United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 729 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
Closest results
Election 1984 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1984 US Senate election in Minnesota

Rudy Boschwitz (Republican) beat Joan Anderson Growe (Democrat) in Minnesota in 1984, 58.1% to 41.3%, a margin of 16.8 points and 347,082 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1978, when Rudolph E. Boschwitz also won.

Republicans led in 82 of the 87 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 5. The largest, Hennepin, cast 522,098 votes and went to the Republican by 13.2 points. The closest was Itasca, where 26 votes separated the two parties.

United States
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rudy Boschwitz won Republican 1,199,926 58.1%
Joan Anderson Growe Democratic 852,844 41.3%
All other candidates 13,373 0.6%
Total2,066,143

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Hennepin 224,959 43.1% 294,072 56.3% 3,067 522,098 R+13.2
Ramsey 112,808 48.6% 117,096 50.4% 2,413 232,317 R+1.8
St. Louis 65,386 58.8% 44,711 40.2% 1,015 111,112 D+18.6
Dakota 39,389 37.8% 64,021 61.5% 668 104,078 R+23.7
Anoka 42,031 43.1% 54,795 56.2% 619 97,445 R+13.1
Washington 23,329 40.4% 34,154 59.1% 309 57,792 R+18.7
Stearns 16,635 32.5% 34,076 66.7% 399 51,110 R+34.1
Olmsted 11,933 27.0% 31,735 71.9% 475 44,143 R+44.9
Wright 10,537 37.6% 17,355 61.9% 154 28,046 R+24.3
Blue Earth 9,808 37.1% 16,529 62.5% 112 26,449 R+25.4
Otter Tail 8,300 32.7% 16,930 66.8% 133 25,363 R+34.0
Scott 7,724 34.8% 14,372 64.8% 96 22,192 R+30.0
Clay 8,110 36.6% 13,918 62.9% 115 22,143 R+26.2
Rice 8,641 40.5% 12,502 58.6% 193 21,336 R+18.1
Winona 7,341 34.5% 13,759 64.6% 205 21,305 R+30.1
Itasca 10,595 49.8% 10,569 49.7% 114 21,278 D+0.1
Mower 10,405 50.4% 10,141 49.1% 89 20,635 D+1.3
Crow Wing 7,863 38.4% 12,534 61.2% 81 20,478 R+22.8
Goodhue 6,868 34.3% 13,085 65.3% 73 20,026 R+31.0
Carver 5,547 29.1% 13,409 70.4% 88 19,044 R+41.3
Kandiyohi 7,466 41.7% 10,333 57.7% 111 17,910 R+16.0
Freeborn 7,419 42.9% 9,732 56.2% 152 17,303 R+13.4
Polk 6,196 38.6% 9,775 60.9% 89 16,060 R+22.3
Beltrami 6,708 44.7% 8,203 54.6% 102 15,013 R+10.0
Douglas 4,885 33.5% 9,661 66.2% 46 14,592 R+32.7
Carlton 8,163 56.2% 6,294 43.3% 63 14,520 D+12.9
Steele 3,918 28.1% 9,978 71.6% 47 13,943 R+43.5
Morrison 4,950 35.5% 8,886 63.8% 94 13,930 R+28.3
Sherburne 5,172 37.4% 8,561 61.9% 88 13,821 R+24.5
McLeod 3,851 28.4% 9,581 70.7% 111 13,543 R+42.3
Nicollet 4,863 36.1% 8,551 63.5% 61 13,475 R+27.4
Becker 4,588 34.8% 8,481 64.4% 104 13,173 R+29.6
Chisago 5,614 42.9% 7,406 56.6% 55 13,075 R+13.7
Brown 3,633 27.8% 9,361 71.7% 58 13,052 R+43.9
Lyon 4,710 37.2% 7,882 62.3% 68 12,660 R+25.1
Martin 3,795 31.5% 8,221 68.2% 34 12,050 R+36.7
Benton 4,022 34.0% 7,726 65.3% 80 11,828 R+31.3
Todd 4,042 35.2% 7,406 64.4% 48 11,496 R+29.3
Cass 4,244 37.7% 6,963 61.9% 44 11,251 R+24.2
Le Sueur 4,054 36.1% 7,116 63.4% 55 11,225 R+27.3
Isanti 4,548 41.6% 6,318 57.8% 57 10,923 R+16.2
Fillmore 3,278 30.5% 7,421 69.1% 36 10,735 R+38.6
Pine 4,456 45.5% 5,295 54.1% 43 9,794 R+8.6
Faribault 3,147 32.3% 6,566 67.3% 39 9,752 R+35.1
Meeker 3,255 33.4% 6,449 66.1% 48 9,752 R+32.8
Nobles 3,707 38.4% 5,896 61.0% 55 9,658 R+22.7
Renville 3,400 35.2% 6,202 64.2% 55 9,657 R+29.0
Wabasha 2,973 31.9% 6,286 67.5% 53 9,312 R+35.6
Houston 2,391 26.1% 6,717 73.2% 68 9,176 R+47.1
Waseca 2,743 30.1% 6,328 69.5% 36 9,107 R+39.4
Redwood 2,369 26.2% 6,604 73.1% 62 9,035 R+46.9
Mille Lacs 3,357 39.4% 5,123 60.1% 47 8,527 R+20.7
Koochiching 3,723 47.7% 4,043 51.8% 33 7,799 R+4.1
Hubbard 2,515 33.6% 4,932 65.9% 36 7,483 R+32.3
Sibley 2,132 28.5% 5,296 70.9% 45 7,473 R+42.3
Aitkin 3,382 45.6% 4,008 54.0% 34 7,424 R+8.4
Cottonwood 2,611 35.4% 4,748 64.3% 24 7,383 R+28.9
Dodge 2,025 28.0% 5,180 71.6% 34 7,239 R+43.6
Chippewa 2,648 37.1% 4,458 62.4% 41 7,147 R+25.3
Yellow Medicine 2,657 38.4% 4,222 61.0% 41 6,920 R+22.6
Wadena 2,172 32.0% 4,589 67.6% 23 6,784 R+35.6
Jackson 2,741 41.5% 3,842 58.2% 24 6,607 R+16.7
Pennington 2,423 37.1% 4,066 62.3% 37 6,526 R+25.2
Lake 3,772 57.9% 2,699 41.5% 39 6,510 D+16.5
Swift 3,143 48.4% 3,329 51.3% 23 6,495 R+2.9
Marshall 2,309 36.7% 3,950 62.9% 25 6,284 R+26.1
Watonwan 1,920 32.4% 3,985 67.3% 19 5,924 R+34.9
Pope 2,335 39.7% 3,537 60.1% 13 5,885 R+20.4
Roseau 1,977 33.6% 3,873 65.9% 27 5,877 R+32.3
Stevens 2,118 36.9% 3,608 62.8% 17 5,743 R+25.9
Kanabec 2,503 43.8% 3,191 55.9% 16 5,710 R+12.0
Murray 2,091 37.6% 3,440 61.9% 24 5,555 R+24.3
Lac Qui Parle 2,346 42.7% 3,121 56.8% 28 5,495 R+14.1
Pipestone 1,860 33.9% 3,591 65.4% 38 5,489 R+31.5
Rock 1,551 30.1% 3,584 69.5% 25 5,160 R+39.4
Norman 1,768 39.9% 2,652 59.9% 6 4,426 R+20.0
Clearwater 1,710 42.6% 2,279 56.7% 28 4,017 R+14.2
Grant 1,593 39.7% 2,407 60.0% 14 4,014 R+20.3
Big Stone 1,735 45.0% 2,107 54.7% 12 3,854 R+9.7
Wilkin 1,113 29.2% 2,683 70.4% 16 3,812 R+41.2
Lincoln 1,532 40.3% 2,248 59.2% 17 3,797 R+18.9
Kittson 1,412 41.9% 1,946 57.7% 14 3,372 R+15.8
Traverse 1,076 39.0% 1,671 60.5% 15 2,762 R+21.5
Mahnomen 1,104 41.9% 1,510 57.3% 22 2,636 R+15.4
Red Lake 1,014 40.6% 1,471 58.9% 13 2,498 R+18.3
Cook 983 41.7% 1,365 57.9% 9 2,357 R+16.2
Lake Of The Woods 724 37.2% 1,210 62.1% 14 1,948 R+24.9

Counties as they stood in 1984; 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 Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+15.7
2020 Tina Smith (D) D+5.2
2018 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+24.1
2014 Al Franken (D) D+10.2
2012 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+34.7
2008 Al Franken (D) level
2006 Amy Klobuchar (D) D+20.1
2002 Norm Coleman (R) R+2.2
2000 Mark Dayton (D) D+5.5
1996 Paul Wellstone (D) D+9.0
1994 Rod Grams (R) R+5.0
1990 Paul David Wellstone (D) D+2.6
1988 David Durenberger (R) R+15.3
1984 Rudy Boschwitz (R) R+16.8
1982 Dave Durenberger (R) R+6.0
1978 Rudolph E. Boschwitz (R) R+16.2
1976 Hubert H. Humphrey (D) D+42.5
1972 Walter Mondale (D) D+13.8
1970 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+16.1
1966 Walter Mondale (D) D+8.7
1964 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+21.1
1960 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+15.3
1958 Eugene McCarthy (D) D+6.3
1954 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+14.3
1952 Edward J. Thye (R) R+14.1
1948 Hubert Humphrey (D) D+20.3
1946 Edward J. Thye (R) R+19.1
1942 Joseph H. Ball (R) R+36.6
1940 Henrik Shipstead (R) R+32.4
1936 Ernest Lundeen (other)
1934 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1930 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+1.5
1928 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1924 Thomas D. Schall (R) R+40.0
1922 Henrik Shipstead (other)
1918 Knute Nelson (R) R+60.0
1916 Frank Kellogg (R) R+17.7