Humphrey was appointed as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party by Rudy Perpich , the governor of Minnesota , to the Senate vacancy caused by the death of her husband , and served from January 25 , 1978 to November 7 , 1978 in the 95th Congress .
Humphrey was appointed as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party by Rudy Perpich , the Governor of Minnesota , to the Senate vacancy caused by her husband 's death . She had served from January 25 , 1978 to November 7 , 1978 in the 95th United States Congress .