Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1986
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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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DFL | Rudy Perpich | 790,138 | 56.11% | -2.64% | |
Independent-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 | ||||
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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