1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Minnesota (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Rudy Boschwitz (IR)		Wendell Anderson* (DFL)		Sal Carlone (American)		William Peterson (Socialist Workers)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Aitkin	73%	3,425	54.0%	2,709	42.7%	95	1.5%	44	0.7%	71	1.1%	716	6,344
Anoka	55%	30,086	49.5%	29,318	48.2%	689	1.1%	247	0.4%	483	0.8%	768	60,823
Becker	55%	5,869	60.2%	3,613	37.0%	136	1.4%	35	0.4%	104	1.1%	2,256	9,757
Beltrami	58%	5,722	50.6%	5,002	44.2%	403	3.6%	53	0.5%	127	1.1%	720	11,307
Benton	62%	5,361	58.1%	3,437	37.2%	245	2.7%	74	0.8%	117	1.3%	1,924	9,234
Big Stone	66%	1,736	50.6%	1,597	46.5%	66	1.9%	12	0.3%	23	0.7%	139	3,434
Blue Earth	53%	11,118	58.1%	7,649	40.0%	169	0.9%	75	0.4%	126	0.7%	3,469	19,137
Brown	59%	7,186	64.1%	3,617	32.3%	329	2.9%	33	0.3%	45	0.4%	3,569	11,210
Carlton	63%	6,038	51.4%	5,319	45.2%	162	1.4%	49	0.4%	188	1.6%	719	11,756
Carver	62%	8,600	62.4%	4,830	35.1%	184	1.3%	52	0.4%	114	0.8%	3,770	13,780
Cass	70%	5,229	56.2%	3,475	37.4%	451	4.8%	42	0.5%	104	1.1%	1,754	9,301
Chippewa	70%	3,813	55.1%	2,928	42.3%	105	1.5%	18	0.3%	54	0.8%	885	6,918
Chisago	61%	4,829	53.3%	3,913	43.2%	193	2.1%	34	0.4%	83	0.9%	916	9,052
Clay	50%	10,513	62.4%	5,956	35.4%	116	0.7%	52	0.3%	199	1.2%	4,557	16,836
Clearwater	68%	1,862	50.2%	1,626	43.9%	132	3.6%	30	0.8%	58	1.6%	236	3,708
Cook	74%	1,320	66.1%	522	26.1%	65	3.3%	20	1.0%	70	3.5%	798	1,997
Cottonwood	67%	4,186	63.8%	2,259	34.4%	56	0.9%	29	0.4%	32	0.5%	1,927	6,562
Crow Wing	63%	9,236	56.2%	6,239	38.0%	708	4.3%	93	0.6%	146	0.9%	2,997	16,422
Dakota	60%	39,965	59.4%	25,766	38.3%	665	1.0%	341	0.5%	521	0.8%	14,199	67,258
Dodge	66%	3,940	66.6%	1,854	31.4%	51	0.9%	22	0.4%	45	0.8%	2,086	5,912
Douglas	65%	6,695	58.7%	4,250	37.3%	340	3.0%	36	0.3%	84	0.7%	2,445	11,405
Faribault	67%	5,731	63.8%	3,080	34.3%	110	1.2%	23	0.3%	38	0.4%	2,651	8,982
Fillmore	68%	6,441	66.5%	3,040	31.4%	80	0.8%	49	0.5%	76	0.8%	3,401	9,686
Freeborn	59%	8,496	59.9%	5,395	38.0%	129	0.9%	67	0.5%	96	0.7%	3,101	14,183
Goodhue	68%	10,670	64.1%	5,663	34.0%	160	1.0%	42	0.3%	105	0.6%	5,007	16,640
Grant	79%	2,154	56.5%	1,551	40.7%	71	1.9%	12	0.3%	24	0.6%	603	3,812
Hennepin	58%	210,038	55.4%	158,870	41.9%	3,850	1.0%	2,449	0.6%	3,878	1.0%	51,168	379,085
Houston	65%	4,775	63.3%	2,601	34.5%	54	0.7%	47	0.6%	68	0.9%	2,174	7,545
Hubbard	73%	3,684	58.1%	2,258	35.6%	312	4.9%	33	0.5%	53	0.8%	1,426	6,340
Isanti	58%	4,062	51.8%	3,517	44.8%	178	2.3%	20	0.3%	69	0.9%	545	7,846
Itasca	69%	9,092	50.2%	8,120	44.8%	508	2.8%	101	0.6%	291	1.6%	972	18,112
Jackson	58%	3,211	60.0%	2,061	38.5%	28	0.5%	14	0.3%	38	0.7%	1,150	5,352
Kanabec	61%	2,339	52.4%	1,955	43.8%	125	2.8%	16	0.4%	29	0.6%	384	4,464
Kandiyohi	59%	7,001	50.6%	6,376	46.0%	288	2.1%	88	0.6%	96	0.7%	625	13,849
Kittson	73%	1,827	55.8%	1,388	42.4%	19	0.6%	15	0.5%	25	0.8%	439	3,274
Koochiching	56%	3,419	54.3%	2,620	41.6%	162	2.6%	22	0.3%	69	1.1%	799	6,292
Lac qui Parle	71%	2,592	51.0%	2,347	46.2%	105	2.1%	12	0.2%	29	0.6%	245	5,085
Lake	67%	3,641	63.5%	1,621	28.3%	298	5.2%	36	0.6%	140	2.4%	2,020	5,736
Lake of the Woods	75%	994	53.1%	793	42.4%	52	2.8%	12	0.6%	20	1.1%	201	1,871
Le Sueur	72%	5,787	55.9%	4,318	41.7%	129	1.2%	50	0.5%	70	0.7%	1,469	10,354
Lincoln	68%	2,121	58.9%	1,363	37.9%	59	1.6%	18	0.5%	39	1.1%	758	3,600
Lyon	67%	5,852	53.1%	4,882	44.3%	144	1.3%	40	0.4%	93	0.8%	970	11,011
Mahnomen	75%	1,418	57.3%	970	39.2%	33	1.3%	12	0.5%	40	1.6%	448	2,473
Marshall	72%	3,394	58.0%	2,342	40.0%	45	0.8%	20	0.3%	54	0.9%	1,052	5,855
Martin	68%	7,379	66.4%	3,465	31.2%	174	1.6%	33	0.3%	58	0.5%	3,914	11,109
McLeod	59%	6,981	63.3%	3,718	33.7%	155	1.4%	75	0.7%	97	0.9%	3,263	11,026
Meeker	65%	4,965	58.9%	3,242	38.5%	130	1.5%	30	0.4%	58	0.7%	1,723	8,425
Mille Lacs	68%	4,014	52.3%	3,422	44.6%	100	1.3%	37	0.5%	98	1.3%	592	7,671
Morrison	74%	6,754	52.8%	5,615	43.9%	263	2.1%	65	0.5%	96	0.8%	1,139	12,793
Mower	60%	8,228	50.3%	7,666	46.8%	200	1.2%	142	0.9%	132	0.8%	562	16,368
Murray	68%	3,035	60.0%	1,915	37.9%	38	0.8%	21	0.4%	48	0.9%	1,120	5,057
Nicollet	58%	5,999	59.2%	3,957	39.1%	80	0.8%	32	0.3%	58	0.6%	2,042	10,126
Nobles	53%	4,316	56.8%	3,100	40.8%	65	0.9%	79	1.0%	45	0.6%	1,216	7,605
Norman	68%	2,471	58.0%	1,718	40.3%	30	0.7%	12	0.3%	31	0.7%	753	4,262
Olmsted	51%	21,048	70.2%	8,313	27.7%	288	1.0%	161	0.5%	157	0.5%	12,735	29,967
Otter Tail	58%	12,635	64.3%	6,455	32.8%	340	1.7%	83	0.4%	139	0.7%	6,180	19,652
Pennington	57%	3,034	55.1%	2,328	42.3%	63	1.1%	32	0.6%	53	1.0%	706	5,510
Pine	60%	3,729	50.9%	3,259	44.4%	221	3.0%	39	0.5%	84	1.1%	470	7,332
Pipestone	65%	3,213	63.1%	1,765	34.7%	31	0.6%	24	0.5%	55	1.1%	1,448	5,088
Polk	59%	7,785	58.7%	5,148	38.8%	132	1.0%	73	0.6%	119	0.9%	2,637	13,257
Pope	72%	3,381	61.1%	1,884	34.0%	164	3.0%	29	0.5%	76	1.4%	1,497	5,534
Ramsey	57%	98,214	55.2%	73,959	41.6%	2,313	1.3%	1,693	1.0%	1,681	0.9%	24,255	177,860
Red Lake	65%	1,024	47.3%	1,044	48.2%	58	2.7%	12	0.6%	26	1.2%	-20	2,164
Redwood	62%	5,283	67.3%	2,367	30.1%	131	1.7%	26	0.3%	48	0.6%	2,916	7,855
Renville	68%	5,240	58.0%	3,577	39.6%	125	1.4%	32	0.4%	67	0.7%	1,663	9,041
Rice	57%	9,516	56.4%	6,805	40.3%	174	1.0%	236	1.4%	151	0.9%	2,711	16,882
Rock	64%	3,065	69.2%	1,295	29.3%	24	0.5%	15	0.3%	27	0.6%	1,770	4,426
Roseau	64%	2,670	53.2%	2,220	44.2%	57	1.1%	19	0.4%	53	1.1%	450	5,019
Scott	61%	8,181	54.5%	6,479	43.1%	192	1.3%	49	0.3%	121	0.8%	1,702	15,022
Sherburne	61%	5,488	54.0%	4,330	42.6%	160	1.6%	70	0.7%	118	1.2%	1,158	10,166
Sibley	68%	4,323	63.5%	2,300	33.8%	90	1.3%	33	0.5%	57	0.8%	2,023	6,803
St. Louis	63%	43,710	46.8%	45,020	48.2%	1,920	2.1%	1,153	1.2%	1,529	1.6%	-1,310	93,332
Stearns	59%	24,197	61.1%	13,609	34.4%	1,128	2.8%	280	0.7%	398	1.0%	10,588	39,612
Steele	56%	6,924	65.1%	3,511	33.0%	94	0.9%	52	0.5%	59	0.6%	3,413	10,640
Stevens	64%	2,923	59.8%	1,829	37.4%	71	1.5%	19	0.4%	45	0.9%	1,094	4,887
Swift	73%	3,053	50.3%	2,816	46.4%	115	1.9%	15	0.2%	65	1.1%	237	6,064
Todd	63%	5,470	57.2%	3,577	37.4%	352	3.7%	60	0.6%	97	1.0%	1,893	9,556
Traverse	69%	1,484	57.3%	1,034	39.9%	48	1.9%	11	0.4%	14	0.5%	450	2,591
Wabasha	65%	5,037	64.1%	2,619	33.3%	92	1.2%	34	0.4%	79	1.0%	2,418	7,861
Wadena	66%	3,553	61.8%	1,948	33.9%	194	3.4%	16	0.3%	34	0.6%	1,605	5,745
Waseca	66%	4,980	64.1%	2,633	33.9%	67	0.9%	34	0.4%	53	0.7%	2,347	7,767
Washington	64%	25,361	61.4%	14,824	35.9%	474	1.1%	254	0.6%	379	0.9%	10,537	41,292
Watonwan	69%	3,407	58.8%	2,273	39.2%	64	1.1%	14	0.2%	41	0.7%	1,134	5,799
Wilkin	65%	2,244	62.0%	1,315	36.3%	20	0.6%	10	0.3%	30	0.8%	929	3,619
Winona	52%	9,992	61.6%	5,892	36.3%	134	0.8%	62	0.4%	136	0.8%	4,100	16,216
Wright	60%	10,682	54.4%	8,401	42.8%	302	1.5%	71	0.4%	186	0.9%	2,281	19,642
Yellow Medicine	71%	3,636	55.6%	2,718	41.6%	89	1.4%	30	0.5%	62	0.9%	918	6,535
TOTAL	63%	894,092	56.6%	638,375	40.4%	23,261	1.5%	9,856	0.6%	15,194	1.0%	255,717	1,580,778
Total R vote: 894,092 (56.6%)      Total D vote: 638,375 (40.4%)      Total Other vote: 48,311 (3.1%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,872,443		$1,154,351		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Aitkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,425	54.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,709	42.7%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	95	1.5%
William Peterson (SW)	44	0.7%
Brian Coyle (I)	40	0.6%
Jean Brust (Workers)	21	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,344
Turnout: 73%

1978 Senate class 2, Anoka County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	30,086	49.5%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	29,318	48.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	689	1.1%
William Peterson (SW)	247	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	265	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	126	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	87	0.1%
TOTAL	60,823
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Becker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,869	60.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,613	37.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	136	1.4%
William Peterson (SW)	35	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	47	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	37	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	18	0.2%
TOTAL	9,757
Turnout: 55%

1978 Senate class 2, Beltrami County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,722	50.6%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,002	44.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	403	3.6%
William Peterson (SW)	53	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	57	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	30	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	31	0.3%
TOTAL	11,307
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,361	58.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,437	37.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	245	2.7%
William Peterson (SW)	74	0.8%
Brian Coyle (I)	39	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	41	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	37	0.4%
TOTAL	9,234
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Big Stone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,736	50.6%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,597	46.5%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	66	1.9%
William Peterson (SW)	12	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	10	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	8	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,434
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Blue Earth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	11,118	58.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	7,649	40.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	169	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	75	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	57	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	44	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	22	0.1%
TOTAL	19,137
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	7,186	64.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,617	32.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	329	2.9%
William Peterson (SW)	33	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	20	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	19	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	11,210
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Carlton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	6,038	51.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,319	45.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	162	1.4%
William Peterson (SW)	49	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	101	0.9%
Jean Brust (Workers)	55	0.5%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	28	0.2%
TOTAL	11,756
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Carver County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	8,600	62.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	4,830	35.1%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	184	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	52	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	51	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	34	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	27	0.2%
TOTAL	13,780
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,229	56.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,475	37.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	451	4.8%
William Peterson (SW)	42	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	56	0.6%
Jean Brust (Workers)	28	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	20	0.2%
TOTAL	9,301
Turnout: 70%

1978 Senate class 2, Chippewa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,813	55.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,928	42.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	105	1.5%
William Peterson (SW)	18	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	25	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	17	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,918
Turnout: 70%

1978 Senate class 2, Chisago County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,829	53.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,913	43.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	193	2.1%
William Peterson (SW)	34	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	39	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	29	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	9,052
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	10,513	62.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,956	35.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	116	0.7%
William Peterson (SW)	52	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	119	0.7%
Jean Brust (Workers)	40	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	39	0.2%
TOTAL	16,836
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Clearwater County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,862	50.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,626	43.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	132	3.6%
William Peterson (SW)	30	0.8%
Brian Coyle (I)	18	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	19	0.5%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,708
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Cook County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,320	66.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	522	26.1%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	65	3.3%
William Peterson (SW)	20	1.0%
Brian Coyle (I)	24	1.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	24	1.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	18	0.9%
TOTAL	1,997
Turnout: 74%

1978 Senate class 2, Cottonwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,186	63.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,259	34.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	56	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	29	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	15	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	8	0.1%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,562
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Crow Wing County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	9,236	56.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	6,239	38.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	708	4.3%
William Peterson (SW)	93	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	67	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	52	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	27	0.2%
TOTAL	16,422
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Dakota County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	39,965	59.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	25,766	38.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	665	1.0%
William Peterson (SW)	341	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	249	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	133	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	119	0.2%
TOTAL	67,258
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Dodge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,940	66.6%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,854	31.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	51	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	22	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	19	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	13	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,912
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	6,695	58.7%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	4,250	37.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	340	3.0%
William Peterson (SW)	36	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	40	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	30	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	11,405
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Faribault County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,731	63.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,080	34.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	110	1.2%
William Peterson (SW)	23	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	14	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	15	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,982
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Fillmore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	6,441	66.5%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,040	31.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	80	0.8%
William Peterson (SW)	49	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	34	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	26	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	9,686
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Freeborn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	8,496	59.9%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,395	38.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	129	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	67	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	34	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	36	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	24	0.2%
TOTAL	14,183
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Goodhue County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	10,670	64.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,663	34.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	160	1.0%
William Peterson (SW)	42	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	54	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	35	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	16,640
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,154	56.5%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,551	40.7%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	71	1.9%
William Peterson (SW)	12	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	12	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	2	0.1%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	10	0.3%
TOTAL	3,812
Turnout: 79%

1978 Senate class 2, Hennepin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	210,038	55.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	158,870	41.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	3,850	1.0%
William Peterson (SW)	2,449	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	2,567	0.7%
Jean Brust (Workers)	599	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	712	0.2%
TOTAL	379,085
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,775	63.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,601	34.5%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	54	0.7%
William Peterson (SW)	47	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	23	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	27	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	18	0.2%
TOTAL	7,545
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Hubbard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,684	58.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,258	35.6%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	312	4.9%
William Peterson (SW)	33	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	27	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	16	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,340
Turnout: 73%

1978 Senate class 2, Isanti County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,062	51.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,517	44.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	178	2.3%
William Peterson (SW)	20	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	39	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	21	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,846
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Itasca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	9,092	50.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	8,120	44.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	508	2.8%
William Peterson (SW)	101	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	135	0.7%
Jean Brust (Workers)	109	0.6%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	40	0.2%
TOTAL	18,112
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,211	60.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,061	38.5%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	28	0.5%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	19	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	14	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	5,352
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Kanabec County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,339	52.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,955	43.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	125	2.8%
William Peterson (SW)	16	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	19	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	9	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	4,464
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Kandiyohi County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	7,001	50.6%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	6,376	46.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	288	2.1%
William Peterson (SW)	88	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	47	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	23	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	23	0.2%
TOTAL	13,849
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Kittson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,827	55.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,388	42.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	19	0.6%
William Peterson (SW)	15	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	8	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	11	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,274
Turnout: 73%

1978 Senate class 2, Koochiching County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,419	54.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,620	41.6%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	162	2.6%
William Peterson (SW)	22	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	34	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	20	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	6,292
Turnout: 56%

1978 Senate class 2, Lac qui Parle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,592	51.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,347	46.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	105	2.1%
William Peterson (SW)	12	0.2%
Brian Coyle (I)	19	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	8	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	5,085
Turnout: 71%

1978 Senate class 2, Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,641	63.5%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,621	28.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	298	5.2%
William Peterson (SW)	36	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	77	1.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	41	0.7%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	17	0.3%
TOTAL	5,736
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Lake of the Woods County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	994	53.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	793	42.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	52	2.8%
William Peterson (SW)	12	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	11	0.6%
Jean Brust (Workers)	7	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,871
Turnout: 75%

1978 Senate class 2, Le Sueur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,787	55.9%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	4,318	41.7%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	129	1.2%
William Peterson (SW)	50	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	25	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	21	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	24	0.2%
TOTAL	10,354
Turnout: 72%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,121	58.9%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,363	37.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	59	1.6%
William Peterson (SW)	18	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	13	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	10	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	3,600
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Lyon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,852	53.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	4,882	44.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	144	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	40	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	34	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	34	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	24	0.2%
TOTAL	11,011
Turnout: 67%

1978 Senate class 2, Mahnomen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,418	57.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	970	39.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	33	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	12	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	16	0.6%
Jean Brust (Workers)	18	0.7%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,473
Turnout: 75%

1978 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,394	58.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,342	40.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	45	0.8%
William Peterson (SW)	20	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	16	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	23	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,855
Turnout: 72%

1978 Senate class 2, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	7,379	66.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,465	31.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	174	1.6%
William Peterson (SW)	33	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	24	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	20	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	11,109
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, McLeod County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	6,981	63.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,718	33.7%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	155	1.4%
William Peterson (SW)	75	0.7%
Brian Coyle (I)	43	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	28	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	25	0.2%
TOTAL	11,026
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Meeker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,965	58.9%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,242	38.5%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	130	1.5%
William Peterson (SW)	30	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	33	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	14	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,425
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Mille Lacs County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,014	52.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,422	44.6%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	100	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	37	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	36	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	44	0.6%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,671
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Morrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	6,754	52.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,615	43.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	263	2.1%
William Peterson (SW)	65	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	44	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	34	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	12,793
Turnout: 74%

1978 Senate class 2, Mower County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	8,228	50.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	7,666	46.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	200	1.2%
William Peterson (SW)	142	0.9%
Brian Coyle (I)	59	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	37	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	27	0.2%
TOTAL	16,368
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Murray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,035	60.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,915	37.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	38	0.8%
William Peterson (SW)	21	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	20	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	16	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,057
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Nicollet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,999	59.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,957	39.1%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	80	0.8%
William Peterson (SW)	32	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	34	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	14	0.1%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	10,126
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Nobles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,316	56.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,100	40.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	65	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	79	1.0%
Brian Coyle (I)	16	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	22	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,605
Turnout: 53%

1978 Senate class 2, Norman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,471	58.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,718	40.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	30	0.7%
William Peterson (SW)	12	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	18	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	6	0.1%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,262
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Olmsted County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	21,048	70.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	8,313	27.7%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	288	1.0%
William Peterson (SW)	161	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	79	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	36	0.1%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	39	0.1%
TOTAL	29,967
Turnout: 51%

1978 Senate class 2, Otter Tail County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	12,635	64.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	6,455	32.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	340	1.7%
William Peterson (SW)	83	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	62	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	37	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	36	0.2%
TOTAL	19,652
Turnout: 58%

1978 Senate class 2, Pennington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,034	55.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,328	42.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	63	1.1%
William Peterson (SW)	32	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	14	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	22	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	5,510
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Pine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,729	50.9%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,259	44.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	221	3.0%
William Peterson (SW)	39	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	45	0.6%
Jean Brust (Workers)	29	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	7,332
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Pipestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,213	63.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,765	34.7%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	31	0.6%
William Peterson (SW)	24	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	19	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	25	0.5%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,088
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	7,785	58.7%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,148	38.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	132	1.0%
William Peterson (SW)	73	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	60	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	39	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	17	0.1%
TOTAL	13,257
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Pope County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,381	61.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,884	34.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	164	3.0%
William Peterson (SW)	29	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	44	0.8%
Jean Brust (Workers)	19	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	5,534
Turnout: 72%

1978 Senate class 2, Ramsey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	98,214	55.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	73,959	41.6%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	2,313	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	1,693	1.0%
Brian Coyle (I)	954	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	305	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	387	0.2%
TOTAL	177,860
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Red Lake County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,024	47.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,044	48.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	58	2.7%
William Peterson (SW)	12	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	9	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	10	0.5%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,164
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Redwood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,283	67.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,367	30.1%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	131	1.7%
William Peterson (SW)	26	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	19	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	14	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	15	0.2%
TOTAL	7,855
Turnout: 62%

1978 Senate class 2, Renville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,240	58.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,577	39.6%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	125	1.4%
William Peterson (SW)	32	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	34	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	23	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	9,041
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, Rice County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	9,516	56.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	6,805	40.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	174	1.0%
William Peterson (SW)	236	1.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	66	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	45	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	35	0.2%
TOTAL	16,882
Turnout: 57%

1978 Senate class 2, Rock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,065	69.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,295	29.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	24	0.5%
William Peterson (SW)	15	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	15	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	7	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,426
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Roseau County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,670	53.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,220	44.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	57	1.1%
William Peterson (SW)	19	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	30	0.6%
Jean Brust (Workers)	14	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,019
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	8,181	54.5%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	6,479	43.1%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	192	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	49	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	61	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	37	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	22	0.1%
TOTAL	15,022
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Sherburne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,488	54.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	4,330	42.6%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	160	1.6%
William Peterson (SW)	70	0.7%
Brian Coyle (I)	44	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	53	0.5%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	17	0.2%
TOTAL	10,166
Turnout: 61%

1978 Senate class 2, Sibley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,323	63.5%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,300	33.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	90	1.3%
William Peterson (SW)	33	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	29	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	15	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,803
Turnout: 68%

1978 Senate class 2, St. Louis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	43,710	46.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	45,020	48.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	1,920	2.1%
William Peterson (SW)	1,153	1.2%
Brian Coyle (I)	787	0.8%
Jean Brust (Workers)	430	0.5%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	280	0.3%
TOTAL	93,332
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Stearns County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	24,197	61.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	13,609	34.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	1,128	2.8%
William Peterson (SW)	280	0.7%
Brian Coyle (I)	153	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	132	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	105	0.3%
TOTAL	39,612
Turnout: 59%

1978 Senate class 2, Steele County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	6,924	65.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,511	33.0%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	94	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	52	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	21	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	20	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	10,640
Turnout: 56%

1978 Senate class 2, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,923	59.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,829	37.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	71	1.5%
William Peterson (SW)	19	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	25	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	13	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,887
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Swift County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,053	50.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,816	46.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	115	1.9%
William Peterson (SW)	15	0.2%
Brian Coyle (I)	38	0.6%
Jean Brust (Workers)	18	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	6,064
Turnout: 73%

1978 Senate class 2, Todd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,470	57.2%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	3,577	37.4%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	352	3.7%
William Peterson (SW)	60	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	35	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	33	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	28	0.3%
TOTAL	9,556
Turnout: 63%

1978 Senate class 2, Traverse County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	1,484	57.3%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,034	39.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	48	1.9%
William Peterson (SW)	11	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	8	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	3	0.1%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,591
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Wabasha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	5,037	64.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,619	33.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	92	1.2%
William Peterson (SW)	34	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	38	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	26	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	7,861
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Wadena County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,553	61.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,948	33.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	194	3.4%
William Peterson (SW)	16	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	12	0.2%
Jean Brust (Workers)	12	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,745
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Waseca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	4,980	64.1%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,633	33.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	67	0.9%
William Peterson (SW)	34	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	22	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	26	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	7,767
Turnout: 66%

1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	25,361	61.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	14,824	35.9%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	474	1.1%
William Peterson (SW)	254	0.6%
Brian Coyle (I)	186	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	116	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	70	0.2%
TOTAL	41,292
Turnout: 64%

1978 Senate class 2, Watonwan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,407	58.8%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,273	39.2%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	64	1.1%
William Peterson (SW)	14	0.2%
Brian Coyle (I)	23	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	10	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	5,799
Turnout: 69%

1978 Senate class 2, Wilkin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,244	62.0%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,315	36.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	20	0.6%
William Peterson (SW)	10	0.3%
Brian Coyle (I)	16	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	7	0.2%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,619
Turnout: 65%

1978 Senate class 2, Winona County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	9,992	61.6%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	5,892	36.3%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	134	0.8%
William Peterson (SW)	62	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	61	0.4%
Jean Brust (Workers)	59	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	16,216
Turnout: 52%

1978 Senate class 2, Wright County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	10,682	54.4%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	8,401	42.8%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	302	1.5%
William Peterson (SW)	71	0.4%
Brian Coyle (I)	91	0.5%
Jean Brust (Workers)	60	0.3%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	27	0.1%
TOTAL	19,642
Turnout: 60%

1978 Senate class 2, Yellow Medicine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	3,636	55.6%
Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,718	41.6%
Sal Carlone (Amer)	89	1.4%
William Peterson (SW)	30	0.5%
Brian Coyle (I)	21	0.3%
Jean Brust (Workers)	28	0.4%
Leonard Richards (Lbt)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	6,535
Turnout: 71%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Rudy Boschwitz
Total Disbursements:	$1,872,443

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MN/1978

Wendell Anderson*
Total Disbursements:	$1,154,351