Gubernatorial Election Recount, 1962
Bibliography
Andersen, Elmer L. A Man's Reach. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
Backstrom, Charles H. and Ronald F. Stinnett. Recount. Washington, D.C.: National Document Publishers, 1964.
Chronology
November 6, 1962
The election contest between incumbent Governor Elmer L. Andersen and Lieutenant Governor Karl Rolvaag ends in a virtual tie.
November 26, 1962
The State Canvassing Board meets but is unable to determine a winner in the gubernatorial race.
November 29, 1962
Andersen is declared the winner by 142 votes.
December 3, 1962
Rolvaag files a motion in state district court calling for a recount.
December 19, 1962
A hand recount of 800,000 paper ballots begins at county courthouses.
March 21, 1963
The three-judge panel created by the State Supreme Court directs Secretary of State Joseph Donavan to issue a certificate of election to Rolvaag, based on the outcome of the recount.
March 23, 1963
Andersen waives his right to appeal the judicial panel's decision.
March 25, 1963
Rolvaag is inaugurated as Minnesota's thirty-first governor.
Bibliography
Andersen, Elmer L. A Man's Reach. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000.
Backstrom, Charles H. and Ronald F. Stinnett. Recount. Washington, D.C.: National Document Publishers, 1964.