1990 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

Minnesota · 3 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election?

Paul David Wellstone won the 1990 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. Paul David Wellstone received 911,999 popular votes (50.44%). The main challenger was Rudy Boschwitz (47.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Wellstone and Boschwitz

Wellstone +2.6 pts · won by 47,624 votes

Paul David Wellstone DemocraticWINNER50.44%

911,999 votes

Rudy Boschwitz Republican47.81%

864,375 votes

Russell B. BentleyGrassroots1.65%

29,820 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.