U.S. Senate, 1984 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1984 |
| Cycle: | 1984 |
| Office: | U.S. Senate |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Boschwitz Incumbent | Man | Independent-Republican | 1,199,926 | 58.08 | +16.80 |
| Joan Anderson Growe | Woman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 852,844 | 41.28 | |
| Eleanor Garcia | Woman | Socialist Workers | 5,351 | 0.26 | |
| Richard Putman | Man | Libertarian | 4,653 | 0.23 | |
| Jeffrey M. Miller | Man | New Union | 3,129 | 0.15 |
Senator Boschwitz was reelected to a second term.
Growe was a former teacher, state Representative (HD 40A, 1973-1975), and sitting Secretary of State (1975-1999) from Minnetonka.
Garcia was a steelworker from St. Paul. Garcia was nominated by petition.
Putman was a business owner from Mankato. Putman was nominated by petition.
Miller was a self-employed groundskeeper from Minneapolis, New Union nominee for the 5th CD in 1980, and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1982. Miller was nominated by petition.
Sources
- Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988 (p. 29).