1962 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election Template:ElectionsMN The 1962 Minnesota gubernatorial election was the closest statewide race in Minnesota history and one of the closest gubernatorial elections in U.S. history. The election was held on November 6, 1962, but the results were not known until March 21, 1963. The vote count after election day had Governor Elmer L. Andersen in the lead by 142 votes. Then-Lieutenant Governor Karl Rolvaag went to court and won the right to a recount. After the recount, it was determined that Rolvaag had defeated Andersen by 91 votes out of over 1.2 million cast. He received 619,842 votes to Andersen's 619,751.

At the time, governors and lieutenant governors were elected on separate ballots. Andersen was a Republican and Rolvaag a Democrat. The 1962 election was also the first four-year term election for Minnesota governor.

Results

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1962 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Elmer Andersen (incumbent)	619,751	49.71%
		William Braatz	7,234	0.58%
Majority			91	0.01%
Turnout			1,246,827
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See also

• List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections

External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657

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