The Green Papers: Minnesota 2008 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 September 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
2000 Census:4,925,670 (1.75% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):3,547,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):3,265,324
Capital:St. Paul
Tuesday 9 September 2008 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships.
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships.
 

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Minnesota State and Local Government

Minnesota 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

26 September 2008: Synchronized with Minnesota Secretary of State - 2008 Certification of Candidates for State General Election.

Tuesday 9 September 2008 Primaries

MINNESOTA PRIMARY Returns from an official source

 
           
President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 10 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place.
Up for election in 2008
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Senator  Barack Hussein Obama
• Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.
• FEC P80003338: $468,841,833
  Candidate Republican     Senator  John Sidney McCain, III
• Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin
• FEC P80002801: $470,976,820
  Candidate Green     former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
• Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente
• FEC P80004930: $132,856
  Candidate Libertarian     former Congressman Bob Barr
• Vice President: Wayne Allyn Root
• FEC P80005580: $859,423
  Candidate Constitution     Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
• Vice President: Darrell L. Castle
• FEC P80005499: $131,456
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Róger Calero
• Vice President: Alyson Kennedy
• FEC P80005481: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Ralph Nader
• Vice President: Matt Gonzalez
• FEC P20000527: $3,090,538
  Candidate Write-in     Frank Moore
• Vice President: Susan Block
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democratic Senator  Amy Klobuchar
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator  Norm Coleman
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Al Franken
• Announced his intention to run 29 January 2007
• FEC S8MN00438: $13,085,636
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Norm Coleman
• FEC S2MN00126: $12,386,045
  Candidate Libertarian     Charles Aldrich
• FEC S8MN00545: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution     James Niemackl
• FEC S8MN00511: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independence     former U.S. Senator Dean Malcolm Barkley
• FEC S4MN00262: $14,374
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
  Republican Governor  Tim Pawlenty
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Tom Bakk
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Susan Gaertner
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.
  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Carol Molnau
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (5 Renominated);
3 Republican (2 Renominated, 1 Open)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman  Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
• FEC H6MN01174: $2,302,982
  Candidate Republican     Brian James Davis
• FEC H8MN01238: $838,200
  Candidate Independence     Gregory D. "Greg" Mikkelson
• FEC H2MN01124: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  John P. Kline
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor; (Independence)     Stephen Todd "Steve" Sarvi
• FEC H8MN02046: $339,087
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John P. Kline
• FEC H8MN06047: $1,346,184
  Candidate Write-in     Kevin Masrud
CD 3
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Seat up for election
Open		 Republican Congressman  Jim Ramstad
• First elected: 1990
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - 17 September 2007: Announced that he will not seek re-election.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Jigar Ashwin "Ashwin" Madia
• FEC H8MN03085: $1,406,379
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Erik Paulsen
• FEC H8MN03077: $1,717,071
  Candidate Independence     David G. Dillon
• FEC H8MN03101: $157,050
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Betty McCollum
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman  Betty McCollum
• FEC H0MN04049: $560,785
  Candidate Republican     Edward T. "Ed" Matthews
• FEC H8MN04075: $58,200
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Keith Maurice Ellison
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman  Keith Maurice Ellison
• FEC H6MN05183: $1,138,378
  Candidate Republican     Barbara Davis "Barb" White
• FEC H8MN05130: $43,437
  Candidate Independence     Bill McGaughey
• FEC H8MN05148: Financial report not available
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Michele M. Bachmann
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Elwyn Glenn "El" Tinklenberg
• FEC H6MN06124: $689,345
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Michele M. Bachmann
• FEC H6MN06074: $2,176,100
  Candidate Independence     Bob Anderson
• FEC H8MN06088: Financial report not available
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Collin C. Peterson
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman  Collin C. Peterson
• FEC H2MN07014: $967,495
  Candidate Republican     Glen R. Menze
• FEC H0MN07034: $7,527
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  James L. "Jim" Oberstar
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 9 September 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman  James L. "Jim" Oberstar
• FEC H6MN08047: $1,635,075
  Candidate Republican     Michael Cummins
• FEC H8MN08035: Financial report not available
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic-Farmer Labor Secretary of State  Mark Ritchie
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic-Farmer Labor Attorney General Lori Swanson
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
  Democratic-Farmer Labor Auditor  Rebecca Otto
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents
 • Democratic-Farmer Labor (affiliate of Democratic): 3 incumbents, 12 candidates
 • Republican: 6 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
 • Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
 • Independence (affiliates): 6 candidates
 • Right to Life
 • Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 • Write-in: 2 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/mncon/preamble.htm
Election Authority
 • Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board
 • Minnesota Secretary of State Elections and Voting
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Minnesota House of Representatives
 • Minnesota Senate
 • Minnesota State Legislature
Democratic
 • Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party
Republican
 • Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus
 • Republican Party of Minnesota
 • Republican Party of Minnesota
Third Party
 • Communist Party USA - Central and Southern Minnesota District
 • Constitution Party of Minnesota
 • Green Party of Minnesota
 • Independence Party of Minnesota The Independence Party of Minnesota voted to affiliate with the Independence Party of America on 26 January 2008.
 • Liberal Party of Minnesota
 • Libertarian Party of Minnesota
 • Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
 • Minnesota Senate DFL Caucus
 • New Union Party
Media & others
 • Anoka County Union - Coon Rapids
 • Brainerd Dispatch
 • Cannon Falls Beacon
 • Checks & Balances
 • Coon Rapids Herald
 • DC's Political Report - Minnesota
 • Duluth News Tribune- Duluth
 • Echo Press - Alexandria
 • KSTP TV - ABC - Saint Paul
 • Lee Helgen for St. Paul, Minnesota City Council
 • Minnesota E-Democracy - Minneapolis
 • Minnesota Public Radio
 • MNPolitics.com
 • Morrison County Record - Little Falls
 • Northfield.org
 • Pioneer Press - Minneapolis - St. Paul
 • Politics In Minnesota - Saint Paul
 • Politics1.com - Minnesota
 • Southwest Journal
 • St. Paul Legal Ledger
 • Star Tribune - Minneapolis
 • The Annandale Advocate
 • The Austin Daily Herald
 • The Free Press - Mankato
 • The Journal - New Ulm
 • The West Central Tribune - Willmar
 • Thisweek Newspapers - Burnsville
 • Winona Daily News
 

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