The Green Papers: Minnesota 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 14 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
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)
2000 Census:4,925,670 (1.75% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
Capital:St. Paul
Tuesday 14 August 2012 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 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 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


Minnesota Secretary of State: 2012 State General Election Candidate Filings. The 14 August Primary is for the Republican, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, and Independence parties.

6 November 2012 General Election Candidate Filings from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 returns and write-in votes from the Minnesota Secretary of State,

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 10 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 1,546,167 52.65% President Barack Hussein Obama
(10 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Republican 1,320,225 44.96% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Libertarian 35,098 1.20% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Green 13,023 0.44% Jill E. Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala

FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate Scattering 10,533 0.36% Write-In
Excludes write-in votes cast for Roseanne Cherri Barr, Barbara Ann K. "Barb" Prokopich, Thomas "Tom" Hoefling, Jill Ann Reed, Andre Nigel Barnett, Will Christensen.
  Candidate Constitution 3,722 0.13% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer

FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Grassroots 3,149 0.11% Jim Carlson
For Vice President: George McMahon

FEC P20005237
  Candidate Justice Party 1,996 0.07% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez

FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate Constitutional 1,092 0.04% Dean Daniel Morstad
Vice President: Josh Franke-Hyland

FEC P20004172; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,372; Dsb $11,371
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 1,051 0.04% James E. Harris, Jr.
Vice President: Maura DeLuca

FEC P20005112
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 397 0.01% Peta Lindsay
Vice President: Yari Osorio

FEC P20004636; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,903; Dsb $31,019
  Candidate Write-in; (Peace And Freedom) 46 0.00% Roseanne Cherri Barr
Vice President: Cindy Lee Sheehan

FEC P20002804
  Candidate Write-in 35 0.00% Barbara Ann K. "Barb" Prokopich
Vice President: Rick Santorum
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Party) 14 0.00% Thomas "Tom" Hoefling
Vice President: Jonathan D. "J.D." Ellis

FEC P20005260
  Candidate Write-in 8 0.00% Jill Ann Reed
Twelve Visions Party.
Vice President: Thomas Allen "Tom" Cary

FEC P20003208
  Candidate Write-in; (Reform) 4 0.00% Andre Nigel Barnett
Vice President: Kenneth R. "Ken" Cross

FEC P20002697
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 1 0.00% Will Christensen
Vice President: Kenneth "Ken" L. Gibbs

FEC P20005245
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Dennis Andrew Ball
Vice President: Stephan Kates
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Joshua Cahanin
Vice President: Mike Perez
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Richard Austin Duncan
Vice President: Ricky Johnson

FEC P20005252
  Candidate Write-in; (Freedom) 0 0.00% Stephen Gaylord Durham
Freedom Socialist Party.
Vice President: Christina Gloria López

FEC P20004651
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Levi Chevarim Hurt
Vice President: Eric Holder
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 0 0.00% Joseph Andrew "Joe" Jensen
Vice President: Joe Henry

FEC P20004164
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Nelson Keyton, Jr.
Vice President: Jay Jennelle
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Platt Allen Robertson
Vice President: Scott Clayborn Falls
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Beverly Simmons-Miller
Vice President: Thomas Miller, Jr.
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Kevin M. "Kev Thorn" Thorne
Vice President: Colin H. Thorne
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Gerald Legarde "Jerry" Warner
Vice President: Ricky Allen Hood
Total 2,936,561 100.00%  

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

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 1,854,595 65.23% Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
FEC S6MN00267; 26 Nov 12; Tot $7,245,123; Dsb $6,878,962
  Candidate Republican 867,974 30.53% state Representative Kurt Patrick Bills
19 May 2012: Received his party's nomination.

FEC S2MN00266; 26 Nov 12; Tot $950,369; Dsb $952,379
  Candidate Independence 73,539 2.59% Stephen Williams
FEC S6MN00382
  Candidate Grassroots 30,531 1.07% Tim Davis
Grassroots

FEC S6MN00234
  Candidate Progressive 13,986 0.49% Michael James Cavlan
Minnesota Open Progressives

FEC S6MN00408
  Candidate Scattering 2,582 0.09% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 9 0.00% Frank Forrestal
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Andrew Thomas Schuler
Ecology Democracy Party

FEC S2MN00274
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Jack Shephard
Total 2,843,221 100.00%  

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 Renominated);
4 Republican (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 193,211 57.52% Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
FEC H6MN01174; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,974,751; Dsb $1,864,765
  Candidate Republican 142,164 42.33% Allen Quist
FEC H0MN01037; 22 Dec 12; Tot $640,215; Dsb $640,312
  Candidate Scattering 505 0.15% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Charles Aldrich
Total 335,880 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman John Paul Kline, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 193,587 54.01% Congressman John Paul Kline, Jr.
FEC H8MN06047; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,299,436; Dsb $1,915,690
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 164,338 45.85% former state Representative Michael E. "Mike" Obermueller
FEC H2MN02122; 26 Nov 12; Tot $722,123; Dsb $707,399
  Candidate Scattering 521 0.15% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Josh D. Ondich
Total 358,447 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Erik Paulsen
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 222,335 58.10% Congressman Erik Paulsen
FEC H8MN03077; 26 Nov 12; Tot $3,103,420; Dsb $2,483,393
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 159,937 41.79% Brian Patrick Barnes
FEC H2MN03070; 26 Nov 12; Tot $400,305; Dsb $386,814
  Candidate Scattering 433 0.11% Write-In
Total 382,705 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Betty McCollum
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 216,685 62.27% Congressman Betty McCollum
FEC H0MN04049; 26 Nov 12; Tot $931,914; Dsb $911,137
  Candidate Republican 109,659 31.51% Anthony John "Tony" Hernandez
FEC H2MN04110; 26 Nov 12; Tot $66,697; Dsb $67,978
  Candidate Independence 21,135 6.07% Steve Carlson
FEC H0MN04163
  Candidate Scattering 512 0.15% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in 10 0.00% Amber Garlan
Total 348,001 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 262,102 74.47% Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison
FEC H6MN05183; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,015,699; Dsb $2,064,179
  Candidate Republican 88,753 25.22% Chris Fields
FEC H2MN05133; 26 Nov 12; Tot $347,221; Dsb $346,221
  Candidate Scattering 1,114 0.32% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party) 9 0.00% Tony Lane
Total 351,978 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Michele M. Bachmann
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
13 June 2011: Announced she is a candidate for President in 2012 (but ultimately failed to win the Republican Presidential Nomination)
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 179,240 50.47% Congressman Michele M. Bachmann
14 June 2011: The Bachmann campaign has stated that Minnesota state law does not allow a candidate to concurrently run for President and Congress.
4 January 2012: Suspended her Presidential campaign the day after placing 6th in the Iowa Caucuses.
25 January 2012: Announced she will seek a 4th term in the U.S. House.

FEC H6MN06074; 26 Nov 12; Tot $25,514,918; Dsb $25,151,522
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 174,944 49.26% James Joseph "Jim" Graves
Received his party's endorsement

FEC H2MN06198; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,578,983; Dsb $2,501,086
  Candidate Scattering 969 0.27% Write-In
  Candidate Write-in 2 0.00% Curtis Hed
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% Derek Henkels
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Clayton James Hanks
Total 355,156 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Collin Clark Peterson
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 197,791 60.38% Congressman Collin Clark Peterson
FEC H2MN07014; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,104,157; Dsb $1,464,925
  Candidate Republican 114,151 34.85% Vidar Lee "Lee" Byberg
FEC H0MN07059; 26 Nov 12; Tot $616,460; Dsb $631,740
  Candidate Independence 15,298 4.67% Adam Steele
FEC H2MN07097
  Candidate Scattering 336 0.10% Write-In
Total 327,576 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Raymond J. "Chip" Cravaack
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 14 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 191,976 54.28% former Congressman Richard Michael "Rick" Nolan
FEC H2MN08111; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,219,685; Dsb $1,155,434
  Candidate Republican 160,520 45.39% Congressman Raymond J. "Chip" Cravaack
FEC H0MN08115; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,374,053; Dsb $2,368,434
  Candidate Scattering 1,167 0.33% Write-In
Total 353,663 100.00%  

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, 10 candidates
  Republican: 4 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
  Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  America's Party: 1 candidate
  Constitutional: 1 candidate
  Freedom: 1 candidate
  Grassroots: 2 candidates
  Independence (affiliates): 3 candidates
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
  Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
  Progressive: 1 candidate
  Socialist Workers Party: 3 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 10 candidates
  Write-in: 27 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 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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