1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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The 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic nominee Joan Growe.
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November 6, 1984
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 County results
Boschwitz: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Growe: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Boschwitz's victory coincided with President Ronald Reagan's nationwide landslide in the concurrent presidential election in which he defeated Walter Mondale, a Minnesota native (Mondale narrowly won the state). This election was the only time since 1930 in which the incumbent Republican senator was reelected to this seat.
Republican primary
Candidates
- John Barcelona
- Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent senator since 1978 (Republican)
- Carlan Lesch
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind.-Republican | Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) | 162,555 | 96.59% | |
| Ind.-Republican | John Barcelona | 3,277 | 1.95% | |
| Ind.-Republican | Carlan Lesch | 2,462 | 1.46% | |
| Total votes | 168,294 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Donald Black
- Sal Carlone, American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1978
- Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota
- Harris H. Herman
- Kent S. Herschbach, Mendota Heights truck driver, Lyndon LaRouche supporter, and perennial candidate
- Clarence J. Lagermaier
- Robert W. Mattson Jr., Minnesota State Treasurer
- Ole Savior, perennial candidate
- William Touhy Heine
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Joan Growe | 238,190 | 75.87% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Robert W. Mattson Jr. | 61,489 | 19.59% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Kent S. Herschbach | 2,591 | 0.83% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Donald Black | 2,376 | 0.76% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Clarence J. Lagermaier | 2,098 | 0.67% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | William Touhy Heine | 2,059 | 0.67% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Sal Carlone | 2,032 | 0.65% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Harris H. Herman | 1,660 | 0.53% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Ole Savior | 1,435 | 0.46% | |
| Total votes | 313,930 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent senator since 1978 (Republican)
- Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers)
- Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota (Democratic)
- Jeffrey M. Miller (New Union)
- Richard Putman (Libertarian)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind.-Republican | Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) | 1,199,926 | 58.08% | ||
| Democratic | Joan Growe | 852,844 | 41.28% | ||
| Socialist Workers | Eleanor Garcia | 5,351 | 0.26% | ||
| New Union Party | Jeffrey M. Miller | 4,653 | 0.23% | ||
| Libertarian | Richard Putman | 3,129 | 0.15% | ||
| Total votes | 2,065,903 | 100.00% | |||
| Ind.-Republican hold | |||||