1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election
	County results ; Quie: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Perpich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Rudy Perpich; Democratic (DFL)	Elected Governor ; Al Quie; Ind.-Republican

The 1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 1978. Independent-Republican Party candidate Al Quie defeated Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party incumbent Rudy Perpich. Robert W. Johnson unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary edit

The Democratic primary had two major candidates.^[1]

Rudy Perpich, incumbent governor, 80.04%.

Alice Tripp, farmers activist, 19.96%.

1978 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Ind.-Republican	Al Quie	830,019	52.35%	+22.99%
	Democratic (DFL)	Rudy Perpich (incumbent)	718,244	45.30%	-17.51%
	American	Richard Pedersen	21,058	1.33%	n/a
	Socialist Workers	Jill Lakowske	6,287	0.40%	-0.34%
	Honest Government 87	Tom McDonald	4,254	0.27%	n/a
	Libertarian	Robin E. Miller	3,689	0.23%	+0.06%
	Savings Account	Edwin Pommerening	2,043	0.13%	n/a
Majority			111,775	7.05%
Turnout			1,585,594
	Ind.-Republican gain from Democratic (DFL)		Swing

^ Libraries, University of Minnesota. "Minnesota Historical Election Archive". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

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