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County results Perpich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Ludeman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Cal Ludeman. George Latimer unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.
Democrats would not win another gubernatorial election in the state until 2010.
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Rudy Perpich (incumbent) | 790,138 | 56.11% | -2.64% | |
Ind.-Republican | Cal Ludeman | 606,755 | 43.09% | +3.23% | |
Workers League | W. Z. Brust | 4,208 | 0.30% | n/a | |
Libertarian | Joseph A. Rohner III | 3,852 | 0.27% | -0.08% | |
Socialist Workers | Tom Jaax | 3,151 | 0.22% | n/a | |
Majority | 183,383 | 13.02% | |||
Turnout | 1,408,104 | ||||
Democratic (DFL) hold | Swing |
1986 is also the year that the Twin Cities WCCO sportcaster Mark Rosen had a write-in campaign for governor as a morning radio program's publicity stunt.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ "Looking Back: Mark Rosen Runs for Governor, Changes MN Politics". November 5, 2012.