Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1978

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1978

1974 ← November 7, 1978 → 1982

Nominee Al Quie Rudy Perpich Party Indep.-Republican DFL Running mate Lou Wangberg Alec Olson Popular vote 830,019 718,244 Percentage 52.35% 45.30%

Governor before election Rudy Perpich DFL Elected Governor Al Quie Indep.-Republican

The 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Independent-Republican Party candidate Al Quie defeated Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party incumbent Rudy Perpich.

Results

1978 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Indep.-Republican	Al Quie	830,019	52.35%	+22.99%
	DFL	Rudy Perpich	718,244	45.30%	-17.51%
	American	Richard Pedersen	21,058	1.33%	n/a
	Socialist Workers	Jill Lakowske	6,287	0.40%	-0.34%
	Honest Government 87	Tom McDonald	4,254	0.27%	n/a
	Libertarian	Robin E. Miller	3,689	0.23%	+0.06%
	Savings Account	Edwin Pommerening	2,043	0.13%	n/a
Majority			111,775	7.05%
Turnout			1,585,594
	Indep.-Republican gain from DFL		Swing

External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657