1990 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1990 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Arne Carlson won the 1990 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Arne Carlson received 895,988 popular votes (50.11%). The main challenger was Rudy Perpich (46.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Carlson and Perpich

Carlson +3.4 pts · won by 59,770 votes
895,988 votes
836,218 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.1% 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.