1982-11-02 Gubernatorial Election Results for Minnesota

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County	Turnout	Rudy Perpich (DFL)		Wheelock Whitney (IR)		Kathy Wheeler (Socialist Workers)		Tom McDonald (Honest Government)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aitkin	74%	4,774	66.8%	2,279	31.9%	31	0.4%	37	0.5%	23	0.3%	2,495	7,144
Anoka	58%	50,713	64.2%	27,276	34.6%	341	0.4%	340	0.4%	264	0.3%	23,437	78,934
Becker	59%	6,402	54.7%	5,158	44.1%	59	0.5%	58	0.5%	30	0.3%	1,244	11,707
Beltrami	59%	8,304	63.0%	4,666	35.4%	90	0.7%	71	0.5%	55	0.4%	3,638	13,186
Benton	58%	6,153	59.9%	3,971	38.7%	51	0.5%	47	0.5%	50	0.5%	2,182	10,272
Big Stone	66%	2,305	64.4%	1,233	34.5%	19	0.5%	10	0.3%	12	0.3%	1,072	3,579
Blue Earth	57%	11,469	51.0%	10,745	47.7%	137	0.6%	92	0.4%	66	0.3%	724	22,509
Brown	60%	6,033	49.6%	6,005	49.4%	49	0.4%	52	0.4%	26	0.2%	28	12,165
Carlton	65%	10,581	79.0%	2,652	19.8%	67	0.5%	60	0.4%	37	0.3%	7,929	13,397
Carver	63%	8,425	50.0%	8,151	48.3%	88	0.5%	127	0.8%	69	0.4%	274	16,860
Cass	68%	6,247	61.2%	3,823	37.4%	52	0.5%	57	0.6%	35	0.3%	2,424	10,214
Chippewa	65%	4,161	60.7%	2,628	38.3%	31	0.5%	28	0.4%	10	0.1%	1,533	6,858
Chisago	67%	7,492	62.3%	4,382	36.5%	58	0.5%	50	0.4%	35	0.3%	3,110	12,017
Clay	48%	9,135	51.6%	8,316	47.0%	134	0.8%	60	0.3%	45	0.3%	819	17,690
Clearwater	64%	2,400	62.4%	1,392	36.2%	14	0.4%	28	0.7%	12	0.3%	1,008	3,846
Cook	71%	1,319	62.2%	774	36.5%	12	0.6%	5	0.2%	11	0.5%	545	2,121
Cottonwood	63%	3,179	48.8%	3,274	50.2%	24	0.4%	35	0.5%	9	0.1%	-95	6,521
Crow Wing	61%	11,473	62.7%	6,582	36.0%	80	0.4%	88	0.5%	79	0.4%	4,891	18,302
Dakota	59%	45,053	54.0%	37,116	44.5%	515	0.6%	402	0.5%	319	0.4%	7,937	83,405
Dodge	62%	3,087	49.3%	3,115	49.7%	18	0.3%	28	0.4%	17	0.3%	-28	6,265
Douglas	65%	7,492	57.8%	5,336	41.2%	58	0.4%	54	0.4%	25	0.2%	2,156	12,965
Faribault	67%	4,280	45.9%	4,978	53.3%	30	0.3%	23	0.2%	20	0.2%	-698	9,331
Fillmore	62%	4,318	45.1%	5,098	53.3%	58	0.6%	53	0.6%	40	0.4%	-780	9,567
Freeborn	61%	8,100	51.6%	7,399	47.2%	93	0.6%	56	0.4%	36	0.2%	701	15,684
Goodhue	66%	9,179	50.0%	8,945	48.8%	93	0.5%	78	0.4%	53	0.3%	234	18,348
Grant	74%	2,355	62.3%	1,386	36.7%	11	0.3%	15	0.4%	11	0.3%	969	3,778
Hennepin	60%	235,862	54.6%	189,546	43.9%	2,749	0.6%	1,816	0.4%	1,727	0.4%	46,316	431,700
Houston	56%	3,805	52.7%	3,272	45.4%	41	0.6%	50	0.7%	46	0.6%	533	7,214
Hubbard	65%	3,775	57.6%	2,665	40.7%	37	0.6%	48	0.7%	26	0.4%	1,110	6,551
Isanti	61%	6,463	66.2%	3,192	32.7%	21	0.2%	59	0.6%	28	0.3%	3,271	9,763
Itasca	68%	15,607	77.7%	4,239	21.1%	81	0.4%	89	0.4%	59	0.3%	11,368	20,075
Jackson	65%	3,607	57.4%	2,572	40.9%	57	0.9%	28	0.4%	23	0.4%	1,035	6,287
Kanabec	65%	3,436	63.1%	1,945	35.7%	23	0.4%	25	0.5%	18	0.3%	1,491	5,447
Kandiyohi	60%	9,651	60.6%	6,081	38.2%	71	0.4%	74	0.5%	47	0.3%	3,570	15,924
Kittson	68%	1,902	59.1%	1,262	39.2%	21	0.7%	26	0.8%	9	0.3%	640	3,220
Koochiching	61%	5,452	73.4%	1,904	25.7%	30	0.4%	26	0.4%	11	0.1%	3,548	7,423
Lac qui Parle	72%	3,437	64.2%	1,874	35.0%	24	0.4%	15	0.3%	7	0.1%	1,563	5,357
Lake	74%	5,352	81.1%	1,173	17.8%	24	0.4%	28	0.4%	25	0.4%	4,179	6,602
Lake of the Woods	72%	1,145	58.3%	784	39.9%	11	0.6%	21	1.1%	4	0.2%	361	1,965
Le Sueur	67%	6,107	56.6%	4,577	42.4%	41	0.4%	40	0.4%	26	0.2%	1,530	10,791
Lincoln	60%	2,042	59.7%	1,324	38.7%	20	0.6%	22	0.6%	10	0.3%	718	3,418
Lyon	62%	6,706	60.5%	4,180	37.7%	121	1.1%	57	0.5%	20	0.2%	2,526	11,084
Mahnomen	70%	1,536	61.8%	915	36.8%	15	0.6%	11	0.4%	7	0.3%	621	2,484
Marshall	71%	3,668	60.2%	2,358	38.7%	24	0.4%	29	0.5%	18	0.3%	1,310	6,097
Martin	63%	4,880	44.0%	6,096	55.0%	54	0.5%	42	0.4%	19	0.2%	-1,216	11,091
McLeod	59%	6,543	52.6%	5,718	46.0%	76	0.6%	60	0.5%	34	0.3%	825	12,431
Meeker	65%	5,499	58.7%	3,736	39.9%	60	0.6%	50	0.5%	22	0.2%	1,763	9,367
Mille Lacs	63%	5,379	66.8%	2,582	32.1%	41	0.5%	30	0.4%	17	0.2%	2,797	8,049
Morrison	71%	10,055	72.5%	3,626	26.2%	60	0.4%	67	0.5%	53	0.4%	6,429	13,861
Mower	64%	10,866	59.3%	7,244	39.5%	88	0.5%	93	0.5%	44	0.2%	3,622	18,335
Murray	67%	3,176	60.7%	1,960	37.4%	34	0.6%	51	1.0%	15	0.3%	1,216	5,236
Nicollet	60%	5,858	50.0%	5,720	48.8%	51	0.4%	45	0.4%	44	0.4%	138	11,718
Nobles	53%	4,956	61.0%	2,998	36.9%	95	1.2%	44	0.5%	30	0.4%	1,958	8,123
Norman	66%	2,430	56.4%	1,819	42.2%	29	0.7%	19	0.4%	9	0.2%	611	4,306
Olmsted	52%	15,249	43.8%	19,076	54.8%	142	0.4%	143	0.4%	199	0.6%	-3,827	34,809
Otter Tail	61%	11,374	50.2%	11,048	48.7%	113	0.5%	86	0.4%	49	0.2%	326	22,670
Pennington	58%	3,626	59.1%	2,424	39.5%	38	0.6%	27	0.4%	18	0.3%	1,202	6,133
Pine	62%	5,941	67.9%	2,692	30.8%	48	0.5%	36	0.4%	34	0.4%	3,249	8,751
Pipestone	62%	3,011	59.2%	1,992	39.2%	43	0.8%	27	0.5%	12	0.2%	1,019	5,085
Polk	57%	8,256	59.2%	5,495	39.4%	77	0.6%	73	0.5%	40	0.3%	2,761	13,941
Pope	68%	3,492	62.1%	2,059	36.6%	14	0.2%	34	0.6%	20	0.4%	1,433	5,619
Ramsey	57%	118,992	60.2%	75,460	38.2%	1,546	0.8%	880	0.4%	810	0.4%	43,532	197,688
Red Lake	72%	1,664	65.3%	840	32.9%	20	0.8%	14	0.5%	12	0.5%	824	2,550
Redwood	60%	3,801	47.3%	4,129	51.4%	45	0.6%	38	0.5%	18	0.2%	-328	8,031
Renville	66%	5,203	55.9%	3,971	42.7%	42	0.5%	63	0.7%	25	0.3%	1,232	9,304
Rice	55%	10,728	58.4%	7,371	40.1%	155	0.8%	42	0.2%	68	0.4%	3,357	18,364
Rock	65%	2,467	51.6%	2,242	46.9%	23	0.5%	34	0.7%	11	0.2%	225	4,777
Roseau	59%	3,217	60.3%	2,037	38.2%	31	0.6%	29	0.5%	21	0.4%	1,180	5,335
Scott	61%	11,224	60.3%	7,157	38.4%	81	0.4%	96	0.5%	56	0.3%	4,067	18,614
Sherburne	57%	7,400	60.3%	4,722	38.5%	48	0.4%	52	0.4%	44	0.4%	2,678	12,266
Sibley	63%	3,342	49.7%	3,295	49.0%	18	0.3%	48	0.7%	16	0.2%	47	6,719
St. Louis	65%	84,783	81.9%	17,668	17.1%	591	0.6%	303	0.3%	228	0.2%	67,115	103,573
Stearns	58%	27,052	60.6%	16,888	37.9%	281	0.6%	220	0.5%	165	0.4%	10,164	44,606
Steele	59%	6,204	49.5%	6,177	49.3%	65	0.5%	37	0.3%	38	0.3%	27	12,521
Stevens	62%	2,981	58.1%	2,090	40.7%	26	0.5%	12	0.2%	21	0.4%	891	5,130
Swift	70%	4,245	69.1%	1,843	30.0%	19	0.3%	28	0.5%	7	0.1%	2,402	6,142
Todd	64%	6,890	64.9%	3,593	33.8%	50	0.5%	59	0.6%	31	0.3%	3,297	10,623
Traverse	70%	1,631	61.3%	990	37.2%	17	0.6%	14	0.5%	8	0.3%	641	2,660
Wabasha	63%	4,561	53.2%	3,876	45.2%	35	0.4%	59	0.7%	48	0.6%	685	8,579
Wadena	65%	3,441	55.4%	2,706	43.6%	20	0.3%	22	0.4%	19	0.3%	735	6,208
Waseca	66%	4,177	48.9%	4,276	50.0%	34	0.4%	37	0.4%	25	0.3%	-99	8,549
Washington	63%	26,771	53.2%	22,878	45.4%	238	0.5%	256	0.5%	195	0.4%	3,893	50,338
Watonwan	64%	2,937	51.4%	2,733	47.9%	13	0.2%	17	0.3%	9	0.2%	204	5,709
Wilkin	59%	1,865	54.9%	1,485	43.7%	23	0.7%	12	0.4%	11	0.3%	380	3,396
Winona	53%	10,059	55.4%	7,709	42.5%	103	0.6%	91	0.5%	182	1.0%	2,350	18,144
Wright	62%	15,008	61.2%	9,205	37.5%	94	0.4%	151	0.6%	80	0.3%	5,803	24,538
Yellow Medicine	68%	3,888	59.1%	2,627	39.9%	27	0.4%	25	0.4%	16	0.2%	1,261	6,583
TOTAL	60%	1,049,104	58.6%	715,796	40.0%	10,332	0.6%	7,984	0.4%	6,323	0.4%	333,308	1,789,539
Total R vote: 715,796 (40.0%)      Total D vote: 1,049,104 (58.6%)      Total Other vote: 24,639 (1.4%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,002,318		$2,073,864		$2,148		$4,280
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1982 Governor, Aitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,774	66.8%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,279	31.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	31	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	37	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,144
Turnout: 74%

1982 Governor, Anoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	50,713	64.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	27,276	34.6%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	341	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	340	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	264	0.3%
TOTAL	78,934
Turnout: 58%

1982 Governor, Becker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,402	54.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	5,158	44.1%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	59	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	58	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	30	0.3%
TOTAL	11,707
Turnout: 59%

1982 Governor, Beltrami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	8,304	63.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,666	35.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	90	0.7%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	71	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	55	0.4%
TOTAL	13,186
Turnout: 59%

1982 Governor, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,153	59.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,971	38.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	51	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	47	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	50	0.5%
TOTAL	10,272
Turnout: 58%

1982 Governor, Big Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,305	64.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,233	34.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	19	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	10	0.3%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,579
Turnout: 66%

1982 Governor, Blue Earth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	11,469	51.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	10,745	47.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	137	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	92	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	66	0.3%
TOTAL	22,509
Turnout: 57%

1982 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,033	49.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	6,005	49.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	49	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	52	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	26	0.2%
TOTAL	12,165
Turnout: 60%

1982 Governor, Carlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	10,581	79.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,652	19.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	67	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	60	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	37	0.3%
TOTAL	13,397
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Carver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	8,425	50.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	8,151	48.3%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	88	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	127	0.8%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	69	0.4%
TOTAL	16,860
Turnout: 63%

1982 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,247	61.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,823	37.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	52	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	57	0.6%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	35	0.3%
TOTAL	10,214
Turnout: 68%

1982 Governor, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,161	60.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,628	38.3%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	31	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	28	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	6,858
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Chisago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	7,492	62.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,382	36.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	58	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	50	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	35	0.3%
TOTAL	12,017
Turnout: 67%

1982 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	9,135	51.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	8,316	47.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	134	0.8%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	60	0.3%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	45	0.3%
TOTAL	17,690
Turnout: 48%

1982 Governor, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,400	62.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,392	36.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	14	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	28	0.7%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	12	0.3%
TOTAL	3,846
Turnout: 64%

1982 Governor, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	1,319	62.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	774	36.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	12	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	5	0.2%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,121
Turnout: 71%

1982 Governor, Cottonwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,179	48.8%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,274	50.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	24	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	35	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,521
Turnout: 63%

1982 Governor, Crow Wing County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	11,473	62.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	6,582	36.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	80	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	88	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	79	0.4%
TOTAL	18,302
Turnout: 61%

1982 Governor, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	45,053	54.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	37,116	44.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	515	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	402	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	319	0.4%
TOTAL	83,405
Turnout: 59%

1982 Governor, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,087	49.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,115	49.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	18	0.3%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	28	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	17	0.3%
TOTAL	6,265
Turnout: 62%

1982 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	7,492	57.8%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	5,336	41.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	58	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	54	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	25	0.2%
TOTAL	12,965
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Faribault County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,280	45.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,978	53.3%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	30	0.3%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	23	0.2%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	9,331
Turnout: 67%

1982 Governor, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,318	45.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	5,098	53.3%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	58	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	53	0.6%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	40	0.4%
TOTAL	9,567
Turnout: 62%

1982 Governor, Freeborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	8,100	51.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	7,399	47.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	93	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	56	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	36	0.2%
TOTAL	15,684
Turnout: 61%

1982 Governor, Goodhue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	9,179	50.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	8,945	48.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	93	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	78	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	53	0.3%
TOTAL	18,348
Turnout: 66%

1982 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,355	62.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,386	36.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	11	0.3%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	15	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,778
Turnout: 74%

1982 Governor, Hennepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	235,862	54.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	189,546	43.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	2,749	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	1,816	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	1,727	0.4%
TOTAL	431,700
Turnout: 60%

1982 Governor, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,805	52.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,272	45.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	41	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	50	0.7%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	46	0.6%
TOTAL	7,214
Turnout: 56%

1982 Governor, Hubbard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,775	57.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,665	40.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	37	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	48	0.7%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	26	0.4%
TOTAL	6,551
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Isanti County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,463	66.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,192	32.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	21	0.2%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	59	0.6%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	28	0.3%
TOTAL	9,763
Turnout: 61%

1982 Governor, Itasca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	15,607	77.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,239	21.1%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	81	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	89	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	59	0.3%
TOTAL	20,075
Turnout: 68%

1982 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,607	57.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,572	40.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	57	0.9%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	28	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	23	0.4%
TOTAL	6,287
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Kanabec County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,436	63.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,945	35.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	23	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	25	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	5,447
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Kandiyohi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	9,651	60.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	6,081	38.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	71	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	74	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	47	0.3%
TOTAL	15,924
Turnout: 60%

1982 Governor, Kittson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	1,902	59.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,262	39.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	21	0.7%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	26	0.8%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	3,220
Turnout: 68%

1982 Governor, Koochiching County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,452	73.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,904	25.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	30	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	26	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	11	0.1%
TOTAL	7,423
Turnout: 61%

1982 Governor, Lac qui Parle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,437	64.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,874	35.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	24	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	15	0.3%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	5,357
Turnout: 72%

1982 Governor, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,352	81.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,173	17.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	24	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	28	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	25	0.4%
TOTAL	6,602
Turnout: 74%

1982 Governor, Lake of the Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	1,145	58.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	784	39.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	11	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	21	1.1%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,965
Turnout: 72%

1982 Governor, Le Sueur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,107	56.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,577	42.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	41	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	40	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	26	0.2%
TOTAL	10,791
Turnout: 67%

1982 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,042	59.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,324	38.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	20	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	22	0.6%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,418
Turnout: 60%

1982 Governor, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,706	60.5%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,180	37.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	121	1.1%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	57	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	11,084
Turnout: 62%

1982 Governor, Mahnomen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	1,536	61.8%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	915	36.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	15	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	11	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,484
Turnout: 70%

1982 Governor, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,668	60.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,358	38.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	24	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	29	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,097
Turnout: 71%

1982 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,880	44.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	6,096	55.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	54	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	42	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	19	0.2%
TOTAL	11,091
Turnout: 63%

1982 Governor, McLeod County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,543	52.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	5,718	46.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	76	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	60	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	34	0.3%
TOTAL	12,431
Turnout: 59%

1982 Governor, Meeker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,499	58.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,736	39.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	60	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	50	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	22	0.2%
TOTAL	9,367
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Mille Lacs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,379	66.8%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,582	32.1%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	41	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	30	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	17	0.2%
TOTAL	8,049
Turnout: 63%

1982 Governor, Morrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	10,055	72.5%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,626	26.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	60	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	67	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	53	0.4%
TOTAL	13,861
Turnout: 71%

1982 Governor, Mower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	10,866	59.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	7,244	39.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	88	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	93	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	44	0.2%
TOTAL	18,335
Turnout: 64%

1982 Governor, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,176	60.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,960	37.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	34	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	51	1.0%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,236
Turnout: 67%

1982 Governor, Nicollet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,858	50.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	5,720	48.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	51	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	45	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	44	0.4%
TOTAL	11,718
Turnout: 60%

1982 Governor, Nobles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,956	61.0%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,998	36.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	95	1.2%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	44	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	30	0.4%
TOTAL	8,123
Turnout: 53%

1982 Governor, Norman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,430	56.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,819	42.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	29	0.7%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	19	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,306
Turnout: 66%

1982 Governor, Olmsted County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	15,249	43.8%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	19,076	54.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	142	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	143	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	199	0.6%
TOTAL	34,809
Turnout: 52%

1982 Governor, Otter Tail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	11,374	50.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	11,048	48.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	113	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	86	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	49	0.2%
TOTAL	22,670
Turnout: 61%

1982 Governor, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,626	59.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,424	39.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	38	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	27	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	18	0.3%
TOTAL	6,133
Turnout: 58%

1982 Governor, Pine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,941	67.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,692	30.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	48	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	36	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	34	0.4%
TOTAL	8,751
Turnout: 62%

1982 Governor, Pipestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,011	59.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,992	39.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	43	0.8%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	27	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,085
Turnout: 62%

1982 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	8,256	59.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	5,495	39.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	77	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	73	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	40	0.3%
TOTAL	13,941
Turnout: 57%

1982 Governor, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,492	62.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,059	36.6%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	14	0.2%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	34	0.6%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	20	0.4%
TOTAL	5,619
Turnout: 68%

1982 Governor, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	118,992	60.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	75,460	38.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	1,546	0.8%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	880	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	810	0.4%
TOTAL	197,688
Turnout: 57%

1982 Governor, Red Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	1,664	65.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	840	32.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	20	0.8%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	14	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	12	0.5%
TOTAL	2,550
Turnout: 72%

1982 Governor, Redwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,801	47.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,129	51.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	45	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	38	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	18	0.2%
TOTAL	8,031
Turnout: 60%

1982 Governor, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	5,203	55.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,971	42.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	42	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	63	0.7%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	9,304
Turnout: 66%

1982 Governor, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	10,728	58.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	7,371	40.1%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	155	0.8%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	42	0.2%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	68	0.4%
TOTAL	18,364
Turnout: 55%

1982 Governor, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,467	51.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,242	46.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	23	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	34	0.7%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	4,777
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Roseau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,217	60.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,037	38.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	31	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	29	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,335
Turnout: 59%

1982 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	11,224	60.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	7,157	38.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	81	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	96	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	56	0.3%
TOTAL	18,614
Turnout: 61%

1982 Governor, Sherburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	7,400	60.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,722	38.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	48	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	52	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	44	0.4%
TOTAL	12,266
Turnout: 57%

1982 Governor, Sibley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,342	49.7%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,295	49.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	18	0.3%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	48	0.7%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	6,719
Turnout: 63%

1982 Governor, St. Louis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	84,783	81.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	17,668	17.1%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	591	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	303	0.3%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	228	0.2%
TOTAL	103,573
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Stearns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	27,052	60.6%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	16,888	37.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	281	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	220	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	165	0.4%
TOTAL	44,606
Turnout: 58%

1982 Governor, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,204	49.5%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	6,177	49.3%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	65	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	37	0.3%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	38	0.3%
TOTAL	12,521
Turnout: 59%

1982 Governor, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,981	58.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,090	40.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	26	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	12	0.2%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	21	0.4%
TOTAL	5,130
Turnout: 62%

1982 Governor, Swift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,245	69.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,843	30.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	19	0.3%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	28	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,142
Turnout: 70%

1982 Governor, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	6,890	64.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,593	33.8%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	50	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	59	0.6%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	31	0.3%
TOTAL	10,623
Turnout: 64%

1982 Governor, Traverse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	1,631	61.3%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	990	37.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	17	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	14	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	8	0.3%
TOTAL	2,660
Turnout: 70%

1982 Governor, Wabasha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,561	53.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	3,876	45.2%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	35	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	59	0.7%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	48	0.6%
TOTAL	8,579
Turnout: 63%

1982 Governor, Wadena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,441	55.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,706	43.6%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	20	0.3%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	22	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	19	0.3%
TOTAL	6,208
Turnout: 65%

1982 Governor, Waseca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	4,177	48.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	4,276	50.0%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	34	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	37	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,549
Turnout: 66%

1982 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	26,771	53.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	22,878	45.4%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	238	0.5%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	256	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	195	0.4%
TOTAL	50,338
Turnout: 63%

1982 Governor, Watonwan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,937	51.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,733	47.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	13	0.2%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	17	0.3%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,709
Turnout: 64%

1982 Governor, Wilkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	1,865	54.9%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,485	43.7%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	23	0.7%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	12	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	11	0.3%
TOTAL	3,396
Turnout: 59%

1982 Governor, Winona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	10,059	55.4%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	7,709	42.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	103	0.6%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	91	0.5%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	182	1.0%
TOTAL	18,144
Turnout: 53%

1982 Governor, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	15,008	61.2%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	9,205	37.5%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	94	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	151	0.6%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	80	0.3%
TOTAL	24,538
Turnout: 62%

1982 Governor, Yellow Medicine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Perpich (DFL)	3,888	59.1%
Wheelock Whitney (IR)	2,627	39.9%
Kathy Wheeler (SW)	27	0.4%
Tom McDonald (Honest Government)	25	0.4%
Franklin Haws (Lbt)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	6,583
Turnout: 68%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Rudy Perpich
Total Disbursements:	$1,002,318

Wheelock Whitney
Total Disbursements:	$2,073,864

Kathy Wheeler
Total Disbursements:	$2,148

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Tom McDonald
Total Disbursements:	$4,280