1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota

none March 2026 September 2023 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota Minnesota File:Flag of Minnesota (1983-2024).svg 1983 presidential no 1978 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1978 1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota 1990 November 6, 1984 150x150px File:Rudy Boschwitz.jpg Rudy Boschwitz Independent-Republicans of Minnesota 1,199,926 58.08% File:Joan Growe (cropped).jpg Joan Growe Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 852,844 41.28% 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg 280px County results Boschwitz: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Growe: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz Republican Party of Minnesota Rudy Boschwitz Republican Party of Minnesota The 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic nominee Joan Growe. 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 (Mondale narrowly won the state). This election was the only time since 1930 in which the incumbent Republican senator was reelected to this seat. Republican primary Candidates John Barcelona Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent senator since 1978 (Republican) Carlan Lesch Results 1984 Republican U.S. Senate primaryMinnesota Election Results, 1984: Primary Election and General Election Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Minnesota Secretary of State https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1984-09-11-p-sec.pdf Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) Independent-Republican Party 162,555 96.59% John Barcelona Independent-Republican Party 3,277 1.95% Carlan Lesch Independent-Republican Party 2,462 1.46% 168,294 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Donald Black Sal Carlone, American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1978 Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota Harris H. Herman Kent S. Herschbach, Mendota Heights truck driver, Lyndon LaRouche supporter, and perennial candidate Clarence J. Lagermaier Robert W. Mattson Jr., Minnesota State Treasurer Ole Savior, perennial candidate William Touhy Heine Results 1984 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Joan Growe Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 238,190 75.87% Robert W. Mattson Jr. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 61,489 19.59% Kent S. Herschbach Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 2,591 0.83% Donald Black Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 2,376 0.76% Clarence J. Lagermaier Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 2,098 0.67% William Touhy Heine Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 2,059 0.67% Sal Carlone Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 2,032 0.65% Harris H. Herman Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 1,660 0.53% Ole Savior Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 1,435 0.46% 313,930 100.00% General election Candidates Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent senator since 1978 (Republican) Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota (Democratic) Jeffrey M. Miller (New Union) Richard Putman (Libertarian) Results General election resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3702 Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1984 Independent-Republican Party Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) 1,199,926 58.08% Democratic Party (United States) Joan Growe 852,844 41.28% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Eleanor Garcia 5,351 0.26% New Union Party Jeffrey M. Miller 4,653 0.23% Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Putman 3,129 0.15% 2,065,903 100.00% Independent-Republican Party See also 1984 United States Senate elections References Category:1984 Minnesota elections Minnesota 1984