1978 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1978 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Al Quie won the 1978 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Al Quie received 830,019 popular votes (52.35%). The main challenger was Rudy Perpich (45.3%).

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Quie +7.1 pts · won by 111,775 votes
Al QuieRepublicanWINNER52.35%
830,019 votes
718,244 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.