1966 Minnesota Attorney General election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1966 Minnesota Attorney General election Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1957–1983).svg 1957 Presidential no 1962 Minnesota Attorney General election 1962 1970 Minnesota Attorney General election 1970 November 8, 1966 File:Douglas M. Head.jpg 150x150px Douglas M. Head Republican Party (United States) 667,852 53.22% File:Wayne H. Olson.jpg Wayne H. Olson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 586,982 46.78% 1966 Minnesota attorney general election results map by county.svg 280px County resultsHead: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Olson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Attorney General Robert W. Mattson Sr. (Acting) Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Douglas M. Head Republican Party (United States) The 1966 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1966, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Douglas M. Head defeated Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Wayne H. Olson.https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2319661099923600/ Attorney General, 1966 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-10-09 To date, this is the last time a Republican won the attorney general's office in Minnesota. General election On election day, November 8, 1966, Republican nominee Douglas M. Head won the election by a margin of 80,870 votes against his opponent Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Wayne H. Olson, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Head was sworn in as the 25th attorney general of Minnesota on January 2, 1967.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=80688 MN Attorney General ourcampaigns.com April 9, 2004 2024-10-09 Results Minnesota Attorney General election, 1966 Republican Party (United States) Douglas M. Head 667,852 53.22 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Wayne H. Olson 586,982 46.78 1,254,834 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Category:1966 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota Attorney General elections Category:November 1966 in the United States