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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.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Boschwitz won | Republican | 1,199,926 | 58.1% |
| Joan Anderson Growe | Democratic | 852,844 | 41.3% |
| All other candidates | 13,373 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 2,066,143 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |