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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1982
November 2, 1982
Nominee		Rudy Perpich	Wheelock Whitney
Party		DFL	Indep.-Republican
Popular vote		1,049,104	711,796
Percentage		58.76%	39.86%
Incumbent Governor Al Quie Indep.-Republican Governor-elect Rudy Perpich DFL

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The 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Wheelock Whitney.

[edit] Results

1982 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	DFL	Rudy Perpich	1,049,104	58.76%	+13.46%
	Indep.-Republican	Wheelock Whitney	711,796	39.86%	-12.48%
	Socialist Workers	Kathy Wheeler	10,332	0.58%	+0.18%
	Honest Government 87	Tom McDonald	7,984	0.45%	+0.18%
	Libertarian	Franklin Haws	6,323	0.35%	+0.12%
Majority			337,308	18.89%
Turnout			1,785,539
	DFL gain from Indep.-Republican		Swing

[edit] External links

• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653
• http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657

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