1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Anderson was renominated unanimously. Candidates Nominated • C. Elmer Anderson, Incumbent Results {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States) ==Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary==

Fremman was renominated. Freeman was expected by State Chair Ray Hemenway to be renominated unanimously, with Rasmussen's primary campaign being a surprise. Rasmussen was an early supporter of Freeman. Candidates Nominated • Orville Freeman, Former DFL party chairman Eliminated in Primary • Paul A. Rasmussen, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner Results {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ==Candidates==

• C. Elmer Anderson, Incumbent (Republican) • Orville Freeman, DFL party chairman (DFL) • Ross Schelin, Machine operator (Industrial Government) ==Campaigns==

Anderson and Freeman, both of whom already had a disliking for each other, began attacking each other with increasingly personal insults during their campaigns. Anderson called Freeman and the DFLers "a dangerous and I ruthless team of self-seeking self-serving candidates and their cronies," while Freeman called the Republicans "The virus of creeping do-nothingism." Freeman spoke of the Republican administrations as "Promises without Performance," and went on to say that the goal of both parties should be to provide good government, and urged Anderson to either deliver good government, or lose the election so Freeman could deliver it. ==Results==