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      Home/Elections/1978/US Senate/Minnesota
      1978·US Senate·Minnesota

      Minnesota US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Rudy Boschwitz
      56.6%894,092 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Wendell O Anderson
      40.4%638,375 votes
      Margin
      R+16.2
      1,580,550 total votes
      3 candidates1,580,550 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Rudy BoschwitzREP✓
      		REP894,09256.6%
      Wendell O AndersonDEM
      		DEM638,37540.4%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH48,0833.0%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Minnesota(Class II)

      2024
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+15.7
      2020
      Tina SmithDEM
      D+5.2
      2018(S)
      Tina SmithDEM
      D+10.6
      2018
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+24.1
      2014
      Al FrankenDEM
      D+10.2
      2012
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+34.7
      2008
      Al FrankenDEM
      EVEN
      2006
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+20.1
      2002
      Norm ColemanREP
      R+2.2
      2000
      Mark DaytonDEM
      D+5.5
      1996
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+9.0
      1994
      Rod GramsREP
      R+5.0
      1990
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+2.6
      1988
      Dave DurenbergerREP
      R+14.9
      1984
      Rudy BoschwitzREP
      R+16.8
      View all US Senate history for Minnesota →

      Candidates

      Rudy BoschwitzREP
      Record2W-2L
      Avg MarginR+5.3
      Career1978-1996
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Wendell O AndersonDEM
      Record5W-4L
      Avg MarginD+39.8
      Career1976-1990
      State House / State Senate / US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Minnesota, 1978

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