The 1966 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 8, 1966, in order to elect the attorney general of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives Douglas M. Head defeated DemocraticâÂÂFarmerâÂÂLabor nominee Wayne H. Olson. As of 2022, this was the last time a Republican won the attorney general's office in Minnesota.
On election day, November 8, 1966, Republican nominee Douglas M. Head won the election by a margin of 80,870 votes against his opponent DemocraticâÂÂFarmerâÂÂLabor nominee Wayne H. Olson, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of attorney general. Head was sworn in as the 25th attorney general of Minnesota on January 2, 1967.