Governor, 1998 Election
Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert H. (Skip) Humphrey, III | Man | Roger D. Moe (Man) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 182,562 | 36.95 | +17.98 |
| Michael O. Freeman | Man | Ruth Johnson (Woman) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 93,714 | 18.97 | |
| Douglas J. (Doug) Johnson | Man | Tom Foley (Man) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 91,888 | 18.60 | |
| Mark Dayton | Man | Julie Jansen (Woman) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 88,070 | 17.83 | |
| Ted A. Mondale | Man | Deanna Wiener (Woman) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 36,237 | 7.33 | |
| Ole Savior | Man | Ron Moseng (Man) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,598 | 0.32 |
Humphrey was an attorney from New Hope, state Senator (SD 44, 1973-1983), sitting state Attorney General (1983-1999), and son of former U.S. Senator and Vice-President Hubert Humphrey; Moe was a state Senator (SD 66, 1971-1973; SD 02, 1973-2003) from Erksine.
Freeman was a former state Senator (SD 40, 1983-1991) from Richfield, sitting Hennepin County Attorney (1991-1999; 2007-present), and son of former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman; Ruth Johnson was a college administrator from Saint Peter and state Representative (HD 24B, 1997-1999; HD 24B, 2001-2003; HD 23A, 2005-2007).
Doug Johnson was a high school guidance counselor from Cook, former state Representative (HD 63, 1971-1973; HD 06B, 1973-1977), and sitting state Senator (SD 06, 1977-2003); Foley was an attorney from St. Paul, former Ramsey County Attorney (1979-1995), and DFL U.S. Senate candidate in 1994.
Dayton was a resident of Minneapolis and former state Commissioner of Department of Economic Development, DFL nominee for U.S. Senate in 1982, state Commissioner of Department of Energy and Economic Development, and state Auditor (1991-1995); Jansen was a day care provider from Olivia.
Mondale was an attorney from St. Louis Park, former state Senator (SD 44, 1991-1997), and son of former U.S. Senator (1964-1976) and Vice-President (1977-1981) Walter Mondale; Wiener was a resident of Eagan and state Senator (SD 38, 1993-2003).
Savior was a perennial candidate from Minneapolis.
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Sources
- Minnesota Election Results 1998, Election Division, Secretary of State (p. 3).