| Election Name: | 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1983 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1982 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1986 |
| Next Election: | 1990 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
| Image1: | File:Rudy Perpich (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rudy Perpich |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Running Mate1: | Marlene Johnson |
| Popular Vote1: | 790,138 |
| Percentage1: | 56.1% |
| Map Size: | 280px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Rudy Perpich |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Rudy Perpich |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Nominee2: | Cal Ludeman |
| Running Mate2: | Dennis W. Schulstad |
| Party2: | Independent-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 606,755 |
| Percentage2: | 43.1% |
The 1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1986. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Cal Ludeman. George Latimer unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.
Democrats would not win another gubernatorial election in the state until 2010.
The Mooney-Gerads ticket was the first all-woman gubernatorial ticket to run for a major party nomination in Minnesota history.