1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Independent-Republican Party candidate Al Quie defeated Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party incumbent Rudy Perpich.
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State executive elections
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Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Independent-Republican | Al Quie | 830,019 | 52.35% | +22.99% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Rudy Perpich | 718,244 | 45.30% | -17.51% | |
American | Richard Pedersen | 21,058 | 1.33% | n/a | |
Socialist Workers | Jill Lakowske | 6,287 | 0.40% | -0.34% | |
Honest Government 87 | Tom McDonald | 4,254 | 0.27% | n/a | |
Libertarian | Robin E. Miller | 3,689 | 0.23% | +0.06% | |
Savings Account | Edwin Pommerening | 2,043 | 0.13% | n/a | |
Majority | 111,775 | 7.05% | |||
Turnout | 1,585,594 | ||||
Independent-Republican gain from Democratic (DFL) | Swing | ||||
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External links
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657
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