1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for U.S. Senate in Minnesota
U.S. Senate · Minnesota
Paul Wellstone (D) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Rudy Boschwitz (R) by 2.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paul WellstoneDemocrat · winner
50.4%911,999
Rudy BoschwitzRepublican
47.8%864,375
Russell B. BentleyOther party
1.6%29,820
1,808,045 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul WellstoneRudy Boschwitz
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$6.1M
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$6.2M
$21.1K
Cash on hand
$79.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990