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1978 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election
Minnesota · 7 candidates
Rudolph E. BoschwitzRepublicanWINNER56.57%
894,092 votes
Wendell AndersonDemocratic40.39%
638,375 votes
Sal CarloneAmerican1.47%
23,261 votes
William PetersonSocialist Workers0.62%
9,856 votes
Brian John CoylePublic Interest Independent0.51%
8,083 votes
Jean T. BrustWorkers0.25%
3,891 votes
Leonard RichardsLibertarian0.19%
2,992 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).