1984 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 1984
Rudy Boschwitz REP +16.8 · Class II seat · held 11/6/84
- Votes counted
- 2,066,143
- Margin
- 16.8 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in MN
- D+0.2same year
General election 11/6/84
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Boschwitz Won | REP | 1,199,926 | 58.08% | |
| Joan Anderson Growe | DEM | 852,844 | 41.28% | |
| Eleanor Garcia | SWP | 5,351 | 0.26% | |
| Richard Putman | LIB | 4,653 | 0.23% | |
| Jeffrey M. Miller | OTH | 3,129 | 0.15% | |
| Other | — | 240 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 2,066,143 | |||
Official source: data
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1984 Minnesota Senate race?
Rudy Boschwitz (REP) won with 58.1% of the vote, ahead of Joan Anderson Growe (41.3%), a margin of 16.8 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 1984?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1984 Minnesota Senate race?
2,066,143 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.