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1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election 
Summary
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.
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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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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.