1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Anderson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Head: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Harold LeVander; Republican	Elected Governor ; Wendell Anderson; Democratic (DFL)

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.

DFL primary

1970 DFL gubernatorial primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Wendell R. Anderson	352,867	100.00%
Total votes			352,867	100.00%

Douglas M. Head, Attorney General of Minnesota and former state representative from Minneapolis
Paul Moshier
John C. Peterson, Duluth resident and perennial candidate
Lorna Tarnowski, Chanhassen homemaker and candidate for governor in 1966

1970 Republican gubernatorial primary
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas M. Head	210,621	87.51%
	Republican	John C. Peterson	19,737	8.20%
	Republican	Paul Moshier	6,372	2.65%
	Republican	Lorna Tarnowski	3,964	1.65%
Total votes			240,694	100.00%

Wendell R. Anderson, state senator from St. Paul and 1956 Olympic gold medalist in ice hockey (DFL)
Douglas M. Head, Attorney General of Minnesota and former state representative from Minneapolis (Republican)
Karl H. Heck, White Bear Lake resident (Industrial Government)
Jack O. Kirkham, mayor of Fridley (write-in)

1970 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Wendell Anderson	737,921	54.04%	+7.10%
	Republican	Douglas M. Head	621,780	45.54%	−7.02%
	Industrial Government	Karl Heck	4,781	0.35%	−0.15%
Majority			116,141	8.51%
Turnout			1,365,443
	Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican		Swing

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