1998 governor elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota governor election 1998
Jesse Ventura REF +2.7 gain · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 2,090,518
- Margin
- 2.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Ventura Won | REF | 773,403 | 37.00% | |
| Norm Coleman | REP | 716,880 | 34.29% | |
| Hubert Humphrey III | DEM | 587,060 | 28.08% | |
| Ken Pentel | GRE | 7,034 | 0.34% | |
| Frank J. Germann | LIB | 1,932 | 0.09% | |
| Thomas Christopher Wright | GRT | 1,727 | 0.08% | |
| Fancy Ray McCloney | OTH | 919 | 0.04% | |
| Thomas A. Fiske | SWP | 787 | 0.04% | |
| Write-in | — | 776 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2,090,518 | |||
Official source: 1998-general-election-results
Other Minnesota governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Tim Walz | 7.7 |
| 2018 | Tim Walz | 11.4 |
| 2014 | Mark Dayton | 5.6 |
| 2010 | Mark Dayton | 0.4 |
| 2006 | Tim Pawlenty | 1.0 |
| 2002 | Tim Pawlenty | 7.9 |
| 1998 | Jesse Ventura | 2.7 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1998 Minnesota governor race?
Jesse Ventura (REF) won with 37.0% of the vote, ahead of Norm Coleman (34.3%), a margin of 2.7 points.
Did the Minnesota governor seat change party in 1998?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Reform Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 Minnesota governor race?
2,090,518 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.