Elections / 1978 · Governor · MN
Minnesota — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorMinnesota · GovernorAl QuieR+7.2
Candidates
Minnesota 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Al Quie✓Independent-Republican830,01953.6%
- Rudy PerpichMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor718,24446.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+12.9Governor 1978R+7.2vs. baselineR+20.1
Minnesota's 1978 governor race ran 20.1 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.