Elections: 1857-present. Elections for Auditor were held for three-year terms through the Election of 1881. A constitutional amendment was passed in 1883 requiring state elections to be held in even-numbered years beginning in 1886 with the winner of Auditor in 1881 serving a five-year term. Since 1886, Auditors have been elected to four-year terms. Primaries for Auditor were first held in September 1912. There have never been term limits for this office.
Most recent elections
Date
Office
Stage
Winners
Details
11/08/2022
Auditor
General
Julie Blaha (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 1,168,185 votes (47.47%) and a winning margin of +0.34
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Julie Blaha
Incumbent
Woman
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
1,168,185
47.47
Ryan Wilson
Man
Republican
1,159,750
47.13
Timothy A. (Tim) Davis
Man
Legal Marijuana Now
87,386
3.55
Will Finn
Man
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis
44,270
1.80
Scattering
Write-In
1,341
0.05
Audtor Blaha was reelected to a second term. The 0.34-point margin was the second closest general election for Auditor in state history behind only Republican Auditor Stafford King's 0.07-point victory over Farmer-Laborite John Lyons in 1934.
Davis was a retired forklift operator from Minneapolis, Grassroots nominee for HD 59B in 1990, Grassroots nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994, Grassroots nominee for U.S. Senate in 1996, Green Party nominee for the 5th CD in 2002, and Grassroots nominee for U.S. Senate in 2012.
Julie Blaha (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 1,250,524 votes (49.35%) and a winning margin of +6.13
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Julie Blaha
Woman
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
1,250,524
49.35
Pam Myhra
Woman
Republican
1,095,310
43.23
Michael Ford
Man
Legal Marijuana Now
133,913
5.28
Chris Dock
Man
Libertarian
53,068
2.09
Scattering
Write-In
1,125
0.04
Blaha was a resident of Ramsey, middle school math teacher, former president of the Anoka-Hennepin Education Association, and first woman elected secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL-CIO.
Myrha was a certified public accountant from Burnsville and former state Representative (HD 40A, 2011-2013; HD 56A, 2013-2015).
Ford was a resident of St. Paul. By winning at least five percent of the vote, the Legal Marijuana Now Party received major party status in the state for the subsequent election cycle.
Dock was a resident of Minnetonka who worked in human resources and technology and was the Libertarian Lieutenant Governor nominee in 2014.
Rebecca Otto (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 988,102 votes (51.51%) and a winning margin of +11.54
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Rebecca Otto
Incumbent
Woman
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
988,102
51.51
Randy Gilbert
Man
Republican
766,814
39.98
Patrick Dean
Man
Independence
76,845
4.01
Judith Schwartzbacker
Woman
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis
55,132
2.87
Keegan Iversen
Man
Libertarian
30,397
1.58
Scattering
Write-In
800
0.04
Auditor Otto was reelected to a third term.
Gilbert was an accountant from Wayzata and former Mayor of Long Lake (2005-2010).
Dean was a certified public accountant from Lake Elmo.
Schwartzbacker was a resident of Minneapolis, former college instructor, small business owner, Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2018, and Grasroots-Legalize Cannabis nominee for the 8th CD in 2020.
Iverson was a resident of Rockford, former Minnesota National Guard member (2004-2010), and military contractor in Iraq.
Rebecca Otto (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 149,628 votes (80.93%) and a winning margin of +61.86
Candidate
Gender
Party
Votes
Percent
Rebecca Otto
Incumbent
Woman
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
149,628
80.93
Matt Entenza
Man
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
35,258
19.07
Auditor Otto was renominated.
Entenza was an attorney from St. Paul, former Assistant Minnesota Attorney General (1990-1994), former state Representative (HD 64A, 1995-2007), and DFL candidate for governor in 2010.