1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. In a rematch of the 1952 election, Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Orville Freeman defeated Republican Party of Minnesota incumbent C. Elmer Anderson.

1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election

← 1952 November 2, 1954 1956 →

Nominee Orville Freeman C. Elmer Anderson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Popular vote 607,099 538,865 Percentage 52.73% 46.80%

County results Freeman:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Anderson:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election C. Elmer Anderson Republican Elected Governor Orville Freeman Democratic (DFL)

Freeman was the first member of the DFL to win a gubernatorial election. The party took eight straight losses to the Republicans after the fusion between the Minnesota Democrats and the Farmer-Labor Party, a streak broken by Freeman's victory.

Results

1954 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Orville Freeman	607,099	52.73%	+8.71%
	Republican	C. Elmer Anderson (incumbent)	538,865	46.80%	−8.53%
	Industrial Government	Ross Schelin	5,453	0.47%	+0.19%
Majority			68,234	5.93%
Turnout			1,151,417
	Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657