1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota

1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota
	November 6, 1990
	November 6, 1990
	County results; Wellstone: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Boschwitz: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Rudy Boschwitz; Independent-Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Paul Wellstone; Democratic–Farmer–Labor

The 1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Wellstone in a tight race. Widely considered an underdog and outspent by a 7-to-1 margin, Wellstone was the only candidate to defeat an incumbent senator as well as the only candidate to flip a seat in the 1990 election cycle and gained national attention after his upset victory.

Major Candidates

Democratic

Paul Wellstone, professor at Carleton College and nominee for Minnesota State Auditor in 1982

Republican

Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

General election results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	Paul Wellstone	911,999	50.49%
	Independent-Republican	Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent)	864,375	47.86%
	Grassroots	Russell B. Bentley	29,820	1.65%
Total votes			1,806,194	100.00%
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor gain from Independent-Republican

References

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