1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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The 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic challenger Joan Growe.
Boschwitz's victory coincided with President Ronald Reagan's nationwide landslide in the concurrent presidential election in which he defeated Walter Mondale, a Minnesota native, despite Mondale narrowly winning the state.
Major Candidates
Democratic
Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota
Republican
Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent Senator since 1978
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rudy Boschwitz | 1,199,926 | 58.08% | |
Democratic | Joan Growe | 852,844 | 41.28% | |
Socialist Workers | Eleanor Garcia | 5,351 | 0.26% | |
New Union Party | Jeffrey M. Miller | 4,653 | 0.23% | |
Libertarian | Richard Putman | 3,129 | 0.15% |