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...recount for Minnesota's governorship was at last complete-but the winner's circle was still too crowded. Republicans claimed that Incumbent Elmer L. Andersen had been re-elected by 102 votes; Democrats insisted that Lieutenant Governor Karl Rolvaag...
Particularly at issue were 358 ballots that had been marked not only for Andersen or Rolvaag, but also for one William Braatz, gubernatorial candidate of Minnesota's Industrial Government Party. If these were included in the major candidates' totals, Rolvaag would be the winner; if they were thrown out, Andersen would stay in office...
...Particularly in Minnesota, where the re-count between Incumbent Republican Governor Elmer Andersen, certified as the winner by a mere 142 votes, and Lieutenant Governor Karl Rolvaag is little more than half over and will almost surely end up in the courts...
...Minneapolis Tribune gave Republican Governor Elmer Andersen a 51% to 46% lead over Democratic Lieutenant Governor Karl Rolvaag, counting "likely" voters only. Among all eligible voters, it was Andersen 48%, Rolvaag...
...Minneapolis Tribune's Minnesota poll showed Incumbent Republican Governor Elmer L. Andersen with a slim edge in his bid for a second term over Democratic-Farmer-Labor Lieutenant Governor Karl Rolvaag. After lagging well behind Rolvaag in August, Andersen now had support from 50% of the state's "most likely voters," to Rolvaag...