1978Final results
1978 election for Minnesota Governor
Governor · Minnesota
Albert H. Quie (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Rudy Perpich (D) by 7.2 points.
Albert H. QuieRepublican · winner
53.6%830,019
Rudy PerpichDemocrat
46.4%718,244
1,548,263 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET