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 .
1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election
County results Anderson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Anderson won every single county in the state, becoming the first person to do so in a gubernatorial election since Joseph Burnquist in 1916 . This was the first gubernatorial election with eight candidates on the ballot, as well as the first election to feature a Libertarian Party ticket on a Minnesota ballot.
Wendell Anderson , incumbent Governor since 1971
Running mate: Rudy Perpich , incumbent Lieutenant Governor since 1971 Tom McDonald, perennial candidate from Minneapolis
Running mate: Marvin Eakman, perennial candidate from Minneapolis
Wendell Anderson , incumbent Governor since 1971 (DFL)
Running mate: Rudy Perpich , incumbent Lieutenant Governor since 1971 John W. Johnson , State Representative from Minneapolis (Republican)
Richard Kleinow, North Oaks resident (Libertarian)
Erwin Marquist , University of Minnesota physics professor (Communist)
Running mate: James Flower, retired Minneapolis building tradesman Jim Miles, electrical engineer (Independent)
Running mate: Laura Miles, non-practicing attorney and wife of James Miles
Harry Pool, mayor of Independence (American)
Running mate: Elvera Jaspersen, state campaign director for John Schmitz in 1972
Jane Van Deusen, Minneapolis registered nurse (Socialist Workers)
Running mate: Ralph Schwartz, Minneapolis junior high science teacher 
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