1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election Minnesota 1957 presidential no 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1978 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1986 November 2, 1982 File:Rudy Perpich (cropped).jpg 150x150px Rudy Perpich Marlene Johnson Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1,049,104 58.76% 3x4.svg Wheelock Whitney, Jr. Lauris Krenik Independent-Republican Party 711,796 39.86% 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px County results Perpich: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%#6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Whitney: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% Governor Al Quie Independent-Republican Party Rudy Perpich Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party The 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Governor Al Quie did not seek a second term. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Wheelock Whitney, Jr. Warren Spannaus unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while Lou Wangberg and Harold Stassen unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination. Perpich became the first candidate to receive over a million votes in a gubernatorial election in Minnesota. Independent-Republican primary Candidates Harold Stassen, former governor of Minnesota (193943), president of the University of Pennsylvania, and perennial candidate Running mate: Rollin Crawford, former mayor of West St. Paul Lou Wangberg, incumbent lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 1979 Running mate: James Lindau, mayor of Bloomington Wheelock Whitney Jr., investment banker, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1964, and former mayor of Wayzata Running mate: Lauris Krenik, Madison Lake farmer and regent of the University of Minnesota Results 1986 Independent-Republican gubernatorial primary Independent-Republican Party Wheelock Whitney Jr. 185,801 60.07% Independent-Republican Party Lou Wangberg 105,696 34.17% Independent-Republican Party Harold Stassen 17,795 5.75% 309,292 100.00% DFL primary Candidates Rudy Perpich, former governor of Minnesota (197679) Running mate: Marlene Johnson, St. Paul advertising and public relations executive Ellsworth W. Peterson, Tonka Bay aircraft mechanic Running mate: Christine Peterson, Bloomington waitress and daughter of Ellsworth Peterson Warren Spannaus, former attorney general of Minnesota Running mate: Carl M. Johnson, state representative from St. Peter Endorsements Rudy Perpich Newspapers Faribault Daily NewsSchierer 2022 95 Swift County MonitorSchierer 2022 95 Results 1986 DFL gubernatorial primary Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rudy Perpich 275,920 51.23% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Warren Spannaus 248,218 46.09% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Ellsworth W. Peterson 14,465 2.69% 538,603 100.00% General election Candidates Franklin Haws, St. Anthony physician and candidate for U.S. House in 1976 (Libertarian) Running mate: Charles W. Bates, systems analyst for General Mills from Plymouth Tom McDonald, perennial candidate from Minneapolis (Honest Government 87) Running mate: Earl Dettman, Minneapolis truck driver and perennial candidate Rudy Perpich, former governor of Minnesota (197679) (DFL) Running mate: Marlene Johnson, St. Paul advertising and public relations executive Kathy Wheeler, unemployed iron miner (Socialist Workers) Running mate: Carole Lesnick, member of the United Paper Workers union from Minneapolis Wheelock Whitney Jr., investment banker, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1964, and former mayor of Wayzata (Independent-Republican) Running mate: Lauris Krenik, Madison Lake farmer and Regent of the University of Minnesota The Wheeler-Lesnick ticket was the first all-woman gubernatorial ticket in Minnesota history. Results 1982 gubernatorial election, Minnesota Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Rudy Perpich 1,049,104 58.76% +13.46% Independent-Republican Party Wheelock Whitney, Jr. 711,796 39.86% -12.48% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Kathy Wheeler 10,332 0.58% +0.18% Honest Government 87 Tom McDonald 7,984 0.45% +0.18% Libertarian Party (United States) Franklin Haws 6,323 0.35% +0.12% 337,308 18.89% 1,785,539 Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Independent-Republican Party References Further reading Schierer Benjamin M. Fall 2022 Rudy Returns and Minnesota Pivots: The 1982 Election for Minnesota’s Governor https://www.jstor.org/stable/48768864?seq=3 Minnesota History 68 3 90-102 JSTOR External links http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653 http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657 Minnesota Gubernatorial 1982