| 11/06/2018 |
Governor
|
General |
Tim Walz (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 1,393,096 votes (53.84%) and a winning margin of +11.42
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Tim Walz
with Peggy Flanagan
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,393,096
|
53.84
|
|
Jeff Johnson
with Donna Bergstrom
|
Man |
Republican |
1,097,705
|
42.43
|
|
Chris Wright
with Judith Schwartzbacker
|
Man |
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis |
68,667
|
2.65
|
|
Josh Welter
with Mary O'Connor
|
Man |
Libertarian |
26,735
|
1.03
|
|
Scattering
|
|
Write-In |
1,075
|
0.04
|
|
Jeremiah Liend
with Keith Johnson
|
Man |
Write-In |
3
|
0.00
|
|
Dennis S. Ferche
with Tim Scheel
|
Man |
Write-In |
2
|
0.00
|
|
Ole Savior
with Chris Edman
|
Man |
Write-In |
2
|
0.00
|
|
Ralph Allen Gilbertsen
with Tim Eason
|
Man |
Write-In |
1
|
0.00
|
|
Brian Long
with Sarah Baalson
|
Man |
Write-In |
1
|
0.00
|
Walz was a U.S. Representative (CD 01, 2007-2019) from Mankato; Flanagan was a nonprofit executive from St. Louis Park and state Representative (HD 46A, 2015-2019).
Johnson was an attorney from Plymouth, former state Representative (HD 34B, 2001-2003; HD 43A, 2003-2007), Hennepin County Commissioner (2009-present), and 2014 GOP gubernatorial nominee; Bergstrom was a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel from Duluth.
Wright was a computer technician from Edina, co-founder of the Grassroots Party in 1986, Grassroots U.S. House nominee for the 5th CD in 1988, and Grassroots gubernatorial nominee in 1998, 2010, and 2014; Schwartzbacker was a resident of Minneapolis and the Grassroots nominee for state Auditor in 2014 and Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis nominee for the 8th CD in 2020.
Welter was a resident of Savage and worked for an industrial equipment manufacturer; O'Connor was a resident of Brooklyn Center, the state Libertarian Party Treasurer, a former member of the Brooklyn Center City Council, and the Libertarian nominee for Attorney General in 2014.
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| 08/14/2018 |
Governor
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Primary |
Tim Walz (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 242,832 votes (41.60%) and a winning margin of +9.57
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Tim Walz
with Peggy Flanagan
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
242,832
|
41.60
|
|
Erin Murphy
with Erin Maye Quade
|
Woman |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
186,969
|
32.03
|
|
Lori Swanson
with Richard M. (Rick) Nolan
|
Woman |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
143,517
|
24.59
|
|
Tim Holden
with James Mellin
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
6,398
|
1.10
|
|
Ole Savior
with Chris Edman
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
4,019
|
0.69
|
Walz was a U.S. Representative (CD 01, 2007-2019) from Mankato; Flanagan was a nonprofit executive from St. Louis Park and state Representative (HD 46A, 2015-2019).
Murphy, a nurse from St. Paul, was the DFL-endorsed candidate and state Representative (HD 64A, 2007-2019); Maye-Quade was a community representative from Apple Valley and state Representative (HD 57A, 2017-2019). The Murphy/Maye-Quade ticket was the first all-woman gubernatorial ticket in DFL history.
Swanson an attorney from Eagan, former Minnesota Solicitor General (2003-2007), Deputy Attorney General (1999-2003), and sitting Attorney General (2007-2019); Nolan was a former state Representative (HD 53A, 1969-1973) and sitting U.S. Representative (CD 06, 1975-1981; CD 08, 2013-2019) from Crosby.
Holden was a contractor and real estate investor from St. Paul and candidate for St. Paul Mayor in 2013 and 2017; Mellin was a chiropractor in Edina.
Savior was an artist and perennial candidate from Minneapolis and DFL gubernatorial candidate in 1998, 2002, and 2006, Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2010, and Republican U.S. Senate candidate in 2014.
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| 08/14/2018 |
Governor
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Primary |
Jeff Johnson (Republican) won with 168,841 votes (52.61%) and a winning margin of +8.76
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Jeff Johnson
with Donna Bergstrom
|
Man |
Republican |
168,841
|
52.61
|
|
Tim Pawlenty
with Michelle L. Fischbach
|
Man |
Republican |
140,743
|
43.86
|
|
Mathew (Matt) Kruse
with Theresa Loeffler
|
Man |
Republican |
11,330
|
3.53
|
Johnson was an attorney from Plymouth, former state Representative (HD 34B, 2001-2003; HD 43A, 2003-2007), Hennepin County Commissioner (2009-present), and 2014 GOP gubernatorial nominee; Bergstrom was a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel from Duluth.
Pawlenty was an attorney from Eagan, former Eagan City Councilman (1991-1992), state Representative (HD 38B, 1993-2003), Governor (2003-2011), and GOP presidential candidate in 2012; Fischbach was a state Senator (SD 14, 1996-2013; SD 13, 2013-2019) and sitting Lieutenant Governor (2018-2019) from Paynesville.
Kruse was a retired mail carrier from Mankato and 23rd SD Independence party nominee in 2002 and GOP candidate in 2006.
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| 11/04/2014 |
Governor
|
General |
Mark Dayton (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) won with 989,113 votes (50.07%) and a winning margin of +5.56
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|
| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
|
Mark Dayton
Incumbent
with Tina Smith
|
Man |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
989,113
|
50.07
|
|
Jeff Johnson
with William (Bill) Kuisle
|
Man |
Republican |
879,257
|
44.51
|
|
Hannah Nicollet
with Tim Gieseke
|
Woman |
Independence |
56,900
|
2.88
|
|
Chris Wright
with David Daniels
|
Man |
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis |
31,259
|
1.58
|
|
Chris Holbrook
with Chris Dock
|
Man |
Libertarian |
18,082
|
0.92
|
|
Scattering
|
|
Write-In |
795
|
0.04
|
Governor Dayton was reelected with a new running mate; Smith was the Chief of Staff to Governor Dayton and Chief of staff to former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Smith was appointed to the U.S. Senate on January 2, 2018 following the resignation of DFLer Al Franken; state Senate President Michelle Fischbach ascended to the position of Lieutenant Governor and was sworn in on May 25, 2018.
Johnson was an attorney from Plymouth, former state Representative (HD 34B, 2001-2003; HD 43A, 2003-2007), and Hennepin County Commissioner (2009-present); Kuisle was a farmer from Rochester, former Olmsted County Commissioner (1991-1997), and former state Representative (HD 31A, 1997-2003; HD 30B, 2003-2005).
Nicollet was a former software developer from Roseville; Gieske worked in agriculture & conservation policy development.
Wright was a computer technician from Edina, co-founder of the Grassroots Party in 1986, Grassroots U.S. House nominee for the 5th CD in 1988, and Grassroots gubernatorial nominee in 1998 and 2010; Daniels was a playwright and Grassroots U.S. Senate nominee in 2000.
Holbrook was a resident of St. Paul; Dock worked in human resources and technology and was a resident of Minnetonka.
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| 08/12/2014 |
Governor
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Primary |
Hannah Nicollet (Independence) won with 5,822 votes (100.00%) and a winning margin of +100.00
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| Candidate |
Gender |
Party |
Votes |
Percent |
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Hannah Nicollet
with Tim Gieseke
|
Woman |
Independence |
5,822
|
100.00
|
Nicollet was a former software developer from Roseville; Gieske worked in agriculture & conservation policy development.
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