1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1983 presidential no 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1994 2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election 2002 November 3, 1998 File:Jesse Ventura 1996 (cropped).jpg Jesse Ventura Mae Schunk Reform Party of the United States of America Reform Party (United States) 773,713 36.99% x150px File:Norm Coleman, official portrait (108th Congress).jpg Norm Coleman Gen Olson Republican Party of Minnesota 717,350 34.29% File:Hubert Humphrey III (cropped).jpg Skip Humphrey Roger Moe Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 587,528 28.09% 280px County results 280px Precinct results 1 270px Ventura: #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #c88fe4 50–60% #b368d9 60–70% #9d40cc 70–80% #7c31a2 80–90% #5c2378 >90%Coleman: #ffc7c9 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Humphrey: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Other: #D9D9D9 40–50% #969696 60–70%Tie: #AAE5AA 30–40% #87DE87 40–50% #5FD35F 50% #808080 No votes Governor Arne Carlson Republican Party of Minnesota Jesse Ventura Reform Party (Minnesota) The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Republican incumbent Arne Carlson was term-limited and constitutionally ineligible to seek a third term in office. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura, the former mayor of Brooklyn Park and a former professional wrestler, won office, defeating Republican St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman and DFL state attorney general Skip Humphrey. He succeeded Republican incumbent Arne Carlson. Ventura's victory as a third-party candidate was considered a historic major upset.Belluck Pam 1998-11-05 A 'Bad Boy' Wrestler's Unscripted Upset https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/us/the-1998-elections-the-states-the-maverick-a-bad-boy-wrestler-s-unscripted-upset.html live https://archive.today/20240103165849/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/05/us/the-1998-elections-the-states-the-maverick-a-bad-boy-wrestler-s-unscripted-upset.html 2024-01-03 2024-10-07 The New York Times As of , the election marks the only time a Reform Party candidate won a major government office. It also remains the last time a third-party candidate won any statewide election in Minnesota. Ventura's vote share of 36.99% is the lowest for a Minnesota gubernatorial election winner since 1890. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Norm Coleman, mayor of St. Paul Running mate: Gen Olson, state senator from the 34th district Eliminated in primary Bill Dahn, retired auto mechanicThe Minnesota Legislative Manual 1999-2000 https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2013/other/130564.pdf 2024-10-07 Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Secretary of State Saint Paul Withdrawn Joanne Benson, lieutenant governor of Minnesota (endorsed Coleman)Jeter Jon MINNESOTA GOP OPTS FOR MODERATE https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1998/06/20/minnesota-gop-opts-for-moderate/f684314b-df45-49b7-ae58-67654f085748/ Washington Post 6 November 2025 19 June 1998 Dick Borrell, businessmanJansen Eric Gubernatorial Candidate Profile Dick Borrell https://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199802/26_newsroom_profiles/profile_borrell.html Minnesota Public Radio 6 November 2025 26 February 1998 Allen Quist, former state representative and 1994 candidate for governor (endorsed Coleman) Polling Poll source Date(s)administered SamplesizeKey:A – all adultsRV – registered votersLV – likely votersV – unclear "Key" Marginof error JoanneBenson DickBorrell NormColeman BillDahn AllenQuist UndecidedMason-DixonMPR Poll: 1998 Governor Race http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199809/01_newsroom_poll/index.shtml Minnesota Public Radio 24 December 2024 https://archive.today/20241224033025/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199809/01_newsroom_poll/index.shtml 24 December 2024 1 September 1998 liveMPRKPPAugust 28–30, 1998317 (LV)± 5.8%––75%11%–14%Mason-DixonMinnesota Poll 1998 Governor Race http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199806/03_newsroom_governor/index.shtml Minnesota Public Radio 24 December 2024 https://archive.today/20241224061323/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199806/03_newsroom_governor/index.shtml 24 December 2024 3 June 2024 liveMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998309 (LV)± 5.7%20%2%39%–13%26%Mason-DixonMinnesota Poll 1998 Governor Race http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199802/23_newsroom_governor/index.shtml Minnesota Public Radio 24 December 2024 https://archive.today/20240512020022/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199802/23_newsroom_governor/index.shtml 12 May 2024 23 February 1998 liveMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998319 (LV)± 5.6%14%–37%–11%34% Results Coleman won the Republican nomination by winning the primary with token opposition.1998-09-16 COLEMAN: AFTER AN EASY PRIMARY SEASON, GOP NOMINEE HAS TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5E32810ABE511&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM https://web.archive.org/web/20121020022300/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5E32810ABE511&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 2012-10-20 St. Paul Pioneer Press 8A Republican primary results Norm Coleman Republican Party (United States) 127,957 91.32% Bill Dahn Republican Party (United States) 12,167 8.68% 140,124 100.00% Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary Candidates Nominee Skip Humphrey, Minnesota attorney general and son of former vice president Hubert Humphrey and former U.S. senator Muriel Humphrey Running mate: Roger Moe, Minnesota Senate majority leader from the 2nd district Eliminated in primary Mark Dayton, Minnesota state auditor and son of businessman Bruce Dayton1998-03-09 Three famous sons and heir to a fortune battle in governor's race https://mndaily.com/187564/uncategorized/three-famous-sons-and-heir-fortune-battle-governors-race/ 27 August 2022 Minnesota Daily Associated Press Running mate: Julie Jansen, day care provider and environmental activist Mike Freeman, Hennepin County attorney and son of former Governor Orville Freeman Running mate: Ruth Johnson, state representative (HD24B) Doug Johnson, state senator (SD6) from the Iron Range and Chair of the Senate Committee on Taxation Running mate: Tom Foley, former Ramsey County attorney and Washington County attorney Ted Mondale, former state senator from the 44th district and son of former vice president Walter Mondale Running mate: Deanna Winter, political reporter Ole Savior, perennial candidate Running mate: Ron Moseng Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error MarkDayton MikeFreeman SkipHumphrey DougJohnson JohnMarty TedMondale UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPAugust 28–30, 1998317 (LV)± 5.6%23%10%38%4%–10%15%Mason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998326 (LV)± 5.5%10%13%32%4%3%12%26%Mason-DixonMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998319 (LV)± 5.6%7%9%35%6%5%11%26% Debate + 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election Democratic primary debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Mark Dayton Mike Freeman Skip Humphrey Doug Johnson Ted Mondale1 Minnesota Public Radio Gary Eichten MPR (audio only) P P P P P Results Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary results Skip Humphrey Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 182,562 36.95% Mike Freeman Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 93,714 18.97% Doug Johnson Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 91,888 18.60% Mark Dayton Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 88,070 17.83% Ted Mondale Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party 36,237 7.33% Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Ole Savior 1,598 0.32% 494,069 100.0% General election Candidates Norm Coleman, mayor of St. Paul (Republican) Running mate: Gen Olson, state senator (Rep-SD34) Thomas Fiske (Socialist Workers) Frank Germann (Libertarian) Skip Humphrey, attorney general of Minnesota and son of former Vice President Hubert Humphrey and former U.S. Senator Muriel Humphrey (DFL) Running mate: Roger Moe, Minnesota Senate majority leader (SD2) "Fancy" Ray McCloney ("People's Champion") Ken Pentel (Green) Jesse Ventura, former mayor of Brooklyn Park and professional wrestler (Reform) Running mate: Mae Schunk, Inver Grove Heights teacher Chris Wright (Grassroots) Ventura ran unopposed in his party's primary.https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2013/other/130564.pdf The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1999-2000 June 1999 Minnesota Secretary of State Saint Paul, Minnesota 342–343 Campaign Humphrey was seen as the initial favorite, having scored a $6 billion settlement with the tobacco industry in May of that year.Fisher Marc November 4, 1998 Jesse 'The Body' Wins Minn. Gubernatorial Race https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/ventura110498.htm 2024-10-07 Washington Post The DFL primary saw candidates mostly focusing on issues, rather than attacking Humphrey. Humphrey had nearly lost the party's endorsement to Mike Freeman. The convention deadlock was broken when the labor caucus led by MAPE delegate David Schmidt, endorsed Skip Humphrey pushing him over the top. The primary was nicknamed the "My Three Sons" campaign, owing to the political pedigree of three of the candidates, Freeman, Mondale and Humphrey. and Mark Dayton, heir to the Dayton fortune.Jeter Jon September 17, 1998 In Polite Race, Humphrey Kept Advantage https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/mn091798.htm 2024-10-07 Washington Post Humphrey was endorsed by the Star Tribune in the run up to November. Coleman started as a strong challenger to Humphrey. Coleman received the Republican endorsement over more conservative candidates Allen Quist and Joanne Benson. Coleman ran as a social conservative, opposing abortion and gay marriage. He also campaigned on using the state's budget surplus to cut taxes, as well as expanding the state's school choice program to include school vouchers.Belluck Pam October 31, 1998 THE 1998 CAMPAIGN: MINNESOTA; Candidates Are Neck, Neck and Neck in Governor's Race https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/31/us/the-1998-campaign-minnesota-candidates-are-neck-neck-and-neck-in-governor-s-race.html 2024-10-07 The New York Times Ventura spent around $300,000 and combined it with an aggressive grassroots campaign that featured a statewide bus tour, pioneered use of the Internet for political purposes, and aired quirky TV ads designed by Bill Hillsman, who forged the phrase "Don't vote for politics as usual."Howey Brian A. Brian Howey: Time to Take Over the Indiana Libertarian Party http://www.howeypolitics.com/2009/06/18/brian-howey-time-to-take-over-the-indiana-libertarian-party/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090818140106/http://www.howeypolitics.com/2009/06/18/brian-howey-time-to-take-over-the-indiana-libertarian-party/ 2009-08-18 Howey Politics Indiana Unable to afford many television ads, Ventura mainly focused on televised debates and public appearances, preaching his brand of libertarian politics. His speech at a parade in rural Minnesota during the summer attracted what organizers of the annual event described as one of its largest audiences. He ran on cutting taxes, reducing state government, and reducing public school classroom sizes to a 17 to 1 ratio. He also supported a public debate on the viability of legalized prostitution.Jeter Jon 1998-10-22 'The Body' Slams Into Politics https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/mn102298.htm 2024-10-07 The Washington Post Polling A poll taken in June showed that Coleman would defeat any other Democratic candidate than Humphrey; Humphrey would defeat Coleman 44% to 34%. However, Ventura polled in the double digits. No other candidate in the Reform Party's brief history in Minnesota has received more than 5 percent of the votes in a statewide election.Whereatt Robert 1998-06-03 Minnesota Poll: Humphrey holds lead in primary and general election races http://www.startribune.com/local/11555066.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUMEaPc:E7_ec7PaP3iUeyc+D3aUUr dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110607062514/http://www.startribune.com/local/11555066.html?elr=KArks8c7PaP3E77K_3c::D3aDhUMEaPc:E7_ec7PaP3iUeyc+D3aUUr 2011-06-07 Star Tribune Following the primary election in September, a poll on October 20 showed Humphrey leading 35% to Coleman (34%) and Ventura (21%). But the Star Tribune poll suggested that Ventura's surge with the voters had come mostly at Humphrey's expense. Since the primary, Humphrey's support among likely voters had dropped by 14 percentage points, while Coleman's had increased by 5 percentage points.1998-10-12 NEW POLL: HUMPHREY, COLEMAN IN DEAD HEAT http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5E348CDCDBD3E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM https://web.archive.org/web/20121020022307/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5E348CDCDBD3E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM 2012-10-20 St. Paul Pioneer Press 3B Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) NormColeman (R) SkipHumphrey (D) UndecidedMarket Solutions GroupFiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/refs/heads/master/pollster-ratings/2023/raw-polls.csv October 15, 2026 GitHub FiveThirtyEightCNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Minnesota 1998 Polls https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/MN/polls/MN98G.html CNN 24 December 2024 https://archive.today/20240512015118/https://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/MN/polls/MN98G.html 12 May 2024 liveKMSPMST Poll sponsored by KMSP-TV & the Minnesota Star TribuneOctober 27–30, 19981,007 (A)± 3.0%27%30%35%8%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMPR Poll: 1998 Governor & Attorney General Races http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199810/27_newsroom_poll/index.shtml Minnesota Public Radio 24 December 2024 https://archive.today/20241224013940/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199810/27_newsroom_poll/index.shtml 24 December 2024 29 October 1998 liveMPRKPP Poll commissioned by Minnesota Public Radio, KARE (TV) & the St. Paul Pioneer PressOctober 23–25, 1998816 (RV)± 3.5%23%33%34%10%Market Solutions GroupKMSPMSTOctober 15–18, 1998806 (LV)± 3.5%21%34%35%10%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMPR Poll: 1998 Governor & Attorney General Races http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199810/14_newsroom_poll/index.shtml Minnesota Public Radio 24 December 2024 https://archive.today/20241224021545/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199810/14_newsroom_poll/index.shtml 24 December 2024 live 14 October 1998MPRKPPOctober 10–13, 1998825 (RV)± 3.5%15%31%44%10%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMPRKPPAugust 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%13%29%43%15%Mason-Dixon Polling & StrategyMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%7%30%46%17% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Coleman vs. Humphrey Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error NormColeman (R) SkipHumphrey (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPOctober 23–25, 1998816 (RV)± 3.5%42%41%17%Mason-DixonOctober 10–13, 1998825 (LV)± 3.5%31%44%25%Minnesota Star TribuneSeptember 16–20, 19981,009 (A)± 4.3%29%49%22%Mason-DixonAugust 28–30, 1998812 (LV)± 3.5%29%43%28%Minnesota Star TribuneJuly 23–28, 19981,007 (LV)± 3.0%35%39%26%Mason-DixonMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (LV)± 3.5%30%46%24%Mason-DixonMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%33%39%28% Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Dayton Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) NormColeman (R) MarkDayton (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPAugust 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%12%34%35%19% Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Freeman Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) NormColeman (R) MikeFreeman (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPAugust 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%12%36%32%20%Mason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%13%30%39%18% Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Johnson Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) NormColeman (R) DougJohnson (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPAugust 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%8%40%25%27% Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Mondale Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) NormColeman (R) TedMondale (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPAugust 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%11%32%35%21%Mason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%11%36%37%16% Ventura vs. Benson vs. Freeman Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) JoanneBenson (R) MikeFreeman (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%13%28%35%24% Ventura vs. Benson vs. Humphrey Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) JoanneBenson (R) SkipHumphrey (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%10%20%55%15% Ventura vs. Benson vs. Mondale Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) JoanneBenson (R) TedMondale (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%11%24%45%20% Ventura vs. Quist vs. Freeman Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) AllenQuist (R) MikeFreeman (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%14%19%36%31% Ventura vs. Quist vs. Humphrey Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) AllenQuist (R) SkipHumphrey (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%12%17%56%15% Ventura vs. Quist vs. Mondale Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JesseVentura (Rf) AllenQuist (R) TedMondale (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPMay 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%12%18%51%19% Coleman vs. Freeman Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error NormColeman (R) MikeFreeman (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%36%29%35% Coleman vs. Mondale Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error NormColeman (R) TedMondale (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%34%33%33% Benson vs. Freeman Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JoanneBenson (R) MikeFreeman (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%27%30%43% Benson vs. Humphrey Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JoanneBenson (R) SkipHumphrey (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%25%49%26% Benson vs. Mondale Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize"Key" Marginof error JoanneBenson (R) TedMondale (D) UndecidedMason-DixonMPRKPPFebruary 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%26%37%37% Debate + 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election debates No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Reform Republican DemocraticKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Jesse Ventura Norm Coleman Skip Humphrey1 Oct. 1, 1998 League of Women Voters Judy Duffy C-SPAN P P P2 Oct. 16, 1998 League of Women Voters Catherine Severin C-SPAN P P P3 Oct. 24, 1998 KARE (TV), KMSP-TV,KSTP-TV & KTCA Ken Stone Twin Cities PBS P P P4 Oct. 30, 1998 Insight News, KMOJ,KTCA-TV, MPR & Star Tribune Karen Louise BootheLori Sturdevant C-SPAN P P P Results thumb|County flips: Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold Reform #6F2DA8 Flip 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election Reform Party of the United States of America Jesse Ventura 773,713 36.99% New Republican Party (United States) Norm Coleman 717,350 34.29% -29.04% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Skip Humphrey 587,528 28.09% -6.02% Green Party (United States) Ken Pentel 7,034 0.34% n/a Libertarian Party (US) Frank Germann 1,932 0.09% -0.80% Grassroots Party Chris Wright 1,727 0.08% -1.12% People's Champion Fancy Ray McCloney 919 0.04% n/a Socialist Workers Party (US) Thomas Fiske 787 0.04% -0.14% Write-ins 776 n/a 56,363 2.69% 2,091,766 60% Reform Party (Minnesota) Republican Party (United States) By county Sourcehttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/ Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections David LeipOfficial General Election Vote Totals by County for the Office of Governor http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/vote_for_gov._1998.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081127160810/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/vote_for_gov._1998.pdf 2008-11-27 Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State County Coleman Votes Humphrey Votes Ventura Votes Others VotesAitkin 31.6% 2,447 30.3% 2,347 37.4% 2,897 0.6% 47Anoka 29.3%37,111 19.7%24,97550.7%64,100 0.3% 363Becker41.4%5,030 35.7%4,349 22.4%2,721 0.5% 62Beltrami39.8%5,872 35.9%5,289 23.0%3,387 1.3% 195Benton 33.2%4,388 20.8%2,75045.6%6,027 0.4% 47Big Stone 31.9% 912 40.0% 1,144 27.5% 786 0.5% 15Blue Earth 30.9% 7,031 24.9% 5,666 43.8% 9,973 0.6% 111Brown 45.2% 5,150 21.2% 2,417 33.3% 3,794 0.4% 44Carlton 31.0% 3,929 42.9% 5,439 25.5% 3,226 0.6% 70Carver 39.9% 11,479 16.1% 4,621 43.8% 12,606 0.3% 88Cass 42.0% 4,781 28.9% 3,288 28.7% 3,268 0.5% 55Chippewa 28.3% 1,721 34.0% 2,064 37.4% 2,271 0.3% 19Chisago 28.0% 5,376 18.9% 3,621 52.8% 10,138 0.4% 71Clay 34.7% 6,200 43.5% 7,766 21.8% 3,797 0.5% 91Clearwater 44.8% 1,439 35.0% 1,124 19.5% 625 0.7% 24Cook 38.6% 1,010 39.6% 1,046 18.0% 474 3.8% 100Cottonwood 39.6% 2,420 30.8% 1,884 29.2% 1,788 0.5% 29Crow Wing 39.7% 9,559 26.0% 6,257 33.9% 8,162 0.4% 104Dakota 37.3% 56,242 22.0% 33,253 40.4% 60,909 0.3% 484Dodge 37.4% 2,619 21.2% 1,484 41.0% 2,867 0.4% 27Douglas 42.1% 6,323 23.3% 3,503 34.3% 5,162 0.3% 41Faribault 34.2% 2,778 29.3% 2,382 36.0% 2,923 0.4% 34Fillmore 39.7% 3,359 33.4% 2,823 26.2% 2,219 0.7% 56Freeborn 39.5% 5,463 33.3% 4,605 26.9% 3,706 0.5% 65Goodhue 33.9% 6,786 22.7% 4,547 43.0% 8,610 0.5% 92Grant 30.6% 1,055 31.6% 1,089 37.5% 1,294 0.3% 10Hennepin 31.9% 155,311 30.2% 147,059 36.9% 179,954 1.0% 4,778Houston 48.8% 3,616 37.7% 2,797 12.0% 891 1.5% 111Hubbard 42.6% 3,697 30.1% 2,609 26.7% 2,317 0.7% 57Isanti 27.3% 3,719 19.6% 2,665 52.9% 7,209 0.3% 36Itasca 37.8% 7,181 41.6% 7,911 19.8% 3,768 0.8% 143Jackson 34.9% 1,796 33.5% 1,728 31.1% 1,605 0.5% 24Kanabec 29.0% 1,895 21.1% 1,374 49.6% 3,238 0.3% 17Kandiyohi 34.5% 6,287 29.3% 5,337 35.9% 6,530 0.2% 45Kittson 32.2% 757 50.3% 1,185 16.5% 389 1.0% 23Koochiching 46.4% 2,721 34.9% 2,347 18.1% 1,064 0.56% 31Lac Qui 27.6% 1,133 39.5% 1,621 32.4% 1,330 0.4% 16Lake 30.1% 1,766 42.2% 2,472 26.4% 1,545 1.3% 75Lake of the Woods 41.5% 837 42.2% 852 14.3% 288 2.1% 41Le Sueur 30.4% 3,582 22.2% 2,614 47.1% 5,551 0.3% 35Lincoln 36.4% 1,129 36.7% 1,136 26.3% 815 0.6% 18Lyon 39.1% 4,043 28.7% 2,966 31.7% 3,277 0.6% 66McLeod 30.9% 4,754 15.9% 2,449 52.8% 8,126 0.3% 50Mahnomen 41.8% 821 36.5% 716 20.7% 406 1.1% 21Marshall 40.5% 1,959 41.5% 2,008 17.2% 834 0.8% 38Martin 38.8% 3,676 26.7% 2,534 34.2% 3,243 0.2% 23Meeker 31.3% 3,320 19.7% 2,083 48.6% 5,153 0.4% 39Mille Lacs 31.0% 2,898 21.4% 1,998 47.2% 4,404 0.4% 39Morrison 40.6% 5,377 21.9% 2,899 37.0% 4,905 0.6% 78Mower 34.9% 5,529 39.3% 6,234 25.2% 3,990 0.7% 111Murray 38.7% 1,819 34.5% 1,620 26.2% 1,233 0.6% 30Nicollet 33.2% 4,345 25.9% 3,384 40.3% 5,272 0.6% 78Nobles 39.0% 3,265 31.8% 2,664 28.7% 2,404 0.4% 34Norman 31.4% 1,024 49.7% 1,621 18.3% 596 0.6% 19Olmsted 42.7% 19,480 26.8% 12,205 30.1% 13,710 0.4% 199Otter Tail 45.0% 10,785 29.1% 6,982 25.3% 6,069 0.5% 116Pennington 38.8% 2,226 39.3% 2,253 21.4% 1,226 0.6% 35Pine 26.9% 2,869 25.6% 2,730 47.1% 5,027 0.4% 48Pipestone 46.8% 2,127 35.7% 1,621 16.6% 752 0.9% 43Polk 40.7% 2,347 43.5% 4,462 15.5% 1,699 0.4% 44Pope 33.6% 1,954 32.9% 1,738 36.1% 2,099 0.3% 17Ramsey 32.4% 69,240 32.1% 68,619 34.6% 73,993 0.8% 1,714Red Lake 39.6% 842 43.3% 920 16.0% 339 1.1% 24Redwood 42.8% 3,140 22.5% 1,654 34.5% 2,533 0.2% 17Renville 30.7% 2,514 25.4% 2,079 43.7% 3,583 0.3% 24Rice 29.7% 6,732 28.5% 6,518 41.3% 9,444 0.7% 170Rock 47.7% 1,832 36.1% 1,384 15.5% 596 0.7% 25Roseau 49.8% 2,975 31.2% 1,863 18.1% 1,081 1.0% 57St. Louis 28.1% 24,439 47.3% 41,208 23.8% 20,682 0.8% 17Scott 34.9% 12,075 16.7% 5,787 48.1% 16,612 0.3% 97Sherburne 32.1% 8,139 16.4% 4,163 51.2% 13,004 0.3% 73Sibley 32.1% 2,261 17.9% 1,262 49.7% 3,497 0.3% 24Stearns 38.5% 20,731 21.7% 11,696 39.2% 21,116 0.6% 320Steele 38.5% 5,399 21.6% 3,022 39.7% 5,559 0.3% 37Stevens 40.7% 2,052 29.9% 1,507 28.9% 1,455 0.5% 25Swift 26.7% 1,410 35.1% 1,852 38.0% 2,006 0.2% 11Todd 39.3% 4,293 22.4% 2,426 37.9% 4,146 0.5% 60Traverse 34.2% 733 33.7% 721 31.5% 674 0.7% 14Wabasha 35.8% 3,363 23.6% 2,221 40.2% 3,776 0.4% 41Wadena 43.1% 2,563 25.9% 1,537 30.3% 1,782 1.1% 63Waseca 35.8% 3,064 22.3% 1,904 41.4% 3,543 0.5% 42Washington 35.8% 32,565 22.2% 20,205 41.7% 37,910 0.3% 300Watonwan 33.4% 1,711 27.9% 1,429 38.3% 1,965 0.4% 19Wilkin 43.2% 1,181 32.6% 892 23.4% 639 0.8% 22Winona 42.9% 7,856 33.7% 6,176 22.1% 4,039 1.3% 235Wright 32.1% 11,957 16.2% 6,027 51.4% 19,124 0.3% 106Yellow Medicine 29.8% 1,628 33.7% 1,838 36.0% 1,966 0.5% 25 Totals 34.29% 717,350 28.09% 587,528 36.99% 773,713 0.63% 13,175 Counties that flipped from Republican to Reform Benton Blue Earth Chisago Scott Dakota Goodhue Grant Isanti Kanabec Kandiyohi Le Sueur McLeod Meeker Mille Lacs Nicollet Pope Renville Sherburne Sibley Stearns Steele Wabasha Washington Watonwan Wright Aitkin Pine Rice Anoka Carver Yellow Medicine Chippewa Hennepin Ramsey Swift Faribault Waseca Dodge Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Big Stone Cook Clay Itasca Kittson Lac qui Parle Lake of the Woods Lincoln Marshall Mower Norman Pennington Polk Red Lake Notes Partisan clients References 30em Further reading Constitutional Offices and Constitutional Amendments Official Results http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/genstate1998.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20061214042007/http://www.sos.state.mn.us/docs/genstate1998.pdf 2006-12-14 2015-05-27 That Time Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura Was Elected Governor Of Minnesota https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/that-time-jesse-the-body-ventura-was-elected-governor-of-minnesota/ 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