November 4, 1986 1990 → 56.11% 43.09% | 790,138 606,755 | |
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The 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Cal Ludeman.
Results
1986 is also the year that the Twin Cities WCCO sportcaster Mark Rosen had a write-in campaign for governor as a morning radio program's publicity stunt.
References
Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1986 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA