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1970 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Minnesota
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate		Political
Party		Popular Vote
Wendell R. AndersonDemocratic-Farmer-Labor 737,921 54.04%
Douglas M. HeadRepublican 621,780 45.54%
Karl HeckIndustrial Government 4,781 0.35%
Jack KirkhamWrite-in 961 0.07%
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  1970 Minnesota County Map of General Election Results for Governor  
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Election Notes:
  • Kirkham totals not included in the county-level data.
Demographic Data

1970 Population:3,806,103Enum.1970 Population Density:18.5persons/km2
1960 Population:3,413,864Enum.1960 Population Density:16.6persons/km2
Land Area (2000):206,189km2Annual Pop Growth Rate:1.1%

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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Minnesota Secretary of State. Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1971-1972, Minnesota Secretary of State (http://www.leg.state.mn.us/archive/sessions/electionresults/1970-11-03-g-man.pdf) (accessed 1 Nov 2012)
  • Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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