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.
1954, minnesota, gubernatorial, election, took, place, november, 1954, rematch, 1952, election, minnesota, democratic, farmer, labor, party, candidate, orville, freeman, defeated, republican, party, minnesota, incumbent, elmer, anderson, 1952, november, 1954, . 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 resultsFreeman 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 edit1954 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 SwingSee also editList of Minnesota gubernatorial electionsExternal links edithttp www sos state mn us home index asp page 653 http www sos state mn us home index asp page 657 nbsp nbsp This Minnesota elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election amp oldid 1216469932, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
