1994Final results
1994 election for Minnesota Governor
Governor · Minnesota
Arne Carlson (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating John Marty (D) by 30.0 points.
Arne CarlsonRepublican · winner
65.0%1,094,165
John MartyDemocrat
35.0%589,344
1,683,509 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET