1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1957
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1978 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1978
Next Election:	1986 Minnesota gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1986
Election Date:	November 2, 1982
Image1:	File:Rudy Perpich (cropped).jpg
Nominee1:	Rudy Perpich
Running Mate1:	Marlene Johnson
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:	1,049,104
Percentage1:	58.76%
Nominee2:	Wheelock Whitney, Jr.
Running Mate2:	Lauris Krenik
Party2:	Independent-Republican Party
Popular Vote2:	711,796
Percentage2:	39.86%
Map Size:	280px
Governor
Before Election:	Al Quie
Before Party:	Independent-Republican Party
After Election:	Rudy Perpich
After Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party

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.

Independent-Republican primary

Candidates

• Harold Stassen, former Governor of Minnesota (193943), president of the University of Pennsylvania, and perennial candidate
  • Running mate: Rollin Crawford, former mayor of West St. Paul
• Lou Wangberg, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota since 1979
  • Running mate: James Lindau, mayor of Bloomington
• Wheelock Whitney Jr., investment banker, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1964, and former mayor of Wayzata
  • Running mate: Lauris Krenik, Madison Lake farmer and Regent of the University of Minnesota

Results

DFL primary

Candidates

• Rudy Perpich, former Governor of Minnesota (197579)
  • Running mate: Marlene Johnson, St. Paul advertising and public relations executive
• Ellsworth W. Peterson, Tonka Bay aircraft mechanic
  • Running mate: Christine Peterson, Bloomington waitress and daughter of Ellsworth Peterson
• Warren Spannaus, former Attorney General of Minnesota
  • Running mate: Carl M. Johnson, state representative from St. Peter

Results

General election

Candidates

• Franklin Haws, St. Anthony physician and candidate for U.S. House in 1976 (Libertarian)
  • Running mate: Charles W. Bates, systems analyst for General Mills from Plymouth
• Tom McDonald, perennial candidate from Minneapolis (Honest Government 87)
  • Running mate: Earl Dettman, Minneapolis truck driver and perennial candidate
• Rudy Perpich, former Governor of Minnesota (197579) (DFL)
  • Running mate: Marlene Johnson, St. Paul advertising and public relations executive
• Kathy Wheeler, unemployed iron miner (Socialist Workers)
  • Running mate: Carole Lesnick, member of the United Paper Workers union from Minneapolis
• Wheelock Whitney Jr., investment banker, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1964, and former mayor of Wayzata (Independent-Republican)
  • Running mate: Lauris Krenik, Madison Lake farmer and Regent of the University of Minnesota

The Wheeler-Lesnick ticket was the first all-woman gubernatorial ticket in Minnesota history.

Results

External links

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