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1982 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1982 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Rudy Perpich won the 1982 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Rudy Perpich received 1,049,104 popular votes (58.76%). The main challenger was Wheelock Whitney Jr. (39.86%).

See the full head-to-head between Perpich and Jr.

Perpich +18.9 pts · won by 337,308 votes
Rudy PerpichDemocraticWINNER58.76%
1,049,104 votes
Wheelock Whitney Jr.Republican39.86%
711,796 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% 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.