The Green Papers: Minnesota 2022 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Special Primary House CD 1: Tuesday 24 May 2022
✓ Primary and Special Election in US House CD 1: Tuesday 9 August 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Tuesday 15 March 2022 - Filing Deadline: Special Election CD 1 .
Tuesday 24 May 2022 - Special Primary House CD 1. Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships.
Tuesday 31 May 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
Tuesday 9 August 2022 - Primary and Special Election in US House CD 1 . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC). Voting begins at 10:00 AM in some townships.
Tuesday 1 November 2022 - Filing Deadline - Write-in .
Tuesday 8 November 2022 - 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 
2020 Census:5,709,752 (1.84% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
2022-2030 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


Primaries are held for the Republican, Democratic-Farmer-Labor, Legal Marijuana Now, and Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis Parties.

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


2021-2023 Election Dates from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

Summary of 2022 Filing Dates from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

Candidate Filings from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

Sample Ballots from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

9 August 2022 Primary returns from an official source. Results from a media source.


8 November 2022 election night results from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 certified results from the Minnesota Secretary of State. Votes totals last updated 6 December 2022 per the certified vote.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor     Senator Amy J. Klobuchar
FEC S6MN00267
  Candidate Republican     David A. Hilbrich
FEC S4MN00460
 9 September 2021: Senator Amy Klobuchar (Democratic) announced that she was treated for stage 1 breast cancer and believes "that my chances of developing cancer again are no greater than the average person."

Class 2 Democratic Senator Tina Flint Smith
Appointed: 13 December 2017 [re: resignation of Senator Al Franken (Democratic)]; first elected in a Special Election: 2018, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (6, 1 write-in)
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 1,312,349 52.27% Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan
  Candidate Republican 1,119,941 44.61% former state Senator Scott Jensen
for Lieutenant Governor: Matt Birk
  Candidate Legal Marijuana Now 29,346 1.17% James Aaron McCaskel
for Lieutenant Governor: David Sandbeck
  Candidate Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis 22,599 0.90% Steve Patterson
for Lieutenant Governor: Matt Huff
  Candidate Independence-Alliance 18,156 0.72% Hugh McTavish
for Lieutenant Governor: Mike Winter
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 7,241 0.29% Gabrielle M. Prosser
for Lieutenant Governor: Kevin A. Dwire
  Candidate Scattering 1,029 0.04% WRITE-IN
Total 2,510,661 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with the Governor.

Seat up for regular election Democratic Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan
First elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (4 Renominated);
4 Democratic (4 Renominated)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Brad Finstad
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected in a Special Election: 9 August 2022 [re: passing of Member of Congress James "Jim" Hagedorn (Republican)]
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 159,621 53.83% Member of Congress Brad Finstad
FEC H2MN01223; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,500,244; Dsb $1,499,979
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 125,457 42.31% Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Ettinger
FEC H2MN01249; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,592,367; Dsb $2,582,636
  Candidate Legal Marijuana Now 6,389 2.15% Richard B. Reisdorf
FEC H2MN01280
  Candidate Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis 4,943 1.67% Brian Abrahamson
FEC H2MN01371
  Candidate Scattering 137 0.05% WRITE-IN
Total 296,547 100.00%  
 Member of Congress James "Jim" Hagedorn, Republican, was was first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2020, passed away on 17 February 2022 at the age of 59 from kidney cancer. On 7 July 2021, he had announced that his kidney cancer had returned.

Special Election - 117th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for special election
Special Election
 
Seat up for special election: Tuesday 9 August 2022
Special Election - To fill the set of Member of Congress James "Jim" Hagedorn (Republican) who passed on 17 February 2022.
24 May 2022 Primary Returns from an official source, results from a media source.
9 August 2022 Primary returns from an official source. Results from a media source.
 Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)
  Elected Republican 59,788 50.72% Brad Finstad
FEC H2MN01223; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,500,244; Dsb $1,499,979
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 55,155 46.79% Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Ettinger
FEC H2MN01249; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,592,367; Dsb $2,582,636
  Candidate Legal Marijuana Now 1,536 1.30% Richard B. Reisdorf
FEC H2MN01280
  Candidate Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis 865 0.73% Haroun McClellan
FEC H2MN01363
  Candidate Scattering 535 0.45% Write In
Total 117,879 100.00%  
 The vacancy occurred more than 24 weeks before the primary. "If a vacancy occurs more than 22 weeks but fewer than 27 weeks before the state primary, the governor must issue a writ within three days of the vacancy for a special election for that office to be held on the day of the state primary with a special primary held 11 weeks before the state primary... The filing period for ... must end on or before the 147th day before the state primary," § 204D.29 Subdivision 3.(a) and (b)].
Therefore, Filing: 15 March, Special Primary: 24 May, Special Election: 9 August. Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz's (Democratic) 22 February 2022 Writ of Special Election.
Congressional District 1 Special Election and Sample ballot from the Minnesota Secretary of State.

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Angela Dawn "Angie" Craig
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins) - 118th Congress
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 165,583 50.87% Member of Congress Angela Dawn "Angie" Craig
FEC H6MN02131; 31 Dec 22; Tot $7,801,458; Dsb $8,802,532
  Candidate Republican 148,576 45.65% Tyler Kistner
FEC H0MN02134; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,409,855; Dsb $3,338,988
  Candidate Legal Marijuana Now 10,728 3.30% Paula Mirare Overby
5 October 2022: Passed away. She will remain on the General Election ballot. Secretary of State Steve Simon has stated that the 8 November General Election will go forward as-is: "In 2021, a federal district court ruled that Minnesota's statute governing vacancies in nomination is preempted by federal law and does not apply to a race for U.S. Congress...."
Issue: The law states that if a candidate dies within 79 days of the general election the ... ballot shall remain unchanged, but the ... canvassing boards must not certify the vote totals for that office ... and the office must be filled at a special election held in accordance with this section.

FEC H4MN02136; 30 Jun 22; Tot $243; Dsb $2
  Candidate Scattering 585 0.18% WRITE-IN
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     former state Representative Richard Thomas "Rick" Olson
FEC H0MN02118; 31 Dec 22; Tot $37,656; Dsb $36,039
Total 325,472 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Dean Phillips
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 198,883 59.56% Member of Congress Dean Phillips
FEC H8MN03143; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,298,670; Dsb $2,340,307
  Candidate Republican 134,797 40.37% Tom Weiler
FEC H2MN03104; 31 Dec 22; Tot $681,469; Dsb $674,472
  Candidate Scattering 241 0.07% WRITE-IN
Total 333,921 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Betty McCollum
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2000
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 200,055 67.59% Member of Congress Betty McCollum
FEC H0MN04049; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,101,431; Dsb $2,077,728
  Candidate Republican 95,493 32.26% May Lor Xiong
FEC H2MN04177; 26 Dec 22; Tot $133,467; Dsb $133,467
  Candidate Scattering 425 0.14% WRITE-IN
Total 295,973 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress Ilhan Omar
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 214,224 74.33% Member of Congress Ilhan Omar
FEC H8MN05239; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,111,918; Dsb $3,227,971
  Candidate Republican 70,702 24.53% Cicely Davis
FEC H2MN05166; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,226,698; Dsb $3,194,320
  Candidate Scattering 3,280 1.14% WRITE-IN
Total 288,206 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 198,145 61.97% Member of Congress Thomas Earl "Tom" Emmer, Jr.
FEC H4MN06087; 31 Dec 22; Tot $4,431,685; Dsb $4,234,898
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 120,852 37.79% Jeanne Hendricks
FEC H2MN06214; 28 Nov 22; Tot $204,853; Dsb $204,466
  Candidate Scattering 770 0.24% WRITE-IN
Total 319,767 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Michelle Fischbach
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 204,766 66.95% Member of Congress Michelle Fischbach
FEC H0MN07091; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,677,465; Dsb $1,704,409
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 84,455 27.61% Jill Abahsain
FEC H2MN07162; 31 Dec 22; Tot $33,555; Dsb $30,469
  Candidate Legal Marijuana Now 16,421 5.37% Travis E. "Bull" Johnson
FEC H2MN07113; 31 Dec 22; Tot $40,796; Dsb $38,201
  Candidate Scattering 224 0.07% WRITE-IN
Total 305,866 100.00%  

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress Peter Allen "Pete" Stauber
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress
  Elected Republican 188,755 57.18% Member of Congress Peter Allen "Pete" Stauber
FEC H8MN08043; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,470,829; Dsb $2,053,863
  Candidate Democratic-Farmer Labor 141,009 42.72% state Representative Jennifer "Jen" Schultz
FEC H2MN08152; 31 Dec 22; Tot $694,758; Dsb $655,103
  Candidate Scattering 316 0.10% WRITE-IN
Total 330,080 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

Seat up for regular election Democratic-Farmer Labor Secretary of State Steve Simon
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 1,345,685 54.53% Secretary of State Steve Simon
  Candidate Republican 1,119,949 45.38% Kim Crockett
  Candidate Scattering 2,095 0.08% WRITE-IN
Total 2,467,729 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic-Farmer Labor Attorney General Keith Maurice Ellison
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 21 October 2021: Announced he will not run for reelection.
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 1,254,371 50.37% Attorney General Keith Maurice Ellison
  Candidate Republican 1,233,556 49.53% Jim Schultz
  Candidate Scattering 2,374 0.10% WRITE-IN
Total 2,490,301 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

Seat up for regular election Democratic-Farmer Labor Auditor Julie Blaha
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Renominated
 Candidate list (4, 1 write-in)
  Elected Democratic-Farmer Labor 1,168,185 47.47% Auditor Julie Blaha
  Candidate Republican 1,159,750 47.13% Ryan Wilson
9 November 2022: Conceded.
  Candidate Legal Marijuana Now 87,386 3.55% Tim Davis
  Candidate Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis 44,270 1.80% Kevin "Will Finn" Finander
  Candidate Scattering 1,341 0.05% WRITE-IN
Total 2,460,932 100.00%  
 

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): 8 incumbents
  Democratic-Farmer Labor (affiliate of Democratic): 3 incumbents, 14 candidates
  Republican: 4 incumbents, 15 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis: 4 candidates
  Independence-Alliance: 1 candidate
  Legal Marijuana Now: 6 candidates
  Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
Independents
  (blank): 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 13 candidates
  Write-in: 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.

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.


 


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