Minnesota 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Minnesota 2011 Off-Year Election

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Minnesota
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. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Amy J. Klobuchar • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Richard "Dick" Franson • FEC S6MN00101; 30 Sep 11; Tot $12,043; Dsb $12,043
		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Senator Amy J. Klobuchar* • FEC S6MN00267; 30 Sep 11; Tot $3,193,719; Dsb $752,218
		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Jack Edward "Doc" Shepard • FEC S2MN00159; 30 Sep 11; Tot $15,000; Dsb $0

		Republican		St. Bonifacius City Councilman Joe Edward Arwood, III • FEC S2MN00233; 30 Sep 11; Tot $10,534; Dsb $3,356
		Republican		Anthony John Hernandez • FEC S2MN00241
		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

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th 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

		*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
		Republican		state Senator Mike Parry • FEC H2MN01132
		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

		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Daniel Keith "Dan" Powers

		*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

		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Brian Patrick Barnes • FEC H2MN03070
		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Sharon Roberson Sund • FEC H2MN03062; 30 Sep 11; Tot $25,258; Dsb $1,351

		*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

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Congressman Betty McCollum* • FEC H0MN04049; 30 Sep 11; Tot $301,381; Dsb $252,928

		Republican		Daniel M. "Dan" Flood • FEC H2MN04102

		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

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison* • FEC H6MN05183; 30 Sep 11; Tot $577,571; Dsb $583,795

		Republican		Chris Fields • FEC H2MN05133; 30 Sep 11; Tot $12,110; Dsb $9,291
		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

		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

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Congressman Collin Clark Peterson* • FEC H2MN07014; 30 Sep 11; Tot $333,313; Dsb $125,690

		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

		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Duluth Councilor at Large Jeff Anderson • FEC H2MN08103; 30 Sep 11; Tot $51,020; Dsb $30,409
		Democratic-Farmer Labor		former state Senator Tarryl Lynn Clark • FEC H0MN06127; 30 Sep 11; Tot $389,393; Dsb $180,952
		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Daniel Michael Fanning • FEC H2MN08129
		Democratic-Farmer Labor		former Congressman Richard Michael "Rick" Nolan • FEC H2MN08111; 30 Sep 11; Tot $65,649; Dsb $33,617

		*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.