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 Rudolph Ely Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 1978 until 1991. Boschwitz is a member of the Republican Party. He was born in Berlin to a Jewish ...
defeated Democratic challenger Joan Growe. Boschwitz's victory coincided with President
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's nationwide landslide in the concurrent
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in which he defeated
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, a Minnesota native, despite Mondale narrowly winning the state.


Major Candidates


Democratic

Joan Growe,
Secretary of State of Minnesota The secretary of state of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of government of the U.S. State of Minnesota. Twenty-two individuals have held the office of secretary of state since statehood. The incumbent is Steve Simon, ...


Republican

Rudy Boschwitz Rudolph Ely Boschwitz (born November 7, 1930) is an American politician and businessman who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 1978 until 1991. Boschwitz is a member of the Republican Party. He was born in Berlin to a Jewish ...
, incumbent Senator since 1978


Results


See also

* 1984 United States Senate elections


References

{{United States elections, 1984 1984 Minnesota elections
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
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