1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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.

1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota

November 6, 1984

Nominee Rudy Boschwitz Joan Growe Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 1,199,926 852,844 Percentage 58.08% 41.28%

County results Boschwitz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Growe:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Rudy Boschwitz Republican Elected U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz Republican

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. This election was the only time since 1930 in which the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected for this seat.

Major Candidates

Democratic

Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota

Republican

Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent Senator since 1978

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Ind.-Republican	Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent)	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%
Total votes			2,065,903	100.00%
	Ind.-Republican hold

See also

• 1984 United States Senate elections