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Biography
Political Highlights: U.S. Senate, 1978-91
Born: November 7, 1930
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Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Paul Wellstone (DFL)
Rudy Boschwitz (IR)
Russell Bentley (GR)
Votes
911,999
864,375
29,820
%
50.0%
48.0%
2.0%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Paul Wellstone (D)
Rudy Boschwitz (R)
Dean Barkley (REF)
Tim Davis (GR)
Roy Carlton (LIBERT)
Howard Hanson (RES)
Steve Johnson (NL)
Thomas Fiske (SW)
Votes
1,098,493
901,282
152,333
14,139
5,428
4,382
4,321
1,554
%
50.3%
41.3%
7.0%
0.6%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%