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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.
MORE →Reflects the personal views, recollections, and perspective of the author, Mike Davis.
This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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The 1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Wellstone in a tight race. Widely considered an underdog and outspent by a 7-to-1 margin, Wellstone was the only candidate to both defeat an incumbent senator and flip a seat in the 1990 election cycle; he gained national attention after his upset victory. The race was also notable as the first in the history of the U.S. Senate where both major-party candidates were Jewish. Wellstone was re-elected in 1996 in a rematch with Boschwitz.
In 1984, despite Democrat Walter Mondale's narrow victory in the state in the concurrent presidential election,[1][2] Rudy Boschwitz won reelection to a second term, defeating Democratic challenger Joan Growe 58% to 41%.[3][4]
The election was held as part of the midterm election cycle of Republican president George H. W. Bush's term.[5]
Paul Wellstone was considered to be a longshot candidate, being outspent by a margin of 7-to-1. Wellstone used grassroots campaigning tactics, and quirky campaign ads like "Fast Paul",[6] where he spoke quickly about himself and his platform, and "Looking for Rudy",[7] a two minute ad where he went searching for his opponent Rudy Boschwitz throughout Minnesota.
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| 1 | October 14, 1990 | KMSP-TV League of Women Voters |
Beverly McKinnell | C-SPAN | P | P |
| 2 | October 18, 1990 | Bob Potter | C-SPAN | P | P | |
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| Democratic (DFL) | Paul Wellstone | 911,999 | 50.49% | ||
| Ind.-Republican | Rudy Boschwitz (incumbent) | 864,375 | 47.86% | ||
| Grassroots | Russell B. Bentley[9] | 29,820 | 1.65% | ||
| Total votes | 1,806,194 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic (DFL) gain from Ind.-Republican | |||||
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The 1990 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz was defeated by Democratic challenger Paul Wellstone in a tight race. Widely considered an underdog and outspent by a 7-to-1 margin, Wellstone was the only candidate to both defeat an incumbent senator and flip a seat in the 1990 election cycle; he gained national attention after his upset victory. The race was also notable as the first in the history of the U.S. Senate where both major-party candidates were Jewish. Wellstone was re-elected in 1996 in a rematch with Boschwitz.
The 1990 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 1990, with the 33 seats of Class 2 contested in regular elections. Special elections were also held to fill vacancies. The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republican Party. The election cycle took place in the middle of President George H. W. Bush's term, and as with most other midterm elections, the party not holding the presidency gained seats in Congress. This was the first time since 1980 where any party successfully defended all their own seats, and the first time where Democrats did so since 1958. It was also the last time where the Democrats (or any party) made net gains in three or more election cycles in a row, having last experienced net losses in the Senate in 1980. These elections, along with 2022, featured the smallest seat change in history since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, with only one seat changing parties. This election featured Democrat Paul Wellstone defeating incumbent Republican Rudy Boschwitz in Minnesota. To date, this is the last cycle in which Democratic candidates won U.S. Senate elections in Oklahoma and Tennessee.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 7, 2006. Incumbent Senator Mark Dayton announced in February 2005 that he would retire instead of seeking a second term. Fellow Democrat Amy Klobuchar won the open seat by 20.1 percentage points. Primary elections took place on September 12, 2006.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 4, 2008. After a legal battle lasting over eight months, the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) candidate, Al Franken, defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in one of the closest elections in the history of the Senate, with Coleman's Senate predecessor Dean Barkley taking third place. Franken took his oath of office on July 7, 2009, more than half a year after the end of Coleman's term on January 3, 2009. When the initial count was completed on November 18, Franken was trailing Coleman by 215 votes. The close margin triggered a mandatory recount. After reviewing ballots that had been challenged during the recount and counting 953 wrongly rejected absentee ballots, the State Canvassing Board officially certified the recount results with Franken holding a 225-vote lead. On January 6, 2009, Coleman's campaign filed an election contest and on April 13, a three-judge panel dismissed Coleman's Notice of Contest and ruled that Franken had won the election by 312 votes. Coleman's appeal of the panel's decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court was unanimously rejected on June 30, and he subsequently conceded the election. Franken was sworn in as the junior senator from Minnesota on July 7. With a margin of just 0.01%, this election was the closest race of the 2008 Senate election cycle.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Shirley Chisholm, elected in 1968.
