1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota

Election

1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1978 November 6, 1984 1990 →
 
Nominee Rudy Boschwitz Joan Growe
Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL)
Popular vote 1,199,926 852,844
Percentage 58.08% 41.28%

County results
Boschwitz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Growe:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Rudy Boschwitz
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Rudy Boschwitz
Republican

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The 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic challenger Joan Growe.

Boschwitz's victory coincided with President Ronald Reagan's nationwide landslide in the concurrent presidential election in which he defeated Walter Mondale, a Minnesota native, despite Mondale narrowly winning the state. This election was the only time since 1930 in which the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected for this seat.

Major Candidates

Democratic

Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota

Republican

Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent Senator since 1978

Results

General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) 1,199,926 58.08%
Democratic Joan Growe 852,844 41.28%
Socialist Workers Eleanor Garcia 5,351 0.26%
New Union Party Jeffrey M. Miller 4,653 0.23%
Libertarian Richard Putman 3,129 0.15%
Total votes 2,065,903 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984".
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