Treasurer, 1978 Election

General

Date: November 7, 1978
Cycle: 1978
Office: Treasurer
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Jim Lord Incumbent Man Democratic-Farmer-Labor 771,683 51.42 +8.52
Rick Teske Man Independent-Republican 643,868 42.90
Donald G. Hanson Man American 85,183 5.68

Treasurer Lord was reelected to a second term.

Teske was a resident of Eagan, director of public affairs for the Minnesota Association of Commerce and Industry, and Independent-Republican nominee for HD 53A in 1976.

Hanson was a resident of Minneapois, member of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation, candidatefor HD 39 in 1970, and Independent Conservative candidate for HD 54A in 1980.

Sources

  • State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1979-1980 (p. 491).