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1954 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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1954 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election
← 1952 November 2, 1954 1956 →
 
Nominee Karl Rolvaag P. Kenneth Peterson
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote 586,445 532,444
Percentage 52.41% 47.59%

County results
Rolvaag:      50-60%     60-70%      70-80%
Peterson:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Donald O. Wright
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Karl Rolvaag
Democratic (DFL)

The 1954 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1954. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate Karl Rolvaag defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger P. Kenneth Peterson.