Governor, 2022 Election
General
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Walz Incumbent | Man | Peggy Flanagan (Woman) Incumbent | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1,312,349 | 52.27 | +7.66 |
| Scott Jensen | Man | Matt Birk (Man) | Republican | 1,119,941 | 44.61 | |
| James McCaskel | Man | David Sandbeck (Man) | Legal Marijuana Now | 29,346 | 1.17 | |
| Steve Patterson | Man | Matt Huff (Man) | Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis | 22,599 | 0.90 | |
| Hugh McTavish | Man | Mike Winter (Man) | Independence-Alliance | 18,156 | 0.72 | |
| Gabrielle M. Prosser | Woman | Kevin A. Dwire (Man) | Socialist Workers | 7,241 | 0.29 | |
| Joyce Lynne Lacey | Woman | Kent Edwards (Man) | Write-In | 11 | 0.00 | |
| Mohamed Mourssi-Alfash | Man | Lance Harvey Hegland (Man) | Write-In | 5 | 0.00 | |
| Loner Blue | Man | Al Smith (Man) | Write-In | 4 | 0.00 |
Governor Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan were reelected to a second term.
Jensen was a physician from Chaska and former State Senator (SD 47, 2017-2021); Birk was a retired NFL player from Mendota Heights.
McCaskel was a resident of Minneapolis.
Patterson was a small business owner from Austin.
McTavish was a patent attorney from Pine Springs.
Prosser was a factory worker from Minneapolis.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Canvassing Report, Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, Minnesota State General Election, November 29, 2022 (p. 55-60). State of Minnesota Write-In Report, Office of Secretary of State, November 29, 2022 (p. 4-7).