The Green Papers: Minnesota 2011 Off-Year Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2000 Census:4,925,670 (1.75% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
2010 Census:5,314,879 (1.72% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
Capital:St. Paul
 

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Minnesota State and Local Government

Minnesota 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Richard "Dick" Franson
FEC S6MN00101; 30 Sep 11; Tot $12,043; Dsb $12,043
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
FEC S6MN00267; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,193,719; Dsb $752,218
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Jack Edward "Doc" Shepard
FEC S2MN00159; 30 Sep 11; Tot $15,000; Dsb $0
  Candidate Republican     St. Bonifacius City Councilman Joe Edward Arwood, III
FEC S2MN00233; 30 Sep 11; Tot $10,534; Dsb $3,356
  Candidate Republican     Anthony John Hernandez
FEC S2MN00241
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Daniel Mark "Dan" "Doc" Severson
FEC S2MN00225; 30 Sep 11; Tot $42,386; Dsb $14,565

Class 2 Democratic Senator Al Franken
First elected: 2008 in a contested election resolved 30 June 2009 by the Minnesota Supreme Court. Sworn 7 July 2009.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Mark Dayton
First elected: 2010
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Democratic (4 Undetermined);
4 Republican (3 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
FEC H6MN01174; 30 Sep 11; Tot $809,475; Dsb $324,275
    Republican     former state Representative Randy Lee Demmer - apparently not a candidate
15 October 2011: Announced he will not run due to business commitments.

FEC H8MN01220; 30 Sep 11; Tot $5,682; Dsb $5,631
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Mike Parry
FEC H2MN01132
  Candidate Republican     Allen Quist
FEC H0MN01037; 30 Sep 11; Tot $0; Dsb $0

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2 Republican Congressman John Paul Kline, Jr.
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Daniel Keith "Dan" Powers
  Candidate Republican     Congressman John Paul Kline, Jr.
FEC H8MN06047; 30 Sep 11; Tot $761,651; Dsb $245,879

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3 Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Brian Patrick Barnes
FEC H2MN03070
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Sharon Roberson Sund
FEC H2MN03062; 30 Sep 11; Tot $25,258; Dsb $1,351
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Erik Paulsen
FEC H8MN03077; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,075,155; Dsb $320,806

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4 Democratic Congressman Betty McCollum
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman Betty McCollum
FEC H0MN04049; 30 Sep 11; Tot $301,381; Dsb $252,928
  Candidate Republican     Daniel M. "Dan" Flood
FEC H2MN04102
  Candidate Independence     Steve Carlson

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5 Democratic Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison
FEC H6MN05183; 30 Sep 11; Tot $577,571; Dsb $583,795
  Candidate Republican     Chris Fields
FEC H2MN05133; 30 Sep 11; Tot $12,110; Dsb $9,291
  Candidate Republican     Lynne Torgerson
Ran as an Independent in 2010.

FEC H0MN05103; 30 Sep 11; Tot $25,998; Dsb $22,931

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6 Republican Congressman Michele M. Bachmann
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 13 June 2011: Announced she is a candidate for President in 2012.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
    Republican     Congressman Michele M. Bachmann - apparently not a candidate
14 June 2011: The Bachmann campaign has stated that Minnesota state law does not allow a candidate to concurrently run for President and Congress.

FEC H6MN06074; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,536,543; Dsb $6,190,433
  Candidate Independent     Aubrey Immelman

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7 Democratic Congressman Collin Clark Peterson
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Congressman Collin Clark Peterson
FEC H2MN07014; 30 Sep 11; Tot $333,313; Dsb $125,690
  Candidate Republican     Vidar Lee "Lee" Byberg
FEC H0MN07059; 30 Sep 11; Tot $99,686; Dsb $26,571

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8 Republican Congressman Raymond J. "Chip" Cravaack
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Duluth Councilor at Large Jeff Anderson
FEC H2MN08103; 30 Sep 11; Tot $51,020; Dsb $30,409
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     former state Senator Tarryl Lynn Clark
FEC H0MN06127; 30 Sep 11; Tot $389,393; Dsb $180,952
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Daniel Michael Fanning
FEC H2MN08129
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     former Congressman Richard Michael "Rick" Nolan
FEC H2MN08111; 30 Sep 11; Tot $65,649; Dsb $33,617
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Raymond J. "Chip" Cravaack
FEC H0MN08115; 30 Sep 11; Tot $552,834; Dsb $199,247

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic-Farmer Labor Secretary of State Mark Ritchie
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic-Farmer Labor Attorney General Lori Swanson
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic-Farmer Labor Auditor Rebecca Otto
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 

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): 8 incumbents
  Democratic-Farmer Labor (affiliate of Democratic): 3 incumbents, 14 candidates
  Republican: 4 incumbents, 12 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Independence (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
 
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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