John Tracy Anderson Candidate

Born: October 29, 1928
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
United States
Resided: St. Paul, Minnesota
Ramsey County
Death: April 4, 2000
Gender: Man
Occupation: Office Manager, Geo. J. Grant Construction Co.
Political Party: Nonpartisan (Conservative Caucus)
Offices Held: St. Paul City Councilor. Ramsey County Commissioner. State Representative: HD 42 (1957-1961); HD 43 (1963-1967). State Senator: SD 48 (1967-1973).
Notes: After his years in the legislature, Anderson was the chief lobbyist for Blue Cross from 1976 to 1996.
Sources: Minnesota Historical Society Death Certificate Index (2000-MN-010952). Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 6, 2000 (p. B7). Minnesota Legislative Reference Library.
Photo of John Tracy Anderson.
Photo of John Tracy Anderson.
60th Minnesota Legislative Manual, Minnesota Digital Library.

Election Details

Number of state/federal offices sought Number of campaigns Number of winning campaigns
2 10 8
Date Election Stage Party Votes Percent Result
11/07/1972 State Senate, District 62 General Nonpartisan 11,894 47.58% Lost
11/03/1970 State Senate, District 48 General Nonpartisan 9,683 60.12% Won
11/08/1966 State Senate, District 48 General Nonpartisan 9,133 53.69% Won
11/03/1964 State House, District 43 General Nonpartisan 6,532 56.29% Won
11/06/1962 State House, District 43 General Nonpartisan 5,322 56.96% Won
09/11/1962 State House, District 43 Primary Nonpartisan 2,050 47.37% Won
11/08/1960 State House, District 42 General Nonpartisan 17,445 48.37% Lost
09/13/1960 State House, District 42 Primary Nonpartisan 6,686 44.05% Won
11/04/1958 State House, District 42 General Nonpartisan 13,580 55.07% Won
11/06/1956 State House, District 42 General Nonpartisan 15,577 51.47% Won