| 11/08/2022 |
Attorney General
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General |
Keith M. Ellison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 1,254,371 votes (50.37%) and a winning margin of +0.84
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Keith M. Ellison
Incumbent
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,254,371
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50.37
|
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Jim Schultz
|
Man |
Republican |
1,233,556
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49.53
|
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Laurice Anderson
|
Woman |
Write-In |
12
|
0.00
|
Attorney General Ellison was reelected to a second term. The 0.84-point margin was the second closest general election for the office in Minnesota history, behind only DFL Secretary of State Miles Lord's 0.42-point defeat of Republican Keith Kennedy in 1956.
Schultz was an attorney from Plymouth.
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| 08/09/2022 |
Attorney General
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Primary |
Keith M. Ellison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 378,367 votes (89.35%) and a winning margin of +78.70
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Keith M. Ellison
Incumbent
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
378,367
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89.35
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Bill Dahn
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
45,110
|
10.65
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Attorney General Ellison was renominated for a second term.
Dahn was a perennial candidate from Landfall, GOP gubernatorial candidate in 1998, Independence gubernatorial candidate in 2002, Independence U.S. Senate candidate in 2008, Independence Attorney General nominee in 2010, and DFL gubernatorial candidate in 2014.
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| 08/09/2022 |
Attorney General
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Primary |
Jim Schultz (Republican) won with 163,944 votes (52.51%) and a winning margin of +17.75
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Jim Schultz
|
Man |
Republican |
163,944
|
52.51
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Doug Wardlow
|
Man |
Republican |
108,537
|
34.76
|
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Sharon L. Anderson
|
Woman |
Republican |
39,723
|
12.72
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Schultz was an attorney from Plymouth.
Wardlow was an attorney from Eagan, former state Representative (HD 38B, 2011-2013), and GOP Attorney General nominee in 2018.
Anderson was a resident of St. Paul. This was her 11th failed attempt to become the state attorney general, also losing the Independent-Republican primaries of 1982, 1986, and 1990, the 1994 general election, and the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 Republican primaries.
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| 11/06/2018 |
Attorney General
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General |
Keith M. Ellison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 1,249,407 votes (48.96%) and a winning margin of +3.88
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Keith M. Ellison
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,249,407
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48.96
|
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Doug Wardlow
|
Man |
Republican |
1,150,459
|
45.08
|
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Noah Johnson
|
Man |
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis |
145,748
|
5.71
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Tom Foley
|
Man |
Write-In |
771
|
0.03
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|
Bennett Martin Sukalski
|
Man |
Write-In |
12
|
0.00
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This was the most competitive election for the office since 1970 when DFLer Warren Spannaus won an open seat race against Robert Forsythe by 2.72 points.
Ellison was a six-term U.S. Representative (CD 05, 2007-2019) and Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2017-2018).
Wardlow was an attorney from Eagan and former state Representative (HD 38B, 2011-2013).
Johnson was a Minneapolis attorney.
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| 08/14/2018 |
Attorney General
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Primary |
Doug Wardlow (Republican) won with 135,971 votes (46.26%) and a winning margin of +14.20
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Doug Wardlow
|
Man |
Republican |
135,971
|
46.26
|
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Sharon L. Anderson
|
Woman |
Republican |
94,245
|
32.06
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Robert B. (Bob) Lessard
|
Man |
Republican |
63,722
|
21.68
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Wardlow was an attorney from Eagan and former state Representative (HD 38B, 2011-2013).
Anderson was a resident of St. Paul. This was her 10th failed attempt to become the state attorney general, also losing the Independent-Republican primaries of 1982, 1986, and 1990, the 1994 general election, and the 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 Republican primaries.
Lessard was a former state Senator (SD 03, 1977-2003).
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