1978 Minnesota State Auditor election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1978 Minnesota State Auditor election Minnesota 1957 150x150px Presidential no 1974 Minnesota State Auditor election 1974 1982 Minnesota State Auditor election 1982 November 7, 1978 File:Arne Carlson - Photograph by Dave Saville taken on 04-08-1997 (cropped).jpg Arne Carlson Republican Party (United States) 773,150 51.83% File:Robert W. Mattson.jpg Robert W. Mattson Jr. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 695,943 46.66% 1978 Minnesota state auditor election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsCarlson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Mattson: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% State Auditor Robert W. Mattson Jr. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Arne Carlson Republican Party (United States) The 1978 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 7, 1978, in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Arne Carlson defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee and incumbent state auditor Robert W. Mattson Jr. and Communist nominee Helen S. Kruth.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319781099924600/ Auditor, 1978 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-12 General election On election day, November 7, 1978, Republican nominee Arne Carlson won the election by a margin of 77,207 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Robert W. Mattson Jr., thereby gaining Republican control over the office of state auditor. Carlson was sworn in as the 14th state auditor of Minnesota on January 2, 1979.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=78423 MN Auditor ourcampaigns.com July 13, 2004 2024-10-12 Results Minnesota State Auditor election, 1978 Republican Party (United States) Arne Carlson 773,150 51.83 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Robert W. Mattson Jr. (incumbent) 695,943 46.66 Communist Party USA Helen S. Kruth 22,576 1.51 1,491,669 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1978 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota State Auditor elections Category:November 1978 in the United States