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1986 is also the year that the Twin Cities [[WCCO-TV|WCCO]] |
1986 is also the year that the Twin Cities [[WCCO-TV|WCCO]] [[WCCO-TV#Current on-air staff|sportcaster Mark Rosen]] had a write-in campaign for governor as a morning radio program's publicity stunt.<ref>http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/11/05/looking-back-mark-rosen-runs-for-governor-changes-mn-politics/</ref> |
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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.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Rudy Perpich | 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]
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