1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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The 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic challenger Joan Growe.
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County results
Boschwitz: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Growe: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Boschwitz's victory coincided with President Ronald Reagan's nationwide landslide in the concurrent presidential election in which he defeated Walter Mondale, a Minnesota native, despite Mondale narrowly winning the state. This election was the only time since 1930 in which the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected for this seat.
Major Candidates edit
Democratic edit
Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota
Republican edit
Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent Senator since 1978
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) | 1,199,926 | 58.08% | ||
Democratic | Joan Growe | 852,844 | 41.28% | ||
Socialist Workers | Eleanor Garcia | 5,351 | 0.26% | ||
New Union Party | Jeffrey M. Miller | 4,653 | 0.23% | ||
Libertarian | Richard Putman | 3,129 | 0.15% | ||
Total votes | 2,065,903 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold |