1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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Nominee Jesse Ventura Norm Coleman Skip Humphrey
Party Reform Republican Democratic (DFL)
Running mate Mae Schunk Gen Olson Roger Moe
Popular vote773,713717,350587,528
Percentage36.99%34.29%28.09%
1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Ventura:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Coleman:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Humphrey:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Other:     40–50%     60–70%
Tie:     30–40%     40–50%     50%     No votes
Governor before election

Arne Carlson
Republican

Elected Governor

Jesse Ventura
Reform

The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura, the former mayor of Brooklyn Park and a former professional wrestler, won office, defeating Republican St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman and DFL state attorney general Skip Humphrey. He succeeded Republican incumbent Arne Carlson. Ventura's victory as a third-party candidate was considered a historic major upset. [1]

Contents

To date, the election marks the only time a Reform Party candidate won a major government office. It also remains the last time a third-party candidate won any statewide election in Minnesota.

DFL primary

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Mark
Dayton		Mike
Freeman		Skip
Humphrey		Doug
Johnson		John
Marty		Ted
Mondale		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [3] [A] August 28–30, 1998317 (LV)± 5.6%23%10%38%4%–10%15%
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998326 (LV)± 5.5%10%13%32%4%3%12%26%
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998319 (LV)± 5.6%7%9%35%6%5%11%26%

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Skip Humphrey 182,562 36.95%
Democratic (DFL) Mike Freeman 93,71418.97%
Democratic (DFL) Doug Johnson 91,88818.60%
Democratic (DFL) Mark Dayton 88,07017.83%
Democratic (DFL) Ted Mondale 36,2377.33%
Democratic (DFL) Ole Savior1,5980.32%
Total votes494,069 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Norm Coleman was elected mayor of St. Paul in 1993 as a Democrat with almost 55% of the vote. In 1996, he switched parties to become a Republican after years of heat from his party. [7] He won re-election as mayor in the heavily Democratic city with almost 59% of the vote in 1997.

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Joanne
Benson		Dick
Borrell		Norm
Coleman		Bill
Dahn		Allen
Quist		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [3] [A] August 28–30, 1998317 (LV)± 5.8%––75%11%–14%
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998309 (LV)± 5.7%20%2%39%–13%26%
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998319 (LV)± 5.6%14%–37%–11%34%

Results

Coleman won the Republican nomination by winning the primary with token opposition. [8]

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Norm Coleman 127,957 91.32%
Republican Bill Dahn12,1678.68%
Total votes140,124 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Ventura ran unopposed in his party's primary. [9]

Campaign

Humphrey was seen as the initial favorite, having scored a $6 billion settlement with the tobacco industry in May of that year. [10] The DFL primary saw candidates mostly focusing on issues, rather than attacking Humphrey. Humphrey had lost the party's endorsement to Mike Freeman. The primary was nicknamed the "My Three Sons" campaign, owing to the political pedigree of three of the candidates, and Mark Dayton, heir to the Dayton fortune. [11] Humphrey was endorsed by the Star Tribune in the run up to November.

Coleman started as a strong challenger to Humphrey. Coleman received the Republican endorsement over more conservative candidates Allen Quist and Joanne Benson. Coleman ran as a social conservative, opposing abortion and gay marriage. He also campaigned on using the state's budget surplus to cut taxes, as well as expanding the state's school choice program to include school vouchers. [12]

Ventura spent around $300,000 and combined it with an aggressive grassroots campaign that featured a statewide bus tour, pioneered use of the Internet for political purposes, and aired quirky TV ads designed by Bill Hillsman, who forged the phrase "Don't vote for politics as usual." [13] Unable to afford many television ads, Ventura mainly focused on televised debates and public appearances, preaching his brand of libertarian politics. His speech at a parade in rural Minnesota during the summer attracted what organizers of the annual event described as one of its largest audiences. He ran on cutting taxes, reducing state government, and reducing public school classroom sizes to a 17 to 1 ratio. He also supported a public debate on the viability of legalized prostitution. [14]

Polling

A poll taken in June showed that Coleman would defeat any other Democratic candidate than Humphrey; Humphrey would defeat Coleman 44% to 34%. However, Ventura polled in the double digits. No other candidate in the Reform Party's brief history in Minnesota has received more than 5 percent of the votes in a statewide election. [15] Following the primary election in September, a poll on October 20 showed Humphrey leading 35% to Coleman (34%) and Ventura (21%). But the Star Tribune poll suggested that Ventura's surge with the voters had come mostly at Humphrey's expense. Since the primary, Humphrey's support among likely voters had dropped by 14 percentage points, while Coleman's had increased by 5 percentage points. [16]

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Norm
Coleman (R)		Skip
Humphrey (D)		Undecided
Market Solutions Group [17] [B] October 27–30, 19981,007 (A)± 3.0%27%30%35%8%
Mason-Dixon [18] [A] October 23–25, 1998816 (RV)± 3.5%23%33%34%10%
Market Solutions Group [17] [B] October 15–18, 1998806 (LV)± 3.5%21%34%35%10%
Mason-Dixon [19] [A] October 10–13, 1998825 (RV)± 3.5%15%31%44%10%
Mason-Dixon [3] [A] August 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%13%29%43%15%
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%7%30%46%17%
Hypothetical polling
Coleman vs. Humphrey
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Norm
Coleman (R)		Skip
Humphrey (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [18] [A] October 23–25, 1998816 (RV)± 3.5%42%41%17%
Mason-Dixon [17] October 10–13, 1998825 (LV)± 3.5%31%44%25%
Minnesota Star Tribune [17] September 16–20, 19981,009 (A)± 4.3%29%49%22%
Mason-Dixon [17] August 28–30, 1998812 (LV)± 3.5%29%43%28%
Minnesota Star Tribune [17] July 23–28, 19981,007 (LV)± 3.0%35%39%26%
Mason-Dixon [17] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (LV)± 3.5%30%46%24%
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%33%39%28%
Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Dayton
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Norm
Coleman (R)		Mark
Dayton (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [3] [A] August 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%12%34%35%19%
Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Freeman
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Norm
Coleman (R)		Mike
Freeman (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [3] [A] August 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%12%36%32%20%
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%13%30%39%18%
Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Johnson
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Norm
Coleman (R)		Doug
Johnson (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [3] [A] August 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%8%40%25%27%
Ventura vs. Coleman vs. Mondale
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Norm
Coleman (R)		Ted
Mondale (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [3] [A] August 28–30, 1998812 (RV)± 3.5%11%32%35%21%
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%11%36%37%16%
Ventura vs. Benson vs. Freeman
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Joanne
Benson (R)		Mike
Freeman (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%13%28%35%24%
Ventura vs. Benson vs. Humphrey
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Joanne
Benson (R)		Skip
Humphrey (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%10%20%55%15%
Ventura vs. Benson vs. Mondale
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Joanne
Benson (R)		Ted
Mondale (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%11%24%45%20%
Ventura vs. Quist vs. Freeman
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Allen
Quist (R)		Mike
Freeman (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%14%19%36%31%
Ventura vs. Quist vs. Humphrey
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Allen
Quist (R)		Skip
Humphrey (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%12%17%56%15%
Ventura vs. Quist vs. Mondale
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Jesse
Ventura (Rf)		Allen
Quist (R)		Ted
Mondale (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [4] [A] May 30 – June 1, 1998806 (RV)± 3.5%12%18%51%19%
Coleman vs. Freeman
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Norm
Coleman (R)		Mike
Freeman (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%36%29%35%
Coleman vs. Mondale
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Norm
Coleman (R)		Ted
Mondale (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%34%33%33%
Benson vs. Freeman
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Joanne
Benson (R)		Mike
Freeman (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%27%30%43%
Benson vs. Humphrey
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Joanne
Benson (R)		Skip
Humphrey (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%25%49%26%
Benson vs. Mondale
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Joanne
Benson (R)		Ted
Mondale (D)		Undecided
Mason-Dixon [5] [A] February 20–22, 1998827 (RV)± 3.5%26%37%37%

Debate

1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election debates
No.DateHostModeratorLink Reform Republican Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Jesse Ventura Norm Coleman Skip Humphrey
1Oct. 1, 1998 League of Women Voters Judy Duffy C-SPAN PPP
2Oct. 16, 1998 League of Women Voters Catherine Severin C-SPAN PPP
3Oct. 24, 1998 KARE (TV), KMSP-TV,
KSTP-TV & KTCA 		Ken Stone Twin Cities PBS PPP
4Oct. 30, 1998Insight News, KMOJ,
KTCA-TV, MPR & Star Tribune 		Karen Louise Boothe
Lori Sturdevant		 C-SPAN PPP

Results

1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election swing map by county.svg
1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election trend map by county.svg
1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Reform Jesse Ventura 773,713 36.99% New
Republican Norm Coleman 717,35034.29%−29.04%
Democratic (DFL) Skip Humphrey 587,52828.09%−6.02%
Green Ken Pentel7,0340.34%n/a
Libertarian Frank Germann1,9320.09%−0.80%
Grassroots Chris Wright 1,7270.08%−1.12%
People's Champion Fancy Ray McCloney 9190.04%n/a
Socialist Workers Thomas Fiske7870.04%−0.14%
Write-ins776n/a
Majority56,3632.69%
Turnout 2,091,76660%
Reform gain from Republican Swing

Results breakdown

By county: [20] [21]

CountyColemanVotesHumphreyVotesVenturaVotesOthersVotes
Aitkin 31.6%2,44730.3%2,34737.4%2,8970.6%47
Anoka 29.3%37,11119.7%24,97550.7%64,1000.3%363
Becker 41.4%5,03035.7%4,34922.4%2,7210.5%62
Beltrami 39.8%5,87235.9%5,28923.0%3,3871.3%195
Benton 33.2%4,38820.8%2,75045.6%6,0270.4%47
Big Stone 31.9%91240.0%1,14427.5%7860.5%15
Blue Earth 30.9%7,03124.9%5,66643.8%9,9730.6%111
Brown 45.2%5,15021.2%2,41733.3%3,7940.4%44
Carlton 31.0%3,92942.9%5,43925.5%3,2260.6%70
Carver 39.9%11,47916.1%4,62143.8%12,6060.3%88
Cass 42.0%4,78128.9%3,28828.7%3,2680.5%55
Chippewa 28.3%1,72134.0%2,06437.4%2,2710.3%19
Chisago 28.0%5,37618.9%3,62152.8%10,1380.4%71
Clay 34.7%6,20043.5%7,76621.8%3,7970.5%91
Clearwater 44.8%1,43935.0%1,12419.5%6250.7%24
Cook 38.6%1,01039.6%1,04618.0%4743.8%100
Cottonwood 39.6%2,42030.8%1,88429.2%1,7880.5%29
Crow Wing 39.7%9,55926.0%6,25733.9%8,1620.4%104
Dakota 37.3%56,24222.0%33,25340.4%60,9090.3%484
Dodge 37.4%2,61921.2%1,48441.0%2,8670.4%27
Douglas 42.1%6,32323.3%3,50334.3%5,1620.3%41
Faribault 34.2%2,77829.3%2,38236.0%2,9230.4%34
Fillmore 39.7%3,35933.4%2,82326.2%2,2190.7%56
Freeborn 39.5%5,46333.3%4,60526.9%3,7060.5%65
Goodhue 33.9%6,78622.7%4,54743.0%8,6100.5%92
Grant 30.6%1,05531.6%1,08937.5%1,2940.3%10
Hennepin 31.9%155,31130.2%147,05936.9%179,9541.0%4,778
Houston 48.8%3,61637.7%2,79712.0%8911.5%111
Hubbard 42.6%3,69730.1%2,60926.7%2,3170.7%57
Isanti 27.3%3,71919.6%2,66552.9%7,2090.3%36
Itasca 37.8%7,18141.6%7,91119.8%3,7680.8%143
Jackson 34.9%1,79633.5%1,72831.1%1,6050.5%24
Kanabec 29.0%1,89521.1%1,37449.6%3,2380.3%17
Kandiyohi 34.5%6,28729.3%5,33735.9%6,5300.2%45
Kittson 32.2%75750.3%1,18516.5%3891.0%23
Koochiching 46.4%2,72134.9%2,34718.1%1,0640.56%31
Lac Qui 27.6%1,13339.5%1,62132.4%1,3300.4%16
Lake 30.1%1,76642.2%2,47226.4%1,5451.3%75
LOTW 41.5%83742.2%85214.3%2882.1%41
Le Sueur 30.4%3,58222.2%2,61447.1%5,5510.3%35
Lincoln 36.4%1,12936.7%1,13626.3%8150.6%18
Lyon 39.1%4,04328.7%2,96631.7%3,2770.6%66
McLeod 30.9%4,75415.9%2,44952.8%8,1260.3%50
Mahnomen 41.8%82136.5%71620.7%4061.1%21
Marshall 40.5%1,95941.5%2,00817.2%8340.8%38
Martin 38.8%3,67626.7%2,53434.2%3,2430.2%23
Meeker 31.3%3,32019.7%2,08348.6%5,1530.4%39
Mille Lacs 31.0%2,89821.4%1,99847.2%4,4040.4%39
Morrison 40.6%5,37721.9%2,89937.0%4,9050.6%78
Mower 34.9%5,52939.3%6,23425.2%3,9900.7%111
Murray 38.7%1,81934.5%1,62026.2%1,2330.6%30
Nicollet 33.2%4,34525.9%3,38440.3%5,2720.6%78
Nobles 39.0%3,26531.8%2,66428.7%2,4040.4%34
Norman 31.4%1,02449.7%1,62118.3%5960.6%19
Olmsted 42.7%19,48026.8%12,20530.1%13,7100.4%199
Otter Tail 45.0%10,78529.1%6,98225.3%6,0690.5%116
Pennington 38.8%2,22639.3%2,25321.4%1,2260.6%35
Pine 26.9%2,86925.6%2,73047.1%5,0270.4%48
Pipestone 46.8%2,12735.7%1,62116.6%7520.9%43
Polk 40.7%2,34743.5%4,46215.5%1,6990.4%44
Pope 33.6%1,95432.9%1,73836.1%2,0990.3%17
Ramsey 32.4%69,24032.1%68,61934.6%73,9930.8%1,714
Red Lake 39.6%84243.3%92016.0%3391.1%24
Redwood 42.8%3,14022.5%1,65434.5%2,5330.2%17
Renville 30.7%2,51425.4%2,07943.7%3,5830.3%24
Rice 29.7%6,73228.5%6,51841.3%9,4440.7%170
Rock 47.7%1,83236.1%1,38415.5%5960.7%25
Roseau 49.8%2,97531.2%1,86318.1%1,0811.0%57
St. Louis 28.1%24,43947.3%41,20823.8%20,6820.8%17
Scott 34.9%12,07516.7%5,78748.1%16,6120.3%97
Sherburne 32.1%8,13916.4%4,16351.2%13,0040.3%73
Sibley 32.1%2,26117.9%1,26249.7%3,4970.3%24
Stearns 38.5%20,73121.7%11,69639.2%21,1160.6%320
Steele 38.5%5,39921.6%3,02239.7%5,5590.3%37
Stevens 40.7%2,05229.9%1,50728.9%1,4550.5%25
Swift 26.7%1,41035.1%1,85238.0%2,0060.2%11
Todd 39.3%4,29322.4%2,42637.9%4,1460.5%60
Traverse 34.2%73333.7%72131.5%6740.7%14
Wabasha 35.8%3,36323.6%2,22140.2%3,7760.4%41
Wadena 43.1%2,56325.9%1,53730.3%1,7821.1%63
Waseca 35.8%3,06422.3%1,90441.4%3,5430.5%42
Washington 35.8%32,56522.2%20,20541.7%37,9100.3%300
Watonwan 33.4%1,71127.9%1,42938.3%1,9650.4%19
Wilkin 43.2%1,18132.6%89223.4%6390.8%22
Winona 42.9%7,85633.7%6,17622.1%4,0391.3%235
Wright 32.1%11,95716.2%6,02751.4%19,1240.3%106
Yellow Medicine 29.8%1,62833.7%1,83836.0%1,9660.5%25
Totals34.29%717,35028.09%587,52836.99%773,7130.63%13,175

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

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The 2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Tim Pawlenty was endorsed by the state Republican convention on June 2, 2006, while the state Democratic–Farmer–Labor convention endorsed Mike Hatch on June 10, 2006. The party primaries took place on September 12, 2006, with Hatch defeating DFL challengers Becky Lourey and Ole Savior and incumbent Pawlenty defeating Sue Jeffers. In the November 7 general election, Pawlenty received a plurality of the votes, defeating Hatch by a margin of 1%. As a result, this election was the closest race of the 2006 gubernatorial election cycle.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Minnesota</span> Politics of the U.S. state of Minnesota

Minnesota is known for a politically active citizenry, with populism being a longstanding force among the state's political parties. Minnesota has consistently high voter turnout, ranking highest or near-highest in recent elections. This is due in part to its same-day voter registration laws; previously unregistered voters can register on election day with evidence of residency.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002 United States Senate election in Minnesota</span>

The 2002 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Senator Paul Wellstone was running for a third term but died in a plane crash eleven days before the election. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) quickly chose former Vice President and 1984 presidential nominee Walter Mondale to replace Wellstone on the ballot. Mondale had previously held the seat from 1964 to 1976, resigning to assume the vice presidency. He narrowly lost to Republican Norm Coleman, the former mayor of Saint Paul. The day before the election, Governor Jesse Ventura appointed the 1996 Independence Party candidate, Dean Barkley, to serve the remainder of Wellstone's term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election</span>

The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010, to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011. The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer (R–Delano), former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (DFL), and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner. After a very close race, Dayton was elected governor. Emmer would be elected to the United States House of Representatives four years later.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election</span>

The 1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1994, in the midst of that year's Republican Revolution. Incumbent Republican Arne Carlson easily won re-election over Democrat–Farmer–Labor state senator John Marty.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Independence-Alliance Party</span> Political party in Minnesota

The Independence—Alliance Party, a merger of the Alliance Party and the Independence Party, formerly the Reform Party of Minnesota (1996–2000), is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was the party of former Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura when he left the Reform Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election</span>

The 2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor of Minnesota concurrently with the election to Minnesota's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1984 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection</span>

This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for vice president of the United States in the 1984 election. Former Vice President Walter Mondale won the 1984 Democratic nomination for president of the United States, and chose New York Representative Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate. Ferraro was the first woman to be a part of a national ticket for a major party. Mondale chose Ferraro in hopes of energizing the base and winning the votes of women, but also because he viewed her as a solid legislator who had won the approval of Speaker Tip O'Neill. If elected, she would have been the first female vice president but the feat would later be accomplished by Kamala Harris in 2020. The Mondale–Ferraro ticket ultimately lost to the Reagan–Bush ticket. Until 2024, this was the last time the Democratic vice presidential nominee was neither the incumbent vice president nor a senator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1964 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection</span>

The selection of the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate for the 1964 United States presidential election occurred at the party's national convention and resulted in the selection of Hubert Humphrey to join the ticket with President Lyndon B. Johnson, who was running for election to a full term. Humphrey would go on to become the Democratic presidential nominee in 1968 but ultimately lost to former Vice President Richard Nixon in the general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election</span>

The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, to elect the 41st Governor of Minnesota as incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district while the Republican Party nominated Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson for a second consecutive time. The Independence Party of Minnesota did not field a candidate for the first time since 1994. Going into the election polls showed Walz ahead; the race was characterized as lean or likely DFL.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election</span>

The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican nominee, former state senator Scott Jensen, winning a second term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Wellstone memorial event</span> October 2002 event in Williams Arena, Minneapolis

On October 29, 2002, four days after the death of Minnesota U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone in a small plane crash and one week before the election in which he was running for a third term, a large public memorial event was held in Williams Arena in Minneapolis in remembrance of the senator and seven others killed in the crash.

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