1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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![]() County results Perpich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Whitney: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Wheelock Whitney, Jr. Warren Spannaus unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while Lou Wangberg and Harold Stassen unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination. Perpich became the first candidate to receive over a million votes in a gubernatorial election in Minnesota.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Rudy Perpich | 1,049,104 | 58.76% | +13.46% | |
Ind.-Republican | Wheelock Whitney, Jr. | 711,796 | 39.86% | −12.48% | |
Socialist Workers | Kathy Wheeler | 10,332 | 0.58% | +0.18% | |
Honest Government 87 | Tom McDonald | 7,984 | 0.45% | +0.18% | |
Libertarian | Franklin Haws | 6,323 | 0.35% | +0.12% | |
Majority | 337,308 | 18.89% | |||
Turnout | 1,785,539 | ||||
Democratic (DFL) gain from Ind.-Republican | Swing |
External links
[edit]- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
- http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657