The 1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz defeated Democratic challenger Joan Growe.

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1984 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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Nominee Rudy Boschwitz Joan Growe Party Ind.-Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 1,199,926 852,844 Percentage 58.08% 41.28%

County results Boschwitz:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Growe:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Rudy Boschwitz Republican Elected U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz Republican

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Boschwitz's victory coincided with President Ronald Reagan's nationwide landslide in the concurrent presidential election in which he defeated Walter Mondale, a Minnesota native, despite Mondale narrowly winning the state. This election was the only time since 1930 in which the incumbent Republican Senator was re-elected for this seat.

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