Humphrey Wins ‘My Three Sons’ Primary Contest
In what was dubbed the state’s “My Three Sons” election, Hubert H. Humphrey III beat two other political scions Tuesday to win Minnesota’s Democratic race for governor.
Humphrey, the state attorney general and son of the former vice president and senator, was well ahead in the balloting. Mike Freeman, son of former Gov. Orville Freeman, was running second; Ted Mondale, son of former Vice President Walter F. Mondale, was fifth.
Humphrey will face St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman, who easily won the GOP primary. The current governor, Republican Arne Carlson, is retiring.
In Oklahoma, air conditioning repairman Don E. Carroll easily beat his dead opponent, Jacquelyn Ledgerwood, who died July 15. Winning the Democratic runoff ballot pits Carroll against incumbent Sen. Don Nickles in November.
In the nation’s capital, bureaucrat Anthony Williams, a native of Los Angeles, won the Democratic nomination for mayor, a job that Marion Barry is leaving after four tumultuous terms. The Republican nominee is Carol Schwartz.
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