1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1957 presidential no 1974 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1974 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1982 November 7, 1978 File:Al Quie 1977 congressional photo.jpg 150x150px Al Quie Lou Wangberg Independent-Republican Party 830,019 52.35% File:Rudy Perpich (cropped).jpg Rudy Perpich Alec Olson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 718,244 45.30% 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County results Quie: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Perpich: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Rudy Perpich Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Al Quie Independent-Republican Party The 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Independent-Republican Party candidate U.S. House Rep Al Quie defeated Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party incumbent Rudy Perpich. Primary elections were held on September 12. Perpich and Quie each won their party's nomination easily over Alice Tripp and Robert W. Johnson, respectively. Richard Pedersen was unopposed for the minor American Party nomination. Known as the "Minnesota Massacre", DFL candidates drew criticism when Wendell R. Anderson resigned so that Perpich could appoint him to fill Walter Mondale's vacant senate seat after Mondale was elected vice president. Anderson and Perpich were both defeated in their respective races.Schierer Benjamin M. 2022 Rudy Returns and Minnesota Pivots: The 1982 Election for Minnesota’s Governor https://www.jstor.org/stable/48768864 Minnesota History 68 3 90 0026-5497 DFL primary Candidates Rudy Perpich, incumbent governor of Minnesota since 1976Libraries University of Minnesota Minnesota Historical Election Archive https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/ 2023-03-18 Minnesota Historical Election Archive en Running mate: Alec G. Olson, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1976 Alice Tripp, Belgrade farmer and anti-power line activist Running mate: Mike Casper, professor of physics Results 1978 DFL gubernatorial primary Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rudy Perpich (incumbent) 390,069 80.04% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Alice Tripp 97,247 19.96% 487,316 100.00% Independent-Republican primary Candidates Bob Johnson, former state representative from St. Paul Running mate: Roger Hanson, former state senator from Vergas Al Quie, U.S. representative from Dennison Running mate: Lou Wangberg, Bemidji school superintendent Results 1978 Ind.-Republican gubernatorial primary Independent-Republican Party Al Quie 174,799 83.55% Independent-Republican Party Bob Johnson 34,406 16.45% 209,205 100.00% American primary Candidates Richard Pedersen, New Brighton electronics engineer Running mate: Joyce M. Baier, Minneapolis resident Results 1978 American gubernatorial primary American Party (1969) Richard Pedersen 4,277 100.00% 4,277 100.00% General election Candidates Jill Lakowske, Minneapolis resident (Socialist Workers) Marc Shaver, St. Paul steelworker Tom McDonald, perennial candidate from Minneapolis (Honest Government) Running mate: Russ Payzant, Minneapolis resident Robin E. Miller, Anoka computer analyst (Libertarian) Mary Rosenbauer, Bloomington resident Richard Pedersen, New Brighton electronics engineer (American) Running mate: Joyce M. Baier, Minneapolis resident Rudy Perpich, incumbent governor of Minnesota since 1976 (DFL) Running mate: Alec G. Olson, incumbent lieutenant governor since 1976 Edwin Pommerening, Randolph farmer (Savings Account) Robert m. Stegmaier, Lakeville resident Al Quie, U.S. representative from Dennison (Independent-Republican) Running mate: Lou Wangberg, Bemidji school superintendent Results 1978 gubernatorial election, Minnesota Independent-Republican Party Al Quie 830,019 52.35% +22.99% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rudy Perpich (incumbent) 718,244 45.30% -17.51% American Party (1969) Richard Pedersen 21,058 1.33% N/A Socialist Workers Party (United States) Jill Lakowske 6,287 0.40% -0.34% Independent politician Tom McDonald 4,254 0.27% n/a Libertarian Party (United States) Robin E. Miller 3,689 0.23% +0.06% Independent politician Edwin Pommerening 2,043 0.13% n/a 111,775 7.05% 1,585,594 Independent-Republican Party Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party References Minnesota Gubernatorial 1978 Category:November 1978 in the United States