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Election 1986 Results

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1986 Minnesota governor election

Rudy Perpich (Democrat) beat Cal Ludeman (Republican) in Minnesota in 1986, 56.1% to 43.1%, a margin of 13.0 points and 183,383 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Rudy Perpich also won.

Democrats led in 61 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 26. The largest, Hennepin, cast 312,595 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.8 points. The closest was Fillmore, where 2 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
Rudy Perpich won Democratic 790,138 56.1%
Cal Ludeman Republican 606,755 43.1%
All other candidates 11,211 0.8%
Total1,408,104

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 176,352 56.4% 130,198 41.7% 6,045 312,595 D+14.8
Ramsey 85,003 58.9% 56,532 39.2% 2,705 144,240 D+19.7
St. Louis 63,513 80.4% 14,840 18.8% 613 78,966 D+61.6
Dakota 34,084 51.0% 31,781 47.5% 1,022 66,887 D+3.4
Anoka 37,103 59.4% 24,125 38.6% 1,219 62,447 D+20.8
Washington 19,672 51.2% 18,056 47.0% 699 38,427 D+4.2
Stearns 18,231 48.3% 18,987 50.3% 518 37,736 R+2.0
Olmsted 13,553 49.2% 13,746 50.0% 220 27,519 R+0.7
Wright 10,659 53.6% 8,887 44.7% 330 19,876 D+8.9
Otter Tail 8,692 44.4% 10,767 55.0% 126 19,585 R+10.6
Blue Earth 9,231 52.3% 8,275 46.9% 130 17,636 D+5.4
Crow Wing 8,335 49.2% 8,525 50.4% 67 16,927 R+1.1
Scott 9,099 54.3% 7,299 43.6% 350 16,748 D+10.7
Itasca 11,387 68.2% 5,180 31.0% 121 16,688 D+37.2
Mower 9,184 58.7% 6,203 39.6% 268 15,655 D+19.0
Rice 8,534 55.9% 6,501 42.6% 224 15,259 D+13.3
Clay 8,255 55.9% 6,432 43.6% 71 14,758 D+12.4
Kandiyohi 7,985 54.7% 6,517 44.6% 109 14,611 D+10.0
Goodhue 7,116 49.3% 7,163 49.7% 141 14,420 R+0.3
Winona 8,012 55.7% 6,184 43.0% 188 14,384 D+12.7
Carver 6,280 45.9% 7,160 52.4% 228 13,668 R+6.4
Polk 7,169 58.1% 5,125 41.5% 49 12,343 D+16.6
Morrison 6,633 56.4% 5,014 42.7% 109 11,756 D+13.8
Beltrami 6,841 58.4% 4,779 40.8% 88 11,708 D+17.6
Freeborn 6,271 54.7% 5,151 44.9% 51 11,473 D+9.8
Douglas 5,054 44.8% 6,166 54.7% 51 11,271 R+9.9
McLeod 4,396 42.8% 5,684 55.3% 193 10,273 R+12.5
Becker 4,899 48.4% 5,155 50.9% 71 10,125 R+2.5
Chisago 5,630 56.0% 4,217 41.9% 213 10,060 D+14.0
Lyon 3,729 37.1% 6,243 62.2% 67 10,039 R+25.0
Sherburne 5,461 55.4% 4,289 43.5% 114 9,864 D+11.9
Cass 4,947 51.1% 4,619 47.7% 115 9,681 D+3.4
Todd 4,792 49.8% 4,748 49.3% 87 9,627 D+0.5
Carlton 7,081 74.5% 2,381 25.0% 46 9,508 D+49.4
Benton 4,702 50.8% 4,420 47.7% 139 9,261 D+3.0
Martin 3,918 42.6% 5,249 57.0% 37 9,204 R+14.5
Brown 3,946 43.0% 5,173 56.4% 53 9,172 R+13.4
Le Sueur 5,064 55.2% 3,971 43.3% 131 9,166 D+11.9
Steele 3,886 44.1% 4,873 55.3% 57 8,816 R+11.2
Nicollet 4,487 51.2% 4,205 48.0% 73 8,765 D+3.2
Meeker 4,475 52.2% 3,979 46.4% 121 8,575 D+5.8
Isanti 4,900 59.4% 3,194 38.7% 156 8,250 D+20.7
Faribault 3,916 48.5% 4,120 51.1% 30 8,066 R+2.5
Renville 3,751 48.5% 3,909 50.6% 71 7,731 R+2.0
Pine 4,739 64.3% 2,568 34.8% 68 7,375 D+29.4
Fillmore 3,598 49.8% 3,596 49.8% 31 7,225 level
Nobles 3,705 51.6% 3,436 47.8% 45 7,186 D+3.7
Wabasha 3,538 50.2% 3,416 48.5% 95 7,049 D+1.7
Redwood 2,330 33.1% 4,678 66.4% 40 7,048 R+33.3
Yellow Medicine 4,101 59.5% 2,767 40.1% 26 6,894 D+19.4
Mille Lacs 3,953 58.2% 2,786 41.0% 48 6,787 D+17.2
Hubbard 3,199 47.1% 3,547 52.3% 40 6,786 R+5.1
Houston 3,750 58.4% 2,594 40.4% 77 6,421 D+18.0
Aitkin 3,678 58.7% 2,521 40.3% 62 6,261 D+18.5
Waseca 2,979 47.6% 3,240 51.7% 42 6,261 R+4.2
Sibley 2,695 43.1% 3,453 55.2% 111 6,259 R+12.1
Dodge 2,999 50.7% 2,860 48.4% 53 5,912 D+2.4
Roseau 3,534 60.2% 2,296 39.1% 37 5,867 D+21.1
Koochiching 4,064 70.4% 1,661 28.8% 49 5,774 D+41.6
Cottonwood 2,480 43.1% 3,242 56.4% 29 5,751 R+13.2
Wadena 2,414 43.8% 3,059 55.5% 36 5,509 R+11.7
Marshall 3,521 64.6% 1,885 34.6% 41 5,447 D+30.0
Pennington 3,355 61.7% 2,052 37.7% 32 5,439 D+24.0
Swift 3,133 62.1% 1,877 37.2% 34 5,044 D+24.9
Lake 3,980 79.0% 1,018 20.2% 42 5,040 D+58.8
Pope 2,654 52.7% 2,351 46.7% 34 5,039 D+6.0
Jackson 2,606 51.9% 2,371 47.3% 40 5,017 D+4.7
Murray 2,111 42.6% 2,804 56.6% 38 4,953 R+14.0
Chippewa 2,528 51.1% 2,407 48.6% 15 4,950 D+2.4
Watonwan 2,282 47.0% 2,551 52.6% 18 4,851 R+5.5
Rock 1,908 39.5% 2,893 59.9% 30 4,831 R+20.4
Kanabec 2,818 58.8% 1,906 39.8% 67 4,791 D+19.0
Lac Qui Parle 2,487 55.8% 1,958 43.9% 15 4,460 D+11.9
Pipestone 1,818 41.6% 2,529 57.9% 24 4,371 R+16.3
Stevens 2,263 53.5% 1,937 45.8% 33 4,233 D+7.7
Norman 2,246 57.6% 1,619 41.5% 35 3,900 D+16.1
Clearwater 2,231 59.3% 1,492 39.7% 38 3,761 D+19.6
Grant 1,879 53.6% 1,613 46.0% 12 3,504 D+7.6
Lincoln 1,243 40.1% 1,847 59.6% 9 3,099 R+19.5
Wilkin 1,557 51.1% 1,475 48.4% 15 3,047 D+2.7
Big Stone 1,696 58.0% 1,211 41.4% 18 2,925 D+16.6
Kittson 1,727 59.8% 1,144 39.6% 19 2,890 D+20.2
Mahnomen 1,445 58.9% 986 40.2% 22 2,453 D+18.7
Traverse 1,307 54.3% 1,084 45.0% 16 2,407 D+9.3
Red Lake 1,417 66.8% 685 32.3% 19 2,121 D+34.5
Cook 1,186 59.9% 780 39.4% 14 1,980 D+20.5
Lake Of The Woods 756 57.9% 538 41.2% 11 1,305 D+16.7

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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