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Election 1978 Results

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1978 Minnesota governor election

Albert H. Quie (Republican) beat Rudy Perpich (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1978, 52.3% to 45.3%, a margin of 7.0 points and 111,775 votes.

Minnesota changed party: in 1974 it went Democratic, for Wendell R. Anderson.

Republicans led in 65 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 22. The largest, Hennepin, cast 383,444 votes and went to the Republican by 3.6 points. The closest was Benton, where 28 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Albert H. Quie won Republican 830,019 52.3%
Rudy Perpich Democratic 718,244 45.3%
All other candidates 37,439 2.4%
Total1,585,702

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 181,032 47.2% 194,910 50.8% 7,502 383,444 R+3.6
Ramsey 80,555 45.4% 93,044 52.4% 3,986 177,585 R+7.0
St. Louis 62,968 66.8% 28,934 30.7% 2,296 94,198 D+36.1
Dakota 25,299 37.5% 41,203 61.0% 997 67,499 R+23.6
Anoka 32,097 52.3% 28,118 45.8% 1,129 61,344 D+6.5
Washington 14,970 36.1% 25,777 62.2% 686 41,433 R+26.1
Stearns 17,266 44.1% 20,122 51.4% 1,770 39,158 R+7.3
Olmsted 7,811 25.7% 22,189 73.1% 360 30,360 R+47.4
Wright 9,537 48.7% 9,606 49.0% 454 19,597 R+0.4
Otter Tail 7,435 38.3% 11,412 58.7% 582 19,429 R+20.5
Blue Earth 7,544 39.3% 11,339 59.1% 309 19,192 R+19.8
Itasca 10,481 57.8% 7,072 39.0% 569 18,122 D+18.8
Clay 7,537 44.4% 9,103 53.6% 347 16,987 R+9.2
Rice 6,240 36.8% 10,426 61.4% 308 16,974 R+24.7
Goodhue 5,172 31.0% 11,316 67.9% 186 16,674 R+36.8
Mower 6,497 39.2% 9,763 58.9% 326 16,586 R+19.7
Crow Wing 7,724 47.0% 7,851 47.7% 875 16,450 R+0.8
Winona 5,569 34.1% 10,305 63.2% 440 16,314 R+29.0
Scott 7,129 47.1% 7,689 50.8% 330 15,148 R+3.7
Freeborn 5,029 35.3% 9,012 63.2% 208 14,249 R+28.0
Kandiyohi 7,053 51.0% 6,419 46.4% 368 13,840 D+4.6
Carver 5,105 37.0% 8,371 60.7% 304 13,780 R+23.7
Polk 6,273 47.6% 6,598 50.0% 319 13,190 R+2.5
Morrison 6,643 52.3% 5,572 43.9% 479 12,694 D+8.4
Carlton 7,051 59.7% 4,452 37.7% 299 11,802 D+22.0
Douglas 4,459 39.2% 6,535 57.4% 383 11,377 R+18.2
Beltrami 5,221 46.2% 5,588 49.4% 496 11,305 R+3.2
Brown 3,851 34.5% 6,999 62.6% 327 11,177 R+28.2
Martin 3,700 33.5% 7,078 64.0% 277 11,055 R+30.6
Lyon 5,232 47.7% 5,434 49.6% 294 10,960 R+1.8
McLeod 4,391 40.1% 6,276 57.3% 280 10,947 R+17.2
Steele 3,227 29.9% 7,409 68.6% 161 10,797 R+38.7
Le Sueur 4,677 45.1% 5,468 52.8% 216 10,361 R+7.6
Nicollet 4,133 40.6% 5,893 57.9% 146 10,172 R+17.3
Sherburne 4,823 47.6% 5,040 49.7% 278 10,141 R+2.1
Becker 4,271 43.9% 5,173 53.2% 277 9,721 R+9.3
Fillmore 2,335 24.0% 7,252 74.6% 134 9,721 R+50.6
Todd 3,977 41.7% 5,072 53.2% 482 9,531 R+11.5
Cass 3,937 42.0% 4,873 52.0% 557 9,367 R+10.0
Chisago 4,284 47.4% 4,515 49.9% 244 9,043 R+2.6
Renville 3,898 43.2% 4,941 54.8% 181 9,020 R+11.6
Faribault 2,980 33.1% 5,899 65.4% 135 9,014 R+32.4
Benton 4,142 47.2% 4,114 46.8% 527 8,783 D+0.3
Meeker 3,672 43.6% 4,558 54.1% 188 8,418 R+10.5
Wabasha 2,270 28.4% 5,575 69.9% 134 7,979 R+41.4
Redwood 2,597 33.0% 5,077 64.5% 196 7,870 R+31.5
Isanti 3,829 48.7% 3,872 49.2% 167 7,868 R+0.5
Waseca 2,741 35.3% 4,896 63.1% 127 7,764 R+27.8
Nobles 3,657 47.6% 3,761 48.9% 268 7,686 R+1.4
Mille Lacs 3,833 50.0% 3,645 47.6% 186 7,664 D+2.5
Houston 2,053 27.0% 5,433 71.4% 125 7,611 R+44.4
Pine 3,709 50.3% 3,366 45.7% 293 7,368 D+4.7
Chippewa 3,407 49.5% 3,327 48.3% 148 6,882 D+1.2
Sibley 2,586 38.2% 4,006 59.2% 174 6,766 R+21.0
Cottonwood 2,396 36.5% 4,044 61.5% 132 6,572 R+25.1
Yellow Medicine 3,030 46.5% 3,312 50.9% 171 6,513 R+4.3
Aitkin 3,355 52.9% 2,802 44.2% 180 6,337 D+8.7
Koochiching 3,634 57.5% 2,497 39.5% 194 6,325 D+18.0
Hubbard 2,530 40.2% 3,383 53.8% 379 6,292 R+13.6
Swift 3,271 54.3% 2,629 43.7% 120 6,020 D+10.7
Dodge 1,502 25.1% 4,403 73.6% 75 5,980 R+48.5
Marshall 2,607 44.8% 3,081 52.9% 133 5,821 R+8.1
Watonwan 2,235 38.6% 3,457 59.6% 104 5,796 R+21.1
Lake 3,202 55.3% 2,400 41.4% 192 5,794 D+13.8
Wadena 2,263 39.5% 3,240 56.5% 228 5,731 R+17.0
Pennington 2,407 43.6% 2,972 53.8% 147 5,526 R+10.2
Pope 1,999 36.4% 3,232 58.9% 257 5,488 R+22.5
Pipestone 2,408 47.3% 2,504 49.2% 174 5,086 R+1.9
Lac Qui Parle 2,581 51.0% 2,346 46.3% 137 5,064 D+4.6
Murray 2,253 44.9% 2,620 52.3% 140 5,013 R+7.3
Roseau 2,333 46.8% 2,535 50.8% 120 4,988 R+4.0
Stevens 2,045 42.0% 2,712 55.7% 112 4,869 R+13.7
Jackson 2,424 52.5% 2,083 45.1% 108 4,615 D+7.4
Kanabec 2,049 45.9% 2,260 50.7% 151 4,460 R+4.7
Rock 1,882 42.8% 2,402 54.6% 114 4,398 R+11.8
Norman 2,042 48.0% 2,119 49.9% 89 4,250 R+1.8
Grant 1,800 47.4% 1,895 49.9% 101 3,796 R+2.5
Clearwater 1,864 50.7% 1,574 42.8% 242 3,680 D+7.9
Lincoln 1,770 49.3% 1,688 47.0% 132 3,590 D+2.3
Wilkin 1,679 46.9% 1,819 50.8% 84 3,582 R+3.9
Big Stone 1,799 52.6% 1,521 44.5% 100 3,420 D+8.1
Kittson 1,552 48.2% 1,592 49.5% 73 3,217 R+1.2
Traverse 1,281 49.4% 1,248 48.1% 64 2,593 D+1.3
Mahnomen 1,329 54.4% 1,023 41.8% 93 2,445 D+12.5
Red Lake 1,109 51.8% 924 43.2% 108 2,141 D+8.6
Cook 847 41.8% 1,117 55.1% 64 2,028 R+13.3
Lake Of The Woods 857 46.2% 907 48.9% 91 1,855 R+2.7

Counties as they stood in 1978; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Minnesota governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Tim Walz (D) D+7.7
2018 Tim Walz (D) D+11.4
2014 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.6
2010 Mark Dayton (D) D+0.4
2006 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+1.0
2002 Tim Pawlenty (R) R+7.9
1998 Jesse Ventura (other)
1994 Arne Carlson (R) R+29.2
1990 Arne Carlson (R) R+3.3
1986 Rudy Perpich (D) D+13.0
1982 Rudy Perpich (D) D+18.6
1978 Albert H. Quie (R) R+7.0
1974 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+33.4
1970 Wendell R. Anderson (D) D+8.5
1966 Harold Levander (R) R+5.6
1962 Karl F. Rolvaag (D) level
1960 Elmer L. Andersen (R) R+1.5
1958 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+14.4
1956 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+3.2
1954 Orville L. Freeman (D) D+5.9
1952 C. Elmer Anderson (R) R+11.3
1950 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+22.5
1948 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+8.1
1946 Luther W. Youngdahl (R) R+19.3
1944 Edward John Thye (R) R+23.8
1942 Harold Stassen (R) R+42.1
1940 Harold Stassen (R) R+40.9
1938 Harold Stassen (R) R+54.1
1936 Elmer Austin Benson (other)
1934 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1932 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1930 Floyd B. Olson (other)
1928 Theodore Christianson (R) R+33.6
1926 Theodore Christianson (R) R+51.1
1924 Theodore Christianson (R) R+42.8
1922 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+33.5
1920 J. A. O. Preus (R) R+42.7
1918 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+24.3
1916 J. A. A. Burnquist (R) R+39.1
1914 Winfield Scott Hammond (D) D+3.7
1912 Adolph Olson Eberhart (R) R+9.4
1910 Adolph O. Eberhart (R) R+20.5
1908 John Albert Johnson (D) D+8.0
1906 John A. Johnson (D) D+26.2
1904 John A. Johnson (D) D+2.6
1902 Samuel R. Van Sant (R) R+20.9
1900 Samuel Rinnah Van Sant (R) R+0.7
1898 John Lind (D) D+8.0
1896 David M. Clough (R) R+1.1
1894 Knute Nelson (R) R+31.9
1892 Knute Nelson (R) R+5.7
1890 William R. Merriam (R) R+0.9
1888 William R. Merriam (R) R+9.2
1886 Andrew R. McGill (R) R+1.1
1883 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+10.5
1881 Lucius F. Hubbard (R) R+26.4
1879 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.7
1877 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+17.9
1875 John S. Pillsbury (R) R+14.1
1873 Cushman K. Davis (R) R+7.1
1871 Horace Austin (R) R+21.2
1869 Horace Austin (R) R+3.7
1867 William R. Marshall (R) R+8.2
1865 William R. Marshall (R) R+11.2