Minnesota — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorMinnesota · GovernorRudy PerpichD+13.0
Candidates
Minnesota 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Rudy Perpich✓Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor790,13855.8%
- Cal LudemanIndependent-Republican606,75542.9%
- Other candidatesOther19,0961.3%
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. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1984D+0.2Governor 1986D+13.0vs. baselineD+12.8
Minnesota's 1986 governor race ran 12.8 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.