Minnesota Total Vote Turnout '88-'84
Voting Age Pop. Registered Voting
1998 3,483,000 3,000,412 2,105,343 70.1685%
1994 2,857,463 1,794,618 62.8046%
142,949 310,725 7.3639% Total Vote
2,105,343
Minn. Gov. 98 Coleman (R) Humphrey (D) Lyons (SWP) Ventura (Ref) Germann (Lib) Wright (Grp) Fiske (Swp) McCloney (TPC) Pentel (GPM) Write-ins Governor 1998
717,350 587,528 6,701 773,713 1,932 1,727 787 919 7,034 776 2,098,467 (6,876)
34.1845% 27.9980% 0.3193% 36.8704% 0.0921% 0.0823% 0.0375% 0.0438% 0.3352% 0.0370% 793,589
Minn. Gov. 86 Carlson (R) Marty (D) Hillson (SWP) Shetterly (GRP) Olson (Lib) Davis (NRA) Write-in Total Vote Governor 1994 332,877
1,094,165 589,344 3,022 20,785 15,467 4,611 38,196 1,794,618 1,765,590 29,028
61.9716% 33.3794% 0.1712% 1.1772% 0.8760% 0.2612% 2.1634% 82,081
Difference (376,815) (1,816) 3,679 752,928 (13,535) (2,884) (37,409)
Minn. Senate 90 Boshwitz (R) Wellstone (D) Bentley (GRP) Write-in Senate 1990
864,375 911,999 29,820 1,851 1,808,045
47.8072% 50.4412% 1.6493% 0.1024% Ind. Total 31,671
Minn. Senate 94 Grams (R) Wynia (D) Sjostrom (GRP) Himelgrin (SWP) Johnson (NLP) Barkley (IP) Write-in Senate 1994 35,116
869,653 781,860 15,920 2,428 5,054 95,400 2,614 1,772,929
49.0518% 44.0999% 0.8979% 0.1369% 0.2851% 5.3809% 0.1474% 121,416
(5,278) 130,139 13,900 (577) (5,054) (95,400) (2,614)
Minn. SoS 98 Kiffmeyer (R) Garcia (D) Shilepsky (Ref) Iverson (Lib) Write-in Sec of St 1998
928,576 818,236 192,997 44,663 1,742 1,986,214 (119,129)
46.7511% 41.1958% 9.7168% 2.2486% 0.0877% 239,402
Minn. SoS 94 Kimbler (R) Growe (D) Wilkinson (GRP) Write-in Sec of St 1994 255,202
636,676 1,038,455 54,009 1,872 0 0 0 1,731,012
36.7806% 59.9912% 3.1201% 0.1081% 0.0000% 0.0000% 0.0000% 55,881
Difference 291,900 (220,219) 138,988 42,791 1,742 (0) (0)
Minn. Auditor98 Judi Dutcher (R) Larson (D) Peschek (PM) Bob Odden (Lib) Becker (MTP) Write-in Auditor 1998
968,132 812,892 33,507 40,228 116,624 1,940 1,973,323 (132,020)
49.0610% 41.1941% 1.6980% 2.0386% 5.9100% 0.0983% Ind. Total 190,359
Minn. Auditor94 Dutcher (R) Moe (D) Anderson (GRP) Write-in Auditor 1994 284,373
836,626 768,630 80,811 2,883 0 0 0 1,688,950
49.5353% 45.5093% 4.7847% 0.1707% 0.0000% 0.0000% 0.0000% 83,694
131,506 44,262 (47,304) 37,345 116,624 1,940 (0)
Minn. Treas. 98 Knight (R) Johnson (D) Dunlop (RP) Berg (Lib) Berg (Lib) Treasurer 1998
792,117 887,597 235,271 37,855 2,354 1,955,194 (150,149)
40.5135% 45.3969% 12.0331% 1.9361% 0.1204% 275,480
Minn. Treas. 94 Olson (R) McGrath (D) Bonniwell (GRP) Write-in Treasurer 1994 290,483
759,255 779,658 84,486 41,312 0 0 0 1,664,711
45.6088% 46.8344% 5.0751% 2.4816% 0.0000% 0.0000% 0.0000% 125,798
Difference 32,862 107,939 150,785 (3,457) 2,354 (0) (0)
Minn. AG 1998 Weaver (R) Mike Hatch (D) Mangan (RP) Ruth Mason (Lib) Write-in Att. Gen 1998
880,203 960,558 116,504 49,162 1,757 2,008,184 (97,159)
43.8308% 47.8322% 5.8015% 2.4481% 0.0875% 167,423
Minn. AG 1994 Anderson (R) Humphrey (D) Admundson (GRP) Write-in Att. Gen 1994 283,689
488,753 1,115,285 69,776 50,681 0 0 0 1,724,495
28.3418% 64.6731% 4.0462% 2.9389% 0.0000% 0.0000% 0.0000% 120,457
Difference 391,450 (154,727) 46,728 (1,519) 1,757 (0) (0)
Minn. House1-98 Gutknecht (R) Beckman (DFL) Write-in Race Total
131,233 108,420 250 239,903
54.7025% 45.1933% 0.1042%
Minn. House1-94 Gutknecht (R) Hottinger (DFL) Write-in 26,685
D to R 117,613 95,328 277 213,218
55.1609% 44.7092% 0.1299%
13,620 13,092 (27)
Minn. House2-98 Duehring (R) Minge (DFL) Bentz (Ref) Write-in Race Total
99,490 148,933 12,319 385 0 261,127
38.1002% 57.0347% 4.7176% 0.1474% 0.0000%
Minn. House2-94 Revier (R) Minge (DFL) Bentz (IND) Write-in 41,342
98,881 114,289 6,535 80 219,785
44.9899% 52.0004% 2.9734% 0.0364%
609 34,644 5,784 305
Minn. House3-98 Ramstad (R) Leino (DFL) Schramm (MTP) Write-in Race Total
203,731 66,505 12,823 250 283,309
71.9112% 23.4744% 4.5262% 0.0882%
Minn. House3-94 Ramstad (IR) Olson (DFL) Write-in 46,778
173,223 62,211 1,097 236,531
73.2348% 26.3014% 0.4638%
30,508 4,294 11,726
Minn. House4-98 Newinski (R) Vento (D) Neitzel (Lib) Vacek (LMN) Wood (SWP) Schulstad (MTP) Write-in Race Total
95,388 128,726 2,866 5,839 2,264 4,524 139 239,746
39.7871% 53.6927% 1.1954% 2.4355% 0.9443% 1.8870% 0.0580%
Minn. House4-94 Newinski (R) Vento (D) Bacek (GRP) Write-in 29,116
88,344 115,638 6,211 437 210,630
41.9427% 54.9010% 2.9488% 0.2075%
7,044 13,088 (3,345) 5,402
Minn. House5-98 No Republican Sabo (D) Race Total
0 1 1
0.0000% 100.0000%
Minn. House5-86 No Republican Sabo (D) 0
0 1 1
0.0000% 100.0000%
0 0
Minn. House6-98 John Kline (R) Bill Luther(DFL) Johnson (Lib) Write-in Race Total
136,866 148,728 11,805 302 297,701
45.9743% 49.9589% 3.9654% 0.1014%
Minn. House6-94 Jude (R) Luther (D) Write-in 69,926
R to D 113,190 113,740 845 0 227,775
49.6938% 49.9352% 0.3710% 0.0000%
23,676 34,988 10,960 302
Minn. House7-98 Aleta Edin (R) Peterson (D) Write-in Race Total
66,562 169,907 473 236,942
28.0921% 71.7083% 0.1996%
Minn. House7-94 Omann (R) Peterson (D) Write-in 25,939
102,623 108,023 357 0 211,003
48.6358% 51.1950% 0.1692% 0.0000%
(36,061) 61,884 116 (0)
Minn. House8-98 Shuster (R) Oberstar (D) Stan Estes (Ref) Fuhol (Lib) Write-in Race Total
69,667 173,734 15,137 4,558 167 263,263
26.4629% 65.9926% 5.7498% 1.7313% 0.0634%
Minn. House8-94 Herwig (R) Oberstar (D) Write-in 29,992
79,818 153,161 292 0 233,271
34.2169% 65.6580% 0.1252% 0.0000%
(10,151) 20,573 14,845 4,558
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Minnesota Total House 1998
1998 802,937 944,954 55,673 11,334 2,431 4,524 139 0 House 1994 1,821,992
1994 773,692 762,391 15,614 517 0 0 0 0 1,552,214 269,778
29,245 182,563 40,059 10,817 2,431 4,524 139 0
Minn. House Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
1998 2 6 0 1 1 12.5000%
1994 2 6 0 1 1 12.5000%
0 0 0 0 0 0.0000%
Question Yes No
Minn. Amend. 2 Hunting and Fishing forever 1,570,720 77.2434% 462,749 2,033,469 0.33
Minn. Amend. 1 Dedicate Lottery to environment and natural resources until year 2025. 1,556,895 77.1641% 460,747 2,017,642 0.67
Minn. Amend. 3 Abolished elected State Treasurer in year 2004 1,087,789 55.9665% 855,853 1,943,642 1.00
Minnesota No. 1 issue in 1994, off-track betting 841,277 49.8068% 847,802 1,689,079 only 1
Legislature Republicans Democrats Unopposed Reps. Unopposed Dems. Total Unopposed
Minn. Senate 90 21 46 0 3 3 4.4776%
Minn. Senate 86 20 47 8 20 28 41.7910%
1 -1 -8 -17 -25 -37.3134%
Minn. Rep. 98 72 62 32 41 73 54.4776%
Minn. Rep. 94 63 71 9 2 11 8.2090%
9 -9 23 39 62 46.2687%

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