Elections / 1998 · Governor · MN
Minnesota — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorMinnesota · GovernorJesse VenturaR+6.2
Candidates
Minnesota 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jesse Ventura✓Reform773,71337.2%
- Norm ColemanRepublican717,35034.5%
- Skip HumphreyMinnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor587,52828.3%
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.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+16.1Governor 1998R+6.2vs. baselineR+22.4
Minnesota's 1998 governor race ran 22.4 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.