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1990 Minnesota State Auditor election

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1990 Minnesota State Auditor election

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Nominee Mark Dayton Bob Heinrich
Party Democratic (DFL) Ind.-Republican
Popular vote 1,011,124 743,389
Percentage 57.63% 42.37%

State Auditor before election

Arne Carlson
Ind.-Republican

Elected State Auditor

Mark Dayton
Democratic (DFL)

The 1990 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on 6 November 1990 in order to elect the state auditor of Minnesota. Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Mark Dayton defeated Independent Republican nominee Bob Heinrich.[1]

General election

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On election day, 6 November 1990, Democratic–Farmer–Labor nominee Mark Dayton won the election by a margin of 267,735 votes against his opponent Independent Republican nominee Bob Heinrich, thereby gaining Democratic–Farmer–Labor control over the office of state auditor. Dayton was sworn in as the 15th state auditor of Minnesota on 3 January 1991.[2]

Results

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Minnesota State Auditor election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic (DFL) Mark Dayton 1,011,124 57.63
Ind.-Republican Bob Heinrich 743,389 42.37
Total votes 1,754,513 100.00
Democratic (DFL) gain from Ind.-Republican

References

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  1. ^ "Auditor, 1990 Election". electionarchives.lib.umn.edu. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  2. ^ "MN Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. 2 April 2004. Retrieved 12 October 2024.