<page_title> 1990 United States Senate elections </page_title> <section_title> Elections leading to the next Congress </section_title> <table> <cell> Minnesota <col_header> State (linked to summaries below) </col_header> <col_header> Senator </col_header> </cell> <cell> Rudy Boschwitz <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Electoral history </col_header> </cell> <cell> Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. <col_header> Results </col_header> </cell> <cell> √ Paul Wellstone (Democratic) 50.4% Rudy Boschwitz (Republican) 47.8% Russell Bentley (Grassroots) 1.6% <col_header> Candidates </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the 1990 United States Senate elections Democrat Paul Wellstone defeated incumbent Republican Rudy Boschwitz in Minnesota.