Election Name: | 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1957 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1966 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1966 |
Next Election: | 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1974 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1970 |
Image1: | File:Wendell Anderson (D-MN) (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Wendell Anderson |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 737,921 |
Percentage1: | 54.04% |
Nominee2: | Douglas M. Head |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 621,780 |
Percentage2: | 45.54% |
Map Size: | 270px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Harold LeVander |
Before Party: | Republican Party of Minnesota |
After Election: | Wendell Anderson |
After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Wendell Anderson defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Douglas M. Head.