Minnesota 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Minnesota 2015 General Election

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Minnesota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	St. Paul

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Minnesota State and Local Government

Minnesota 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Primaries are held for the Republican, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, and Independence parties.

Write-in votes are not allowed in a primary election but are allowed in the General Election [Minn. Stat. 204B.36, subd. 2].

SF 1205, introduced by Republican state Senators Julianne E. Ortman, Scott J. Newman, Karin Housley, Eric R. Pratt, and John C. Pederson on 26 February 2015, would move the state's partisan Primary from 2nd Tuesday in August and create concurrent partisan and Presidential Primaries on the last Tuesday in March (29 March 2016).

HF 1567, introduced by state Representative Joe Hoppe (Republican) on 9 March 2015, is identical to SF 1205.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Amy J. Klobuchar • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Senator Amy J. Klobuchar* • FEC S6MN00267

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. Re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Senator Al Franken* • FEC S8MN00438

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Mark Dayton • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (5 Undetermined); 3 Republican (1 Open, 2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz* • FEC H6MN01174; 30 Sep 15; Tot $503,989; Dsb $337,169

		Republican		James "Jim" Hagedorn • FEC H0MN01045; 30 Sep 15; Tot $68,553; Dsb $59,487

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman John Paul Kline, Jr. • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 3 September 2015: Not seeking re-election.
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Angela Dawn "Angie" Craig • FEC H6MN02131; 30 Sep 15; Tot $834,967; Dsb $201,832
		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Roger Kittelson
		Democratic-Farmer Labor		Mary Lawrence • FEC H6MN02123; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,541,264; Dsb $288,048

		Republican		David James Benson-Staebler • FEC H6MN02180
		Republican		David Adam Gerson • FEC H2MN02130; 30 Sep 15; Tot $61,379; Dsb $23,492
		Republican		former state Senator John Sterling Howe • FEC H6MN02164
		~~Republican~~		~~Congressman John Paul Kline, Jr. - apparently not a candidate~~ • 3 September 2015: Not seeking re-election. • FEC H8MN06047; 30 Sep 15; Tot $744,892; Dsb $459,202
		Republican		Jason Mark Lewis • FEC H6MN02149
		Republican		former state Representative Pamela J. 'Pam" Myhra • FEC H6MN02156

		Not readily classifiable		Andrew Richard Willmert • Party affiliation: Solutions For America • FEC H6MN02172

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Erik Paulsen • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Erik Paulsen* • FEC H8MN03077; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,105,706; Dsb $466,602

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Betty McCollum • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Betty McCollum* • FEC H0MN04049; 30 Sep 15; Tot $294,239; Dsb $216,795

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison* • FEC H6MN05183; 30 Sep 15; Tot $720,803; Dsb $678,922

		Republican		Douglas James "Doug" Daggett • FEC H4MN05071; 30 Sep 15; Tot $67; Dsb $1,052

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr.* • FEC H4MN06087; 30 Sep 15; Tot $685,076; Dsb $513,663

		Unaffiliated		Robert Randolph "Bob" Helland • Party affiliation: Best of Both • FEC H6MN06157

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Collin Clark Peterson • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Congressman Collin Clark Peterson* • FEC H2MN07014; 30 Sep 15; Tot $385,323; Dsb $132,008

		Independent		Kevin "Bird" Winge

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman Richard Michael "Rick" Nolan • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic-Farmer Labor*		*Congressman Richard Michael "Rick" Nolan* • FEC H2MN08111; 30 Sep 15; Tot $701,088; Dsb $234,136

		Republican		Stewart Mills • FEC H4MN08083; 31 Mar 15; Tot $1; Dsb $299

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	Secretary of State Steve Simon • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	Attorney General Lori Swanson • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	Auditor Rebecca Otto • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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): 9 incumbents, 1 candidate
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor (affiliate of Democratic): 3 incumbents, 9 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Independence (affiliates)
	• Justice Party
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable: 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.

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 Board
	• Minnesota Secretary of State Elections and Voting
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Minnesota House of Representatives
	• Minnesota Senate
	• Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus
	• Minnesota State Legislature
	• MN Senate GOP - Twitter
Democratic
	• Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor Party
	• Minnesota Senate - DFL Caucus
Republican
	• Minnesota House of Representatives - Republican Caucus
	• Republican Party of Minnesota
Third Party
	• Green Party of Minnesota
	• Independence Party of Minnesota 4 May 2019: The Minnesota Independence Party voted to affiliate with the Alliance Party.
	• Justice Party of Minnesota
	• Legalize Marijuana Now Party
	• Libertarian Party of Minnesota
	• Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
	• The Unity Party of Minnesota
Media & others
	• Austin Daily Herald
	• Brainerd Dispatch
	• Cannon Falls Beacon
	• Duluth News Tribune- Duluth
	• Echo Press - Alexandria
	• KSTP TV - ABC - Saint Paul
	• Minnesota Lawyer - Minneapolis
	• Minnesota Public Radio
	• MinnPost - Minneapolis
	• Morrison County Record - Little Falls
	• Northfield.org
	• Pioneer Press - Minneapolis - St. Paul
	• Politics in Minnesota - St. Paul Legal Ledger Capitol Report
	• Politics1.com - Minnesota
	• Southwest Journal
	• St. Paul Legal Ledger
	• Star Tribune - Minneapolis
	• The Annandale Advocate
	• The Austin Daily Herald
	• The Journal - New Ulm
	• The West Central Tribune - Willmar
	• Winona Daily News