1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Orville Freeman defeated Republican Party of Minnesota incumbent C. Elmer Anderson.
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County results Freeman: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Anderson: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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