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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, Jr. Warren Spannaus unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while Lou Wangberg and Harold Stassen unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination. Perpich became the first candidate to receive over a million votes in a gubernatorial election in Minnesota.

Results

1982 Gubernatorial Election, Minnesota
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Rudy Perpich 1,049,104 58.76% +13.46%
Ind.-Republican Wheelock Whitney, Jr. 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
Democratic (DFL) gain from Ind.-Republican Swing


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