Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
After Election: | Wendell Anderson |
After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. The 1974 election was the first election where the Governor and Lieutenant Governor ran on the same ticket. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Wendell Anderson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger John W. Johnson. Anderson won every single county in the state, becoming the first person to do so since Governor J.A.A. Burnquist in 1916. This was the last time until 1994 that a candidate would win every single county in a statewide election.