Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Minnesota
1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election|
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/1982_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/280px-1982_Minnesota_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png) County results
Perpich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Whitney: 40–50% 50–60% |
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The 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1982. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Rudy Perpich defeated Independent-Republican Party challenger Wheelock Whitney, Jr. Warren Spannaus unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination, while Lou Wangberg and Harold Stassen unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination.