Election
election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Minnesota
The 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate Wendell Anderson defeated Republican challenger Douglas M. Head. Incumbent Harold LeVander was not seeking a second term.
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The 1970 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1970. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate Wendell Anderson defeated Republican challenger Douglas M. Head. Incumbent Harold LeVander was not seeking a second term.
Head was nominated.
Anderson was nominated unanimously.
The largest issue of the election was tax policy. Anderson campaigned on implementing a progressive income tax, and shifting the funding for education from local taxes to statewide taxes to deal with inequality. Head opposed Anderson's proposed school tax reforms, nicknaming him 'Spendy Wendy'. Head used the nickname in his campaigns, selling bumper stickers that read '$top $pendy Wendy'.
This was only the third gubernatorial debate in Minnesota history. The previous one was in 1960.
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