Minnesota Attorney General election , 1962 : Walter Mondale Robert L. Kunzig ( R ) – 494,621 ( 40.36 % ) Minnesota U.S. Senate election , 1966DFL primary : Walter Mondale Ralph E. Franklin 40,785 ( 9.03 % ) Minnesota U.S. Senate election , 1966 : Walter Mondale Robert A. Forsythe ( R ) – 574,868 ( 45.21 % ) Joseph Johnson ( SW ) – 5,487 ( 0.43 % ) William Braatz ( IG ) – 5,231 ( 0.41 % ) Minnesota U.S. Senate election , 1972DFL primary : Walter Mondale Tom Griffin – 11,266 ( 4.39 % ) Richard Leaf – 7,750 ( 3.02 % ) Ralph E. Franklin – 6,946 ( 2.71 % ) Minnesota U.S. Senate election , 1972 : Walter Mondale Phil Hansen ( R ) – 742,121 ( 42.86 % ) Karl H. Heck ( IG ) – 8,192 ( 0.47 % ) Minnesota U.S. Senate election , 2002 : Norm Coleman ( R ) – 1,116,697 ( 49.53 % ) Walter Mondale ( DFL ) – 1,067,246 ( 47.34 % ) Jim Moore ( IPM ) – 45,139 ( 2.00 % ) Paul Wellstone Ray Tricomo ( G ) – 10,119 ( 0.45 % ) Miro Drago Kovatchevich ( C ) – 2,254 ( 0.10 % ) '' Others '' – 1,796 ( 0.08 % ) Democratic Party presidential nomination , 1972 : 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 % ) Democratic Party vice presidential nomination , 1976 : 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 % ) 1976 United States presidential election Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale ( D ) Popular vote : 40,831,881 ( 50.08 % ) Electoral votes : 297 ( 55.2 % ) Gerald Ford Eugene McCarthy and ( I ) Popular vote : 744,763 ( 0.91 % ) Electoral votes : 0 Roger McBride and David Bergland ( L ) Popular vote : 172,557 ( 0.21 % ) Electoral vote : 0 Lester Maddox and William Dyke ( AI ) Popular vote : 170,373 ( 0.21 % ) Electoral vote : 0 Thomas J. Anderson and Rufus Shackelford ( A ) Popular vote : 158,724 ( 0.19 % ) Electoral votes : 0 '' Others '' Popular vote : 313,848 ( 0.39 % ) Electoral votes : 0 Democratic Party presidential nomination , 1980 : Jimmy Carter 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 % ) Democratic Party vice presidential nomination , 1980 : Walter Mondale '' Abstentions '' – 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 % ) 1980 United States presidential election : Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush ( R ) Popular vote : 43,903,230 ( 50.75 % ) Electoral votes : 489 ( 90.9 % ) Jimmy Carter John B. Anderson and Patrick Joseph Lucey ( I ) Popular vote : 5,719,850 ( 6.61 % ) Electoral votes : 0 Ed Clark and David H. Koch ( L ) Popular vote : 921,128 ( 1.06 % ) Electoral votes : 0 Barry Commoner and LaDonna Harris ( C ) Popular vote : 233,052 ( 0.27 % ) Electoral votes : 0 '' Others '' Popular vote : 252,303 ( 0.29 % ) Electoral votes : 0 1984 Democratic presidential primaries : 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 Askew – 52,759 ( 0.29 % ) Alan Cranston – 51,437 ( 0.28 % ) Ernest Hollings – 33,684 ( 0.19 % ) Democratic Party presidential nomination , 1984 : 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 % ) 1984 United States presidential election : Ronald Reagan Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro ( D ) Popular vote : 37,577,352 ( 40.56 % ) Electoral votes : 13 ( 2.42 % ) David Bergland and James A. Lewis ( L ) Popular vote : 228,111 ( 0.25 % ) Electoral vote : 0 '' Others '' Popular vote : 392,298 ( 0.42 % ) Electoral votes : 0
Democratic Party presidential nomination , 1980
1980 Democratic National Convention
Electoral history of Walter Mondale