Electoral history of Walter Mondale
Electoral history of Walter Mondale, 42nd Vice President of the United States (1977–1981); United States Senator (1964–1976) from Minnesota and 23rd Attorney General of Minnesota (1960–1964).
Minnesota Attorney General, 1962:[1]
- Walter Mondale (DFL) (inc.) – 730,783 (59.64%)
- Robert L. Kunzig (R) – 494,621 (40.36%)
Minnesota United States Senate election, 1966:[2]
- Walter Mondale (DFL) (inc.) – 685,840 (53.94%)
- Robert A. Forsythe (R) – 574,868 (45.21%)
- Joseph Johnson (Socialist Workers) – 5,487 (0.43%)
- William Braatz (Industrial Government) – 5,231 (0.41%)
1972 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[3]
- George McGovern – 1,729 (57.37%)
- Henry M. Jackson – 525 (17.42%)
- George Wallace – 382 (12.67%)
- Shirley Chisholm – 152 (5.04%)
- Terry Sanford – 78 (2.59%)
- Hubert Humphrey – 67 (2.22%)
- Wilbur Mills – 34 (1.13%)
- Edmund Muskie – 25 (0.83%)
- Ted Kennedy – 13 (0.43%)
- Wayne Hays – 5 (0.17%)
- Eugene McCarthy – 2 (0.07%)
- Ramsey Clark – 1 (0.03%)
- Walter Mondale – 1 (0.03%)
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party primary for the United States Senate, 1972:[4]
- Walter Mondale (inc.) – 230,679 (89.88%)
- Tom Griffin – 11,266 (4.39%)
- Richard Leaf – 7,750 (3.02%)
- Ralph E. Franklin – 6,946 (2.71%)
Minnesota United States Senate election, 1972:[5]
- Walter Mondale (DFL) (inc.) – 981,320 (56.67%)
- Phil Hansen (R) – 742,121 (42.86%)
- Karl H. Heck (Socialist Labor) – 8,192 (0.47%)
1976 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):[6]
- Walter Mondale – 2,817 (94.28%)
- Carl Albert – 36 (1.21%)
- Barbara Jordan – 25 (0.84%)
- Ron Dellums – 20 (0.67%)
- Henry M. Jackson – 16 (0.54%)
- Gary Benoit – 12 (0.40%)
- Frank Church – 11 (0.37%)
- Fritz Efaw – 11 (0.37%)
- Peter Flaherty – 11 (0.37%)
- George Wallace – 6 (0.20%)
- Allard Lowenstein – 5 (0.17%)
- Edmund Muskie – 4 (0.13%)
- Philip Hart – 2 (0.07%)
- Thomas E. Morgan – 2 (0.07%)
- Mo Udall – 2 (0.07%)
- Wendell Anderson – 1 (0.03%)
- Al Castro – 1 (0.03%)
- Fred R. Harris – 1 (0.03%)
- Ernest Hollings – 1 (0.03%)
- Peter Rodino – 1 (0.03%)
- Daniel Schorr – 1 (0.03%)
- Josephnie Smith – 1 (0.03%)
- Hunter S. Thompson – 1 (0.03%)
United States presidential election, 1976
- Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) – 40,831,881 (50.1%) and 297 electoral votes (55.2%, 23 states and D.C. carried)
- Gerald Ford/Bob Dole (R) – 39,148,634 (48.0%) and 240 electoral votes (44.6%, 27 states carried)
- Ronald Reagan/Bob Dole – 1 (0.2%) electoral vote (Washington faithless elector)
- Eugene McCarthy (I) – 740,460 (0.9%)
- Roger McBride/David Bergland (LBT) – 172,553 (0.2%)
- Lester Maddox/William Dyke (American Independent) – 170,274 (0.2%)
- Thomas J. Anderson/Rufus Shackelford (American) – 158,271 (0.2%)
- Peter Camejo/Willie Mae Reid (Socialist Workers) – 90,986 (0.1%)
- Others – 218,525 (0.3%)
1980 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[7]
- Jimmy Carter (inc.) – 2,123 (64.04%)
- Ted Kennedy – 1,151 (34.72%)
- William Proxmire – 10 (0.30%)
- Koryne Kaneski Horbal – 5 (0.15%)
- Scott M. Matheson – 5 (0.15%)
- Ron Dellums – 3 (0.09%)
- Robert Byrd – 2 (0.06%)
- John Culver – 2 (0.06%)
- Kent Hance – 2 (0.06%)
- Jennings Randolph – 2 (0.06%)
- Warren Spannaus – 2 (0.06%)
- Alice Tripp – 2 (0.06%)
- Jerry Brown – 1 (0.03%)
- Dale Bumpers – 1 (0.03%)
- Hugh L. Carey – 1 (0.03%)
- Walter Mondale – 1 (0.03%)
- Edmund Muskie – 1 (0.03%)
- Thomas J. Steed – 1 (0.03%)
1980 Democratic National Convention (Vice Presidential tally):[8]
- Walter Mondale (inc.) – 2,429 (72.99%)
- Abstaining – 724 (21.76%)
- Melvin Boozer – 49 (1.44%)
- Ed Rendell – 28 (0.84%)
- Roberto A. Mondragon – 19 (0.57%)
- Patricia Stone Simon – 11 (0.33%)
- Tom Daschle – 10 (0.30%)
- Ted Kulongoski – 8 (0.24%)
- Shirley Chisholm – 6 (0.18%)
- Terry Chisholm – 6 (0.18%)
- Barbara Jordan – 4 (0.12%)
- Richard M. Nolan – 4 (0.12%)
- Patrick Joseph Lucey – 3 (0.09%)
- Jerry Brown – 2 (0.06%)
- George McGovern – 2 (0.06%)
- Eric Tovar – 2 (0.06%)
- Mo Udall – 2 (0.06%)
- Les Aspin – 1 (0.03%)
- Mario Biaggi – 1 (0.03%)
- George S. Broody – 1 (0.03%)
- Michella Kathleen Gray – 1 (0.03%)
- Michael J. Carrington – 1 (0.03%)
- Frank Johnson – 1 (0.03%)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver – 1 (0.03%)
- Dennis Krumm – 1 (0.03%)
- Mary Ann Kuharski – 1 (0.03%)
- Jim McDermott – 1 (0.03%)
- Barbara Mikulski – 1 (0.03%)
- Gaylord Nelson – 1 (0.03%)
- George Orwell – 1 (0.03%)
- Charles Prine – 1 (0.03%)
- William A. Redmond – 1 (0.03%)
- Jim Thomas – 1 (0.03%)
- Elly Uharis – 1 (0.03%)
- Jim Weaver – 1 (0.03%)
- William Winpisinger – 1 (0.03%)
United States presidential election, 1980:
- Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush (R) – 43,903,230 (50.7%) and 489 electoral votes (90.9%, 44 states carried)
- Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) (inc.) – 35,480,115 (41.0%) and 49 electoral votes (9.1%, 6 states and D.C. carried)
- John B. Anderson/Patrick Joseph Lucey (I) – 5,719,850 (6.6%)
- Ed Clark/David H. Koch (LBT) – 921,128 (1.1%)
- Barry Commoner/LaDonna Harris (Citizens) – 233,052 (0.3%)
- John Rarick/Eileen Shearer (American Independent) – 40,906 (0.0%)
- Ellen McCormack/Carroll Driscoll (Right to Life) – 32,320 (0.0%)
- Others – 252,303 (0.3%)
1984 Democratic presidential primaries:[9]
- Walter Mondale – 6,952,912 (38.32%)
- Gary Hart – 6,504,842 (35.85%)
- Jesse Jackson – 3,282,431 (18.09%)
- John Glenn – 617,909 (3.41%)
- George McGovern – 334,801 (1.85%)
- Unpledged delegates – 146,212 (0.81%)
- Lyndon LaRouche – 123,649 (0.68%)
- Reubin O'Donovan Askew – 52,759 (0.29%)
- Alan Cranston – 51,437 (0.28%)
- Ernest Hollings – 33,684 (0.19%)
1984 Democratic National Convention (Presidential tally):[10]
- Walter Mondale – 2,191 (56.41%)
- Gary Hart – 1,201 (30.92%)
- Jesse Jackson – 466 (12.00%)
- Thomas Eagleton – 18 (0.46%)
- George McGovern – 4 (0.10%)
- John Glenn – 2 (0.05%)
- Joe Biden – 1 (0.03%)
- Martha Kirkland – 1 (0.03%)
United States presidential election, 1984:
- Ronald Reagan/George H. W. Bush (R) (inc.) – 54,455,472 (58.8%) and 525 electoral votes (97.58%, 49 states carried)
- Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro (D) – 37,577,352 (40.6%) and 13 electoral votes (2.42%, 1 state and D.C. carried)
- David Bergland/James A. Lewis (LBT) – 228,111 (0.3%)
- Others – 392,298 (0.4%)
Minnesota United States Senate election, 2002:[11]
- Norm Coleman (R) – 1,116,697 (49.53%)
- Walter Mondale (DFL) – 1,067,246 (47.34%)
- Jim Moore (Minnesota Independence Party) – 45,139 (2.00%)
- Paul Wellstone (DFL) (write-in) – 11,381 (0.51%)
- Ray Tricomo (Green) – 10,119 (0.45%)
- Miro Drago Kovatchevich (CST) – 2,254 (0.10%)
- Others – 1,796 (0.08%)
References
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MN Attorney General Race – Nov 6, 1962
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MN US Senate Race – Nov 8, 1966
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Jul 10, 1972
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MN US Senate- D Primary Race – Sep 12, 1972
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MN US Senate Race – Nov 7, 1972
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US Vice President – D Convention Race – Jul 12, 1976
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Aug 11, 1980
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US Vice President – D Convention Race – Aug 11, 1980
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US President – D Primaries Race – Feb 20, 1984
- ↑ Our Campaigns – US President – D Convention Race – Jul 16, 1984
- ↑ Our Campaigns – MN US Senate Race – Nov 5, 2002