1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox election Template:ElectionsMN The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura, the former mayor of Brooklyn Park and a former professional wrestler, won office, defeating Republican St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman and DFL state attorney general Skip Humphrey. He succeeded Republican incumbent Arne Carlson. Ventura's victory as a third-party candidate was considered a historic major upset.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

As of 2025, the election marks the only time a Reform Party candidate won a major government office. It also remains the last time a third-party candidate won any statewide election in Minnesota. Ventura's vote share of 36.99% is the lowest for a Minnesota gubernatorial election winner since 1890.

DFL primary

Candidates

• Skip Humphrey, Attorney General of Minnesota and son of former Vice President of the United States Hubert Humphrey and former U.S. Senator Muriel Humphrey
  • Running mate: Roger Moe, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader (SD2)
• Ted Mondale, former State Senator (SD44) and son of former Vice President Walter Mondale
  • Running mate: Deanna Winter, political reporter
• Mike Freeman, Hennepin County Attorney and son of former Governor Orville Freeman
  • Running mate: Ruth Johnson, State Representative (HD24B)
• Doug Johnson, State Senator (SD6) from the Iron Range and Chair of the Senate Committee on Taxation
  • Running mate: Tom Foley, former Ramsey County Attorney and Washington County Attorney.
• Mark Dayton, Minnesota Auditor and heir to the Dayton's fortune<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • Running mate: Julie Jansen, Olivia day care provider and environmental activist
• Ole Savior, perennial candidate
  • Running mate: Ron Moseng

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Mark Dayton	Mike Freeman	Skip Humphrey	Doug Johnson	John Marty	Ted Mondale	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	August 28–30, 1998	317 (LV)	± 5.6%	23%	10%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|38%	4%	–	10%	15%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	326 (LV)	± 5.5%	10%	13%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|32%	4%	3%	12%	26%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	319 (LV)	± 5.6%	7%	9%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|35%	6%	5%	11%	26%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Norm Coleman, mayor of St. Paul
  • Running mate: Gen Olson, State Senator (Rep-SD34)
• Bill Dahn, retired auto mechanic<ref name="cnn.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Norm Coleman was elected mayor of St. Paul in 1993 as a Democrat with almost 55% of the vote. In 1996, he switched parties to become a Republican after years of heat from his party.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He won re-election as mayor in the heavily Democratic city with almost 59% of the vote in 1997.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Joanne Benson	Dick Borrell	Norm Coleman	Bill Dahn	Allen Quist	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn-ua	August 28–30, 1998	317 (LV)	± 5.8%	–	–	Template:Party shading/Republican|75%	11%	–	14%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	309 (LV)	± 5.7%	20%	2%	Template:Party shading/Republican|39%	–	13%	26%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	319 (LV)	± 5.6%	14%	–	Template:Party shading/Republican|37%	–	11%	34%

Results

Coleman won the Republican nomination by winning the primary with token opposition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

General election

Candidates

• Norm Coleman, mayor of St. Paul (Republican)
  • Running mate: Gen Olson, State Senator (Rep-SD34)
• Thomas Fiske (Socialist Workers)
• Frank Germann (Libertarian)
• Skip Humphrey, Attorney General of Minnesota and son of former Vice President of the United States Hubert Humphrey and former U.S. Senator Muriel Humphrey (DFL)
  • Running mate: Roger Moe, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader (SD2)
• "Fancy" Ray McCloney ("People's Champion")
• Ken Pentel (Green)
• Jesse Ventura, former mayor of Brooklyn Park and professional wrestler (Reform)
  • Running mate: Mae Schunk, Inver Grove Heights teacher
• Chris Wright (Grassroots)

Ventura ran unopposed in his party's primary.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Campaign

Humphrey was seen as the initial favorite, having scored a $6 billion settlement with the tobacco industry in May of that year.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The DFL primary saw candidates mostly focusing on issues, rather than attacking Humphrey. Humphrey had lost the party's endorsement to Mike Freeman. The primary was nicknamed the "My Three Sons" campaign, owing to the political pedigree of three of the candidates, and Mark Dayton, heir to the Dayton fortune.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Humphrey was endorsed by the Star Tribune in the run up to November.

Coleman started as a strong challenger to Humphrey. Coleman received the Republican endorsement over more conservative candidates Allen Quist and Joanne Benson. Coleman ran as a social conservative, opposing abortion and gay marriage. He also campaigned on using the state's budget surplus to cut taxes, as well as expanding the state's school choice program to include school vouchers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Ventura spent around $300,000 and combined it with an aggressive grassroots campaign that featured a statewide bus tour, pioneered use of the Internet for political purposes, and aired quirky TV ads designed by Bill Hillsman, who forged the phrase "Don't vote for politics as usual."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Unable to afford many television ads, Ventura mainly focused on televised debates and public appearances, preaching his brand of libertarian politics. His speech at a parade in rural Minnesota during the summer attracted what organizers of the annual event described as one of its largest audiences. He ran on cutting taxes, reducing state government, and reducing public school classroom sizes to a 17 to 1 ratio. He also supported a public debate on the viability of legalized prostitution.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Polling

A poll taken in June showed that Coleman would defeat any other Democratic candidate than Humphrey; Humphrey would defeat Coleman 44% to 34%. However, Ventura polled in the double digits. No other candidate in the Reform Party's brief history in Minnesota has received more than 5 percent of the votes in a statewide election.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Following the primary election in September, a poll on October 20 showed Humphrey leading 35% to Coleman (34%) and Ventura (21%). But the Star Tribune poll suggested that Ventura's surge with the voters had come mostly at Humphrey's expense. Since the primary, Humphrey's support among likely voters had dropped by 14 percentage points, while Coleman's had increased by 5 percentage points.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Norm Coleman (R)	Skip Humphrey (D)	Undecided
Market Solutions Group<ref name=allpolitics>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn-ua	October 27–30, 1998	1,007 (A)	± 3.0%	27%	30%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|35%	8%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=octpoll2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn-ua	October 23–25, 1998	816 (RV)	± 3.5%	23%	33%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|34%	10%
Market Solutions Group<ref name=allpolitics/>Template:Efn-ua	October 15–18, 1998	806 (LV)	± 3.5%	21%	34%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|35%	10%
Mason-Dixon<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Efn-ua	October 10–13, 1998	825 (RV)	± 3.5%	15%	31%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|44%	10%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	August 28–30, 1998	812 (RV)	± 3.5%	13%	29%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|43%	15%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	7%	30%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|46%	17%

Coleman vs. Humphrey

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Norm Coleman (R)	Skip Humphrey (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=octpoll2/>Template:Efn-ua	October 23–25, 1998	816 (RV)	± 3.5%	Template:Party shading/Republican|42%	41%	17%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=allpolitics/>	October 10–13, 1998	825 (LV)	± 3.5%	31%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|44%	25%
Minnesota Star Tribune<ref name=allpolitics/>	September 16–20, 1998	1,009 (A)	± 4.3%	29%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|49%	22%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=allpolitics/>	August 28–30, 1998	812 (LV)	± 3.5%	29%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|43%	28%
Minnesota Star Tribune<ref name=allpolitics/>	July 23–28, 1998	1,007 (LV)	± 3.0%	35%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|39%	26%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=allpolitics/>	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (LV)	± 3.5%	30%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|46%	24%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	827 (RV)	± 3.5%	33%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|39%	28%

Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Dayton

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Norm Coleman (R)	Mark Dayton (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	August 28–30, 1998	812 (RV)	± 3.5%	12%	34%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|35%	19%

Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Freeman

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Norm Coleman (R)	Mike Freeman (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	August 28–30, 1998	812 (RV)	± 3.5%	12%	Template:Party shading/Republican|36%	32%	20%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	13%	30%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|39%	18%

Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Johnson

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Norm Coleman (R)	Doug Johnson (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	August 28–30, 1998	812 (RV)	± 3.5%	8%	Template:Party shading/Republican|40%	25%	27%

Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Mondale

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Norm Coleman (R)	Ted Mondale (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	August 28–30, 1998	812 (RV)	± 3.5%	11%	32%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|35%	21%
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	11%	36%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|37%	16%

Ventura vs. Benson vs. Freeman

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Joanne Benson (R)	Mike Freeman (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	13%	28%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|35%	24%

Ventura vs. Benson vs. Humphrey

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Joanne Benson (R)	Skip Humphrey (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	10%	20%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|55%	15%

Ventura vs. Benson vs. Mondale

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Joanne Benson (R)	Ted Mondale (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	11%	24%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|45%	20%

Ventura vs. Quist vs. Freeman

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Allen Quist (R)	Mike Freeman (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	14%	19%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|36%	31%

Ventura vs. Quist vs. Humphrey

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Allen Quist (R)	Skip Humphrey (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	12%	17%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|56%	15%

Ventura vs. Quist vs. Mondale

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Jesse Ventura (Rf)	Allen Quist (R)	Ted Mondale (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll/>Template:Efn-ua	May 30 – June 1, 1998	806 (RV)	± 3.5%	12%	18%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|51%	19%

Coleman vs. Freeman

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Norm Coleman (R)	Mike Freeman (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	827 (RV)	± 3.5%	Template:Party shading/Republican|36%	29%	35%

Coleman vs. Mondale

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Norm Coleman (R)	Ted Mondale (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	827 (RV)	± 3.5%	Template:Party shading/Republican|34%	33%	33%

Benson vs. Freeman

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Joanne Benson (R)	Mike Freeman (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	827 (RV)	± 3.5%	27%	30%	Template:Party shading/Undecided|43%

Benson vs. Humphrey

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Joanne Benson (R)	Skip Humphrey (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	827 (RV)	± 3.5%	25%	Template:Party shading/Democratic|49%	26%

Benson vs. Mondale

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample sizeTemplate:Efn	Margin of error	Joanne Benson (R)	Ted Mondale (D)	Undecided
Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll/>Template:Efn-ua	February 20–22, 1998	827 (RV)	± 3.5%	26%	37%	37%

Debate

1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election debates

Template:Abbr	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Reform	Republican	Democratic
Key: Template:Colors Participant  Template:Colors Absent  Template:Colors Not invited  Template:Colors Invited Template:Color box Withdrawn					scope="col" style="background:Template:Party color"|	scope="col" style="background:Template:Party color"|	scope="col" style="background:Template:Party color"|
					Jesse Ventura	Norm Coleman	Skip Humphrey
1	Oct. 1, 1998	League of Women Voters	Judy Duffy	C-SPAN	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2	Oct. 16, 1998	League of Women Voters	Catherine Severin	C-SPAN	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
3	Oct. 24, 1998	KARE (TV), KMSP-TV, KSTP-TV & KTCA	Ken Stone	Twin Cities PBS	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
4	Oct. 30, 1998	Insight News, KMOJ, KTCA-TV, MPR & Star Tribune	Karen Louise Boothe Lori Sturdevant	C-SPAN	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes

Results breakdown

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County	Coleman	Votes	Humphrey	Votes	Ventura	Votes	Others	Votes
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Aitkin	31.6%	2,447	30.3%	2,347	37.4%	2,897	0.6%	47
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Anoka	29.3%	37,111	19.7%	24,975	50.7%	64,100	0.3%	363
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Becker	41.4%	5,030	35.7%	4,349	22.4%	2,721	0.5%	62
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Beltrami	39.8%	5,872	35.9%	5,289	23.0%	3,387	1.3%	195
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Benton	33.2%	4,388	20.8%	2,750	45.6%	6,027	0.4%	47
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Big Stone	31.9%	912	40.0%	1,144	27.5%	786	0.5%	15
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Blue Earth	30.9%	7,031	24.9%	5,666	43.8%	9,973	0.6%	111
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Brown	45.2%	5,150	21.2%	2,417	33.3%	3,794	0.4%	44
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Carlton	31.0%	3,929	42.9%	5,439	25.5%	3,226	0.6%	70
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Carver	39.9%	11,479	16.1%	4,621	43.8%	12,606	0.3%	88
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Cass	42.0%	4,781	28.9%	3,288	28.7%	3,268	0.5%	55
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Chippewa	28.3%	1,721	34.0%	2,064	37.4%	2,271	0.3%	19
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Chisago	28.0%	5,376	18.9%	3,621	52.8%	10,138	0.4%	71
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Clay	34.7%	6,200	43.5%	7,766	21.8%	3,797	0.5%	91
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Clearwater	44.8%	1,439	35.0%	1,124	19.5%	625	0.7%	24
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Cook	38.6%	1,010	39.6%	1,046	18.0%	474	3.8%	100
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Cottonwood	39.6%	2,420	30.8%	1,884	29.2%	1,788	0.5%	29
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Crow Wing	39.7%	9,559	26.0%	6,257	33.9%	8,162	0.4%	104
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Dakota	37.3%	56,242	22.0%	33,253	40.4%	60,909	0.3%	484
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Dodge	37.4%	2,619	21.2%	1,484	41.0%	2,867	0.4%	27
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Douglas	42.1%	6,323	23.3%	3,503	34.3%	5,162	0.3%	41
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Faribault	34.2%	2,778	29.3%	2,382	36.0%	2,923	0.4%	34
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Fillmore	39.7%	3,359	33.4%	2,823	26.2%	2,219	0.7%	56
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Freeborn	39.5%	5,463	33.3%	4,605	26.9%	3,706	0.5%	65
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Goodhue	33.9%	6,786	22.7%	4,547	43.0%	8,610	0.5%	92
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Grant	30.6%	1,055	31.6%	1,089	37.5%	1,294	0.3%	10
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Hennepin	31.9%	155,311	30.2%	147,059	36.9%	179,954	1.0%	4,778
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Houston	48.8%	3,616	37.7%	2,797	12.0%	891	1.5%	111
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Hubbard	42.6%	3,697	30.1%	2,609	26.7%	2,317	0.7%	57
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Isanti	27.3%	3,719	19.6%	2,665	52.9%	7,209	0.3%	36
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Itasca	37.8%	7,181	41.6%	7,911	19.8%	3,768	0.8%	143
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Jackson	34.9%	1,796	33.5%	1,728	31.1%	1,605	0.5%	24
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Kanabec	29.0%	1,895	21.1%	1,374	49.6%	3,238	0.3%	17
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Kandiyohi	34.5%	6,287	29.3%	5,337	35.9%	6,530	0.2%	45
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Kittson	32.2%	757	50.3%	1,185	16.5%	389	1.0%	23
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Koochiching	46.4%	2,721	34.9%	2,347	18.1%	1,064	0.56%	31
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Lac Qui	27.6%	1,133	39.5%	1,621	32.4%	1,330	0.4%	16
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Lake	30.1%	1,766	42.2%	2,472	26.4%	1,545	1.3%	75
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|LOTW	41.5%	837	42.2%	852	14.3%	288	2.1%	41
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Le Sueur	30.4%	3,582	22.2%	2,614	47.1%	5,551	0.3%	35
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Lincoln	36.4%	1,129	36.7%	1,136	26.3%	815	0.6%	18
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Lyon	39.1%	4,043	28.7%	2,966	31.7%	3,277	0.6%	66
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|McLeod	30.9%	4,754	15.9%	2,449	52.8%	8,126	0.3%	50
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Mahnomen	41.8%	821	36.5%	716	20.7%	406	1.1%	21
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Marshall	40.5%	1,959	41.5%	2,008	17.2%	834	0.8%	38
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Martin	38.8%	3,676	26.7%	2,534	34.2%	3,243	0.2%	23
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Meeker	31.3%	3,320	19.7%	2,083	48.6%	5,153	0.4%	39
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Mille Lacs	31.0%	2,898	21.4%	1,998	47.2%	4,404	0.4%	39
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Morrison	40.6%	5,377	21.9%	2,899	37.0%	4,905	0.6%	78
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Mower	34.9%	5,529	39.3%	6,234	25.2%	3,990	0.7%	111
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Murray	38.7%	1,819	34.5%	1,620	26.2%	1,233	0.6%	30
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Nicollet	33.2%	4,345	25.9%	3,384	40.3%	5,272	0.6%	78
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Nobles	39.0%	3,265	31.8%	2,664	28.7%	2,404	0.4%	34
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Norman	31.4%	1,024	49.7%	1,621	18.3%	596	0.6%	19
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Olmsted	42.7%	19,480	26.8%	12,205	30.1%	13,710	0.4%	199
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Otter Tail	45.0%	10,785	29.1%	6,982	25.3%	6,069	0.5%	116
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Pennington	38.8%	2,226	39.3%	2,253	21.4%	1,226	0.6%	35
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Pine	26.9%	2,869	25.6%	2,730	47.1%	5,027	0.4%	48
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Pipestone	46.8%	2,127	35.7%	1,621	16.6%	752	0.9%	43
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Polk	40.7%	2,347	43.5%	4,462	15.5%	1,699	0.4%	44
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Pope	33.6%	1,954	32.9%	1,738	36.1%	2,099	0.3%	17
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Ramsey	32.4%	69,240	32.1%	68,619	34.6%	73,993	0.8%	1,714
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|Red Lake	39.6%	842	43.3%	920	16.0%	339	1.1%	24
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Redwood	42.8%	3,140	22.5%	1,654	34.5%	2,533	0.2%	17
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Renville	30.7%	2,514	25.4%	2,079	43.7%	3,583	0.3%	24
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Rice	29.7%	6,732	28.5%	6,518	41.3%	9,444	0.7%	170
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Rock	47.7%	1,832	36.1%	1,384	15.5%	596	0.7%	25
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Roseau	49.8%	2,975	31.2%	1,863	18.1%	1,081	1.0%	57
align="center" Template:Party shading/Democratic|St. Louis	28.1%	24,439	47.3%	41,208	23.8%	20,682	0.8%	17
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Scott	34.9%	12,075	16.7%	5,787	48.1%	16,612	0.3%	97
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Sherburne	32.1%	8,139	16.4%	4,163	51.2%	13,004	0.3%	73
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Sibley	32.1%	2,261	17.9%	1,262	49.7%	3,497	0.3%	24
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Stearns	38.5%	20,731	21.7%	11,696	39.2%	21,116	0.6%	320
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Steele	38.5%	5,399	21.6%	3,022	39.7%	5,559	0.3%	37
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Stevens	40.7%	2,052	29.9%	1,507	28.9%	1,455	0.5%	25
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Swift	26.7%	1,410	35.1%	1,852	38.0%	2,006	0.2%	11
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Todd	39.3%	4,293	22.4%	2,426	37.9%	4,146	0.5%	60
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Traverse	34.2%	733	33.7%	721	31.5%	674	0.7%	14
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Wabasha	35.8%	3,363	23.6%	2,221	40.2%	3,776	0.4%	41
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Wadena	43.1%	2,563	25.9%	1,537	30.3%	1,782	1.1%	63
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Waseca	35.8%	3,064	22.3%	1,904	41.4%	3,543	0.5%	42
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Washington	35.8%	32,565	22.2%	20,205	41.7%	37,910	0.3%	300
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Watonwan	33.4%	1,711	27.9%	1,429	38.3%	1,965	0.4%	19
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Wilkin	43.2%	1,181	32.6%	892	23.4%	639	0.8%	22
align="center" Template:Party shading/Republican|Winona	42.9%	7,856	33.7%	6,176	22.1%	4,039	1.3%	235
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Wright	32.1%	11,957	16.2%	6,027	51.4%	19,124	0.3%	106
align="center" Template:Party shading/Reform|Yellow Medicine	29.8%	1,628	33.7%	1,838	36.0%	1,966	0.5%	25
Totals	34.29%	717,350	28.09%	587,528	36.99%	773,713	0.63%	13,175

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