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The 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate Orville Freeman defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger C. Elmer Anderson.
| 1954 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| DFL | Orville Freeman | 607,099 | 52.73% | +8.71% | |
| Republican | C. Elmer Anderson | 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 | ||||
| DFL gain from Republican | Swing | ||||