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MN US Senate - Special Election
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| Office | Senate |
| Type | Special Election |
| Filing Deadline | July 21, 1978 - 12:00pm |
| Polls Open | November 07, 1978 - 06:00am |
| Polls Close | November 07, 1978 - 11:00pm |
| Term Start | January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Eric |
| Last Modified | RBH January 04, 2021 01:52pm |
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| Description | Special election to fill the remainder of the Hubert Humphrey's term. Humphrey died in office in January 1978. |
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David F. Durenberger |
Robert E. "Bob" Short |
Paul Helm |
Christine Frank |
Fred G. Hewitt |
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| Party | Republican |
Democratic |
American |
Socialist Workers |
Libertarian |
Independent |
| Votes |  957,908 (61.47%) |
538,675 (34.57%) |
45,402 (2.91%) |
11,397 (0.73%) |
4,116 (0.26%) |
878 (0.06%) |
| Margin | 0 (0.00%) |
-419,233 (-26.90%) |
-912,506 (-58.55%) |
-946,511 (-60.74%) |
-953,792 (-61.20%) |
-957,030 (-61.41%) |
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| Finances | $0.00 |
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