Minnesota 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: Minnesota 2018 General Election

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Minnesota
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 14 August 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Tuesday 5 June 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 14 August 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships.
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships.

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

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

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

2018 Election Dates and Candidate Filings from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

14 August Primary
Returns from the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Results from FOX 9.
Results from Politico.
Results from The New York Times.

6 November 2018:
View your sample ballot from the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Certified returns from the Minnesota Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Amy J. Klobuchar • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	1,566,174	60.31%	Senator Amy J. Klobuchar • FEC S6MN00267; 26 Nov 18; Tot $8,026,906; Dsb $6,408,419

		Republican	940,437	36.21%	state Representative James Wallace "Jim" Newberger • FEC S8MN00552; 26 Nov 18; Tot $258,494; Dsb $250,489

		Legal Marijuana Now	66,236	2.55%	Dennis Schuller • FEC S8MN00727

		Minnesota Green Party	23,101	0.89%	Paula M. Overby • FEC S6MN00416

		Scattering	931	0.04%	WRITE-IN

		Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)			Helen Meyers
Total			2,596,879	100.00%

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Tina Flint Smith • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Appointed: 13 December 2017 by Governor Mark Dayton (Democratic) re: resignation of Senator Al Franken (Democratic). • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Senator Al Franken (Democratic) who was first elected in 2008 announced his resignation on 20 December 2017 effective 2 January 2018. The 2008 election of Senator Al Franken (Democratic) was contested. It was resolved on 30 June 2009 by the Minnesota Supreme Court in Senator Al Franken's favor and he was sworn on 7 July 2009. Senator Franken was re-elected in 2014. 7 December 2017: Senator Franken: "... I am announcing that in the coming weeks I will be resigning as a member of the United States Senate...." 13 December 2017: Governor Mark Dayton (Democratic) announced that he would appoint Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith (Democratic) as the new Senator upon Senator Al Franken's (Democratic) resignation. 20 December 2017: Senator Franken announced his resignation effective 2 January 2018. 3 January 2018: Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith is sworn.

Class 2 Special Election		Democratic	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Special Election - Next regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	1,370,540	52.97%	Senator Tina Flint Smith • FEC S8MN00578; 26 Nov 18; Tot $9,154,180; Dsb $8,603,135

		Republican	1,095,777	42.35%	state Senator Karin Housley • FEC S8MN00586; 31 Dec 18; Tot $4,697,809; Dsb $4,682,067

		Legal Marijuana Now	95,614	3.70%	Sarah Wellington • FEC S8MN00735

		Unaffiliated	24,324	0.94%	Jerry Trooien • FEC S8MN00636; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,647,379; Dsb $1,646,229

		Scattering	1,101	0.04%	WRITE-IN
Total			2,587,356	100.00%

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

Open		Democratic	Governor Mark Dayton • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Chair - 21 November 2016: Retiring at the end of his term.
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 3 write-ins)

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	1,393,096	53.84%	Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz • for Lieutenant Governor: state Representative Peggy Flanagan • CD 1. 27 March 2017: Candidate for Governor

		Republican	1,097,705	42.43%	Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson • for Lieutenant Governor: Donna Bergstrom

		Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis	68,667	2.65%	Thomas Christopher "Chris" Wright • for Lieutenant Governor: Judith Schwartzbacker • Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis

		Libertarian	26,735	1.03%	Josh Welter • for Lieutenant Governor: Mary O'Connor

		Scattering	1,084	0.04%	WRITE-IN

		Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)			Jacquie Henderson
		Write-in; (Republican)			Jeffrey Wharton • 7 May 2018: "I may have officially left the race but I will be submitting as a write in candidate ...."
Total			2,587,287	100.00%

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

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Michelle Fischbach • 3 January 2018: Minnesota Senate President Michelle Fischbach (Republican) ascended to the office of Lieutenant Governor re: Governor Mark Dayton (Democratic) appointment of Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith (Democratic) as the new Senator re: Senator Al Franken's (Democratic) resignation. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Candidate for Lieutenant Governor as former Governor Tim Pawlenty's running mate.
	Lieutenant Governor Tina Smith (Democratic), who was first elected in 2014, was appointed on 13 December 2017 by Governor Mark Dayton (Democratic) as the state's Class 2 Senator upon Senator Al Franken's (Democratic) resignation. Senator Franken resigned on 2 January 2018 and Tina Smith was sworn to the Class 2 Senate Seat on 3 January 2018.

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (3 Open, 2 Renominated); 3 Republican (3 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1 Open		Democratic	Congressman Timothy J. "Tim" Walz • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 27 March 2017: Candidate for Governor
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	146,200	50.13%	James "Jim" Hagedorn • FEC H0MN01045; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,600,486; Dsb $1,596,791

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	144,885	49.68%	Daniel "Dan" Feehan • FEC H8MN01279; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,171,905; Dsb $4,133,901

		Scattering	576	0.20%	WRITE-IN
Total			291,661	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Jason Mark Lewis • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	177,958	52.66%	Angela Dawn "Angie" Craig • FEC H6MN02131; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,475,940; Dsb $5,440,694

		Republican	159,344	47.15%	Congressman Jason Mark Lewis • FEC H6MN02149; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,910,629; Dsb $2,878,142

		Scattering	666	0.20%	WRITE-IN
Total			337,968	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Erik Paulsen • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	202,404	55.61%	Dean Phillips • FEC H8MN03143; 26 Nov 18; Tot $6,228,132; Dsb $6,187,070

		Republican	160,839	44.19%	Congressman Erik Paulsen • FEC H8MN03077; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,860,714; Dsb $5,785,702

		Scattering	706	0.19%	WRITE-IN
Total			363,949	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Betty McCollum • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	216,865	65.99%	Congressman Betty McCollum • FEC H0MN04049; 26 Nov 18; Tot $931,820; Dsb $906,899

		Republican	97,747	29.75%	Gregory Thomas "Greg" Ryan • FEC H6MN04236; 26 Nov 18; Tot $23,621; Dsb $20,825

		Legal Marijuana Now	13,776	4.19%	Susan Pendergast Sindt • FEC H6MN04269

		Scattering	226	0.07%	WRITE-IN
Total			328,614	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5 Open		Democratic	Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 5 June 2018: Candidate for Attorney General in 2018.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 116th Congress

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	267,703	77.97%	state Representative Ilhan Omar • FEC H8MN05239; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,052,517; Dsb $959,314

		Republican	74,440	21.68%	Jennifer L. "Jen" Zielinski • FEC H8MN05213; 26 Nov 18; Tot $23,355; Dsb $22,708

		Scattering	1,215	0.35%	WRITE-IN

		Write-in; (Green)			Les Lester
Total			343,358	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	192,931	61.11%	Congressman Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr. • FEC H4MN06087; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,203,606; Dsb $2,124,693

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	122,332	38.75%	Ian Andrew Todd • FEC H8MN06096; 26 Nov 18; Tot $82,556; Dsb $80,254

		Scattering	463	0.15%	WRITE-IN
Total			315,726	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman Collin Clark Peterson • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	146,672	52.10%	Congressman Collin Clark Peterson • FEC H2MN07014; 31 Dec 18; Tot $1,431,201; Dsb $1,500,493

		Republican	134,668	47.84%	David Russell "Dave" Hughes • FEC H6MN07304; 31 Dec 18; Tot $261,636; Dsb $258,330

		Scattering	169	0.06%	WRITE-IN
Total			281,509	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8 Open		Democratic	Congressman Richard Michael "Rick" Nolan • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 9 February 2018: "... I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for reelection, and will retire at the end of the current term." 3 June 2018: Ran for but did not receive his party's nomination for Lieutenant Governor.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress

		Republican	159,364	50.72%	St. Louis County Commissioner Pete Stauber • FEC H8MN08043; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,774,878; Dsb $1,672,666

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	141,950	45.18%	former state Representative Joseph "Joe" Radinovich • FEC H8MN08068; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,432,207; Dsb $2,351,709

		Independence; (Green)	12,741	4.05%	Ray Henry John "Skip" Sandman • FEC H4MN08091; 26 Nov 18; Tot $20,291; Dsb $21,694

		Scattering	156	0.05%	WRITE-IN
Total			314,211	100.00%

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

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	Secretary of State Steve Simon • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	1,328,502	52.25%	Secretary of State Steve Simon

		Republican	1,109,093	43.62%	former state Senator John Howe

		Independence	103,610	4.08%	William Denney

		Scattering	1,317	0.05%	WRITE-IN
Total			2,542,522	100.00%

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

Open		Democratic-Farmer Labor	Attorney General Lori Swanson • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 4 June 2018: State she would run for Governor after she did not receive her party's endorsement for Attorney General. 14 August 2018: Did not receive her party's nomination for Governor.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	1,249,407	48.96%	Congressman Keith Maurice Ellison • Congressman CD 5. 5 June 2018: Candidate for Attorney General in 2018.

		Republican	1,150,459	45.08%	former state Representative Doug Wardlow

		Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis	145,748	5.71%	Noah M. Johnson • Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis

		Scattering	6,158	0.24%	WRITE-IN
Total			2,551,772	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

Open		Democratic-Farmer Labor	Auditor Rebecca Otto • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 9 January 2017: Running for Governor in 2018. 4 June 2018: "I am announcing that I am suspending my campaign for Governor."
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)

		Democratic-Farmer Labor	1,250,524	49.35%	Julie Blaha

		Republican	1,095,310	43.23%	former state Representative Pam Myhra

		Legal Marijuana Now	133,913	5.28%	Michael Ford

		Libertarian	53,068	2.09%	Chris Dock

		Scattering	1,125	0.04%	WRITE-IN
Total			2,533,940	100.00%

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents
	• Democratic-Farmer Labor (affiliate of Democratic): 3 incumbents, 14 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
	• Minnesota Green Party (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis: 2 candidates
	• Independence (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Legal Marijuana Now: 4 candidates
	• Socialist Workers Party: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 14 candidates
	• Write-in: 4 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.

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.