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1998 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1998 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Jesse Ventura won the 1998 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Jesse Ventura received 773,713 popular votes (36.99%). The main challenger was Norm Coleman (34.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Ventura and Coleman

Ventura +2.7 pts · won by 56,363 votes
Jesse VenturaReformWINNER36.99%
773,713 votes
Norm ColemanRepublican34.29%
717,350 votes
Skip HumphreyDemocratic28.09%
587,528 votes
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.