The 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic nominee Joan Growe.
Boschwitz's victory coincided with President Ronald Reagan's nationwide landslide in the concurrent presidential election in which he defeated Walter Mondale, a Minnesota native (Mondale narrowly won the state). This election was the only time since 1930 in which the incumbent Republican senator was reelected to this seat.
Republican primary Candidates John Barcelona Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent senator since 1978 (Republican) Carlan Lesch Results
Democratic primary Candidates Donald Black Sal Carlone, American Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 1978 Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota Harris H. Herman Kent S. Herschbach, Mendota Heights truck driver, Lyndon LaRouche supporter, and perennial candidate Clarence J. Lagermaier Robert W. Mattson Jr., Minnesota State Treasurer Ole Savior, perennial candidate William Touhy Heine
Results
General election Candidates Rudy Boschwitz, incumbent senator since 1978 (Republican) Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) Joan Growe, Secretary of State of Minnesota (Democratic) Jeffrey M. Miller (New Union) Richard Putman (Libertarian) Results
See also 1984 United States Senate elections
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