2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Minnesota . Incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Tim Walz defeated the Republican nominee, former state senator Scott Jensen ,[ 1] winning a second term.[ 2]
Jensen's advantage in rural Greater Minnesota could not overcome Walz's large lead in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Walz won the election by a comfortable 7.7% margin, narrowly larger than Biden's 7.1% margin in 2020 but smaller than his own previous record of 11.4%. With his win, Walz gave the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party its fourth consecutive gubernatorial victory, the most in the party's history.[ 3] Furthermore, the DFL held the State House and flipped the State Senate , gaining a trifecta for the first time since 2012.[ 4]
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
Results by county:
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Michelle Benson , state senator[ 14]
Thomas Evensted, activist[ 15]
Paul Gazelka , state senator and former majority leader of the Minnesota Senate [ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
Mike Marti, businessman[ 19]
Mike Murphy, mayor of Lexington [ 20]
Kendall Qualls, Army veteran, businessman, and Republican nominee for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2020 [ 21] [ 22]
Neil Shah, physician and business owner[ 20]
Rich Stanek , former Hennepin County Sheriff [ 23] [ 24]
Declined
Caucuses and conventions
Caucus
The caucuses took place on February 1, 2022. A caucus is a local meeting where all who intend to vote for the Republican Party are able to select their precinct leadership, participate in a straw poll for governor, write and pass resolutions , and elect delegates to their local Basic Political Organizational Unit (BPOU). Those who were not elected BPOU delegates could become alternates and fill in for delegates who cannot attend the BPOU convention.[ 38]
BPOU conventions
A BPOU has boundaries based on the county or state senate district a voter resides in. The majority of these took place in March 2022. Elected delegates of each BPOU attended a convention relating to their district to vote on the resolutions passed at the caucus, complete party business, listen to candidates, and elect delegates to the state convention and their corresponding U.S. House District convention.
State convention
The Republican State Convention was held on May 13–14, 2022, in Rochester . 2,200 delegates were elected statewide to decide the Minnesota Republican Party's endorsement in all statewide offices. The endorsed candidate receives the party's backing, including money and resources, ahead of the August 9 primary.[ 39] Only one Republican, incumbent governor Arne Carlson in 1994, has won the primary without the party's endorsement. (Two Democrats, Mark Dayton and Tim Walz , won the Democratic primary against endorsed candidates.)[ 40]
At the convention, Scott Jensen won the endorsement with 65% of the vote on the ninth ballot, defeating Kendall Qualls. Mike Murphy, Paul Gazelka , and Neil Shah were eliminated on earlier ballots. All the candidates who contested the endorsement pledged to forego the primary if not endorsed.[ 40]
Qualls soon honored his pledge by announcing his plans to "return to private life."[ 41] Rich Stanek , the only major candidate who did not compete for the endorsement, did not file for the primary, leaving Jensen without major opposition.[ 24] He faced two minor candidates in the August primary.
Endorsements
Scott Jensen
State legislators
Newspapers
Dassel-Cokato Enterprise Dispatch [ 43]
Delano Herald-Journal [ 43]
Winsted Herald-Journal [ 43]
Organizations
Stand for Health Freedom[ 44]
Results
Results by county:
Independents and others
Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Darrell Paulsen, business consultant, nominee for lieutenant governor in 1998 [ 7]
Edwin Engelmann, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010
Results
Results by county: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
No votes
Legal Marijuana Now primary
Candidates
Nominee
James McCaskel, community organizer and BLM activist[ 45]
Eliminated in primary
Results
Results by county: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
No votes
Other parties
Withdrew
Declined
Endorsements
General election
Campaign
The election's central issues were the economy, rising crime, Walz's response to the COVID-19 pandemic , education, and abortion access following the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade .
Walz campaigned on his first-term accomplishments, such as middle-class tax cuts, while making abortion rights a prominent focus of the campaign and attacking Jensen on abortion and his COVID-19 skepticism. Jensen attacked Walz over his COVID-19 policies, crime in the Twin Cities, inflation and gas prices, and education performance.[ 55]
Jensen was criticized for promoting the hoax that schools provided litter boxes to students who identify as furries .[ 56] [ 57]
Debates
2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election debates
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Republican
DFL
Key: P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn
Scott Jensen
Tim Walz
1
August 3, 2022
Minnesota Farmfest
Blois Olson
[1]
P
P
2
October 18, 2022
KTTC /Gray Television
Caitlin Alexander, Justin Betti,
Stacy Steinhagen, Dan Wolfe
[2]
P
P
3
October 23, 2022
KSTP /Hubbard Broadcasting
Lindsey Brown, Tom Hauser,
Laura Lee, Peter Callaghan
[3]
P
A
4
October 28, 2022
Minnesota Public Radio [ 58]
Mike Mulcahy
[4]
P
P
5
November 4, 2022
Twin Cities PBS - Almanac
Eric Eskola , Cathy Wurzer
[5]
P
A
Predictions
Endorsements
Tim Walz (DFL)
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
Statewide officials
State legislators
31 state senators[ 73]
69 state representatives[ 73]
Newspapers
Organizations
Scott Jensen (R)
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
Statewide officials
State legislators
Newspapers
Organizations
Polling
Aggregate polls
Source of poll aggregation
Dates administered
Dates updated
Tim Walz (DFL)
Scott Jensen (R)
Other[ a]
Margin
Real Clear Politics
Oct. 10–30, 2022
Nov. 1, 2022
48.0%
43.7%
8.3%
Walz +4.3
FiveThirtyEight
Sep. 24 – Oct. 30, 2022
Nov. 4, 2022
49.7%
40.9%
9.4%
Walz +8.8
Average
48.9%
42.3%
8.8%
Walz +6.6
Graphical summary
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Scott Jensen (R)
Hugh McTavish (I-A)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA [ A]
Oct. 26–30, 2022
836 (LV)
± 3.9%
51%
43%
–
2%
4%
St. Cloud State University
Oct. 10–30, 2022
235 (A)
± 8%
56%
40%
–
4%
–
Trafalgar Group (R)
Oct. 17–19, 2022
1,091 (LV)
± 2.9%
45.8%
46.3%
1.4%
2.5%[ c]
3.9%
Embold Research [ B]
Oct. 10–14, 2022
1,585 (LV)
± 2.6%
47.0%
42.4%
1.3%
3.3%[ d]
6.0%
SurveyUSA
Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022
604 (LV)
± 4.4%
50%
40%
–
4%
7%
Cygnal (R) [ C]
Sep. 24–26, 2022
600 (LV)
± 4.0%
47.6%
44.2%
0.4%
3.0%[ e]
4.8%
Trafalgar Group (R)
Sep. 14, 2022
1,079 (LV)
± 2.9%
47.7%
45.0%
0.8%
1.7%[ f]
4.9%
Mason-Dixon
Sep. 12–14, 2022
800 (LV)
± 3.5%
48.0%
41.0%
–
0.8%
10.3%
SurveyUSA
Aug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022
562 (LV)
± 4.9%
51%
33%
–
4%
12%
Gravis Marketing (I-A) [ D]
Aug. 17–19, 2022
510 (LV)
± 4.3%
53%
36%
6%
5%
–
Cygnal (R) [ C]
Jul. 18–19, 2022
500 (LV)
± 4.3%
49.8%
45.6%
–
–
4.7%
Change Research [ B]
Jun. 3–8, 2022
1,551 (LV)
± 2.6%
41.8%
39.8%
2.7%
6.6%[ g]
9.0%
SurveyUSA
May 5–10, 2022
513 (LV)
± 4.9%
44%
39%
–
4%
13%
SurveyUSA
Jan. 25–30, 2022
501 (LV)
± 5.7%
43%
40%
–
4%
13%
SurveyUSA
Dec. 2–6, 2021
506 (LV)
± 5.1%
48%
36%
–
5%
11%
Hypothetical polling
Tim Walz vs. Michelle Benson
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Michelle Benson (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
January 25–30, 2022
501 (LV)
± 5.7%
45%
37%
8%
10%
SurveyUSA
December 2–6, 2021
506 (LV)
± 5.1%
47%
35%
4%
14%
Tim Walz vs. Paul Gazelka
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Paul Gazelka (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
May 5–10, 2022
513 (LV)
± 4.9%
43%
36%
7%
15%
SurveyUSA
January 25–30, 2022
501 (LV)
± 5.7%
42%
37%
6%
15%
SurveyUSA
December 2–6, 2021
506 (LV)
± 5.1%
47%
34%
5%
14%
Tim Walz vs. Mike Marti
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Mike Marti (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
December 2–6, 2021
506 (LV)
± 5.1%
47%
34%
3%
15%
Tim Walz vs. Mike Murphy
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Mike Murphy (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
May 5–10, 2022
513 (LV)
± 4.9%
45%
35%
4%
15%
SurveyUSA
January 25–30, 2022
501 (LV)
± 5.7%
44%
35%
7%
14%
SurveyUSA
December 2–6, 2021
506 (LV)
± 5.1%
47%
36%
5%
12%
Tim Walz vs. Kendall Qualls
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Kendall Qualls (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
May 5–10, 2022
513 (LV)
± 4.9%
46%
34%
4%
15%
SurveyUSA
January 25–30, 2022
501 (LV)
± 5.7%
43%
35%
6%
16%
Tim Walz vs. Neil Shah
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Neil Shah (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
May 5–10, 2022
513 (LV)
± 4.9%
44%
34%
6%
16%
SurveyUSA
January 25–30, 2022
501 (LV)
± 5.7%
45%
34%
7%
14%
SurveyUSA
December 2–6, 2021
506 (LV)
± 5.1%
48%
31%
5%
16%
Tim Walz vs. Rich Stanek
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Rich Stanek (R)
Other
Undecided
SurveyUSA
May 5–10, 2022
513 (LV)
± 4.9%
47%
37%
5%
11%
Tim Walz vs. generic Republican
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[ b]
Margin of error
Tim Walz (DFL)
Generic Republican
Undecided
Change Research
August 28–31, 2021
1,945 (RV)
± 2.5%
46%
44%
10%
Results
Swing by county
Democratic — +7.5–10%
Democratic — +5–7.5%
Democratic — +2.5–5%
Democratic — +0–2.5%
Republican — +0–2.5%
Republican — +2.5–5%
Republican — +5–7.5%
Republican — +7.5–10%
Republican — +10–12.5%
Republican — +12.5–15%
Republican — +>15%
Trend by county
Democratic — +7.5–10%
Democratic — +5–7.5%
Democratic — +2.5–5%
Democratic — +0–2.5%
Republican — +0–2.5%
Republican — +2.5–5%
Republican — +5–7.5%
Republican — +7.5–10%
Republican — +10–12.5%
Republican — +12.5–15%
Republican — +>15%
By county
By county
County
Tim WalzDFL
Scott JensenGOP
James McCaskelLMN
Steve PattersonGLC
Hugh McTavishI-A
Gabrielle M. ProsserSWP
Write-in
Margin
Total votes
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Aitkin
35.93%
3,030
60.59%
5,110
1.42%
120
1.06%
89
0.78%
66
0.23%
19
0.00%
0
−24.66%
−2,080
8,434
Anoka
47.65%
74,515
48.97%
76,587
1.27%
1,985
1.02%'
1,600
0.76%
1,188
0.23%
361
0.05%
77
−1.33%
−2,072
156,390
Becker
32.12%
4,738
64.31%
9,486
1.48%
219
0.95%
140
0.95%
140
0.14%
21
0.02%
3
−32.20%
−4,748
14,750
Beltrami
44.90%
8,124
51.12%
9,248
1.66%
301
1.16%
209
0.76%
138
0.32%
58
0.04%
7
−6.22%
−1,124
18,092
Benton
31.99%
5,244
64.02%
10,495
1.49%
245
1.19%
195
0.94%
154
0.29%
48
0.04%
6
−32.04%
−5,251
16,393
Big Stone
35.40%
863
61.20%
1,492
1.56%
38
0.94%
23
0.70%
17
0.21%
5
0.00%
0
−25.80%
−629
2,438
Blue Earth
51.98%
13,783
44.89%
11,904
1.00%
265
0.85%
225
0.88%
234
0.34%
89
0.03%
9
7.09%
1,879
26,518
Brown
33.59%
3,915
63.83%
7,439
0.85%
99
0.75%
87
0.70%
82
0.16%
19
0.06%
7
−30.25%
−3,524
11,655
Carlton
49.74%
7,913
45.73%
7,274
1.82%
289
1.23%
196
1.09%
174
0.24%
38
0.08%
12
4.02%
639
15,908
Carver
45.89%
24,888
51.77%
28,078
0.72%
391
0.70%
381
0.70%
377
0.14%
74
0.05%
25
−5.88%
−3,190
54,239
Cass
33.32%
5,071
63.25%
9,626
1.45%
220
1.10%
168
0.71%
108
0.14%
22
0.01%
2
−29.93%
−4,555
15,219
Chippewa
33.98%
1,676
63.16%
3,115
0.81%
40
0.97%
48
0.85%
42
0.14%
7
0.04%
2
−29.19%
−1,439
4,932
Chisago
35.95%
9,321
60.35%
15,647
1.28%
332
1.43%
371
0.78%
202
0.19%
48
0.02%
4
−24.40%
−6,326
25,929
Clay
50.07%
11,139
45.84%
10,199
1.81%
402
0.99%
220
0.83%
185
0.40%
89
0.03%
7
4.23%
940
22,248
Clearwater
24.60%
879
71.37%
2,550
1.43%
51
1.34%
48
0.84%
30
0.20%
7
0.11%
4
−46.82%
−1,671
3,573
Cook
67.36%
2,171
29.72%
958
0.84%
27
0.87%
28
0.87%
28
0.22%
7
0.06%
2
37.66%
1,213
3,223
Cottonwood
29.51%
1,363
66.83%
3,087
1.34%
62
1.02%
47
1.06%
49
0.24%
11
0.00%
0
−37.32%
−1,724
4,619
Crow Wing
34.86%
11,388
61.80%
20,188
1.41%
459
0.99%
324
0.75%
246
0.13%
41
0.03%
10
−26.95%
−8,800
32,666
Dakota
55.81%
112,003
41.47%
83,220
1.03%
2,061
0.71%
1,431
0.68%
1,365
0.22%
451
0.04%
82
14.35%
28,783
200,695
Dodge
34.88%
3,287
62.14%
5,855
0.88%
83
0.99%
93
0.89%
84
0.18%
17
0.02%
2
−27.26%
−2,568
9,423
Douglas
32.25%
6,358
64.91%
12,797
1.02%
201
0.83%
164
0.82%
161
0.12%
23
0.03%
6
−32.67%
−6,439
19,716
Faribault
33.17%
2,000
63.78%
3,846
1.11%
67
0.86%
52
0.88%
53
0.13%
8
0.03%
2
−30.62%
−1,846
6,030
Fillmore
40.09%
3,809
57.17%
5,432
0.91%
86
0.94%
89
0.72%
68
0.17%
16
0.01%
1
−17.08%
−1,623
9,502
Freeborn
41.04%
5,350
55.71%
7,262
1.31%
171
1.05%
137
0.75%
98
0.12%
15
0.01%
1
−14.67%
−1,912
13,035
Goodhue
43.01%
9,940
53.69%
12,407
1.15%
266
1.03%
239
0.89%
205
0.18%
42
0.02%
5
−10.68%
−2,467
23,109
Grant
35.66%
1,054
59.91%
1,771
1.52%
45
1.29%
38
1.25%
37
0.17%
5
0.10%
3
−24.28%
−717
2,956
Hennepin
70.34%
405,013
26.81%
154,393
1.03%
5,939
0.72%
4,150
0.58%
3,326
0.42%
2,412
0.05%
296
43.55%
250,620
575,825
Houston
41.21%
3,604
55.73%
4,874
1.46%
128
0.79%
69
0.70%
61
0.10%
9
0.00%
0
−14.52%
−1,270
8,745
Hubbard
34.47%
3,672
61.87%
6,590
1.46%
155
1.05%
112
0.99%
105
0.11%
12
0.03%
3
−27.40%
−2,918
10,652
Isanti
30.63%
5,778
65.04%
12,271
1.70%
320
1.47%
277
0.93%
175
0.20%
37
0.02%
4
−34.42%
−6,493
18,866
Itasca
42.17%
9,017
53.73%
11,488
1.65%
352
1.24%
265
0.94%
200
0.20%
43
0.04%
8
−11.56%
−2,471
21,381
Jackson
29.59%
1,350
66.97%
3,055
1.12%
51
1.05%
48
0.99%
45
0.20%
9
0.04%
2
−37.39%
−1,705
4,562
Kanabec
31.80%
2,277
63.99%
4,582
1.68%
120
1.58%
113
0.81%
58
0.13%
9
0.01%
1
−32.19%
−2,305
7,161
Kandiyohi
35.20%
6,421
61.85%
11,281
1.12%
204
0.81%
148
0.77%
141
0.17%
31
0.04%
7
−26.65%
−4,860
18,240
Kittson
35.77%
689
60.23%
1,160
1.92%
37
1.30%
25
0.67%
13
0.10%
2
0.00%
0
−24.45%
−471
1,926
Koochiching
39.36%
2,058
56.47%
2,953
1.91%
100
1.07%
56
0.99%
52
0.11%
6
0.04%
2
−17.12%
−895
5,229
Lac qui Parle
34.98%
1,102
61.43%
1,935
0.83%
26
1.37%
43
1.21%
38
0.19%
6
0.00%
0
−26.44%
−833
3,150
Lake
52.46%
2,970
44.18%
2,501
1.27%
72
1.20%
68
0.62%
35
0.26%
15
0.00%
0
8.28%
469
5,661
Lake of the Woods
25.88%
473
70.95%
1,297
1.31%
24
0.77%
14
1.04%
19
0.05%
1
0.00%
0
−45.08%
−824
1,828
Le Sueur
34.72%
4,591
61.89%
8,184
1.28%
169
1.06%
140
0.81%
107
0.14%
19
0.05%
7
−27.18%
−3,593
13,224
Lincoln
29.09%
710
67.72%
1,653
1.31%
32
1.19%
29
0.49%
12
0.12%
3
0.04%
1
−38.65%
−943
2,441
Lyon
33.29%
3,264
63.91%
6,267
0.98%
96
0.67%
66
0.88%
86
0.15%
15
0.06%
6
−30.64%
−3,003
9,806
Mahnomen
39.48%
651
54.46%
898
2.18%
36
1.27%
21
2.06%
34
0.42%
7
0.06%
1
−14.99%
−247
1,649
Marshall
23.45%
954
73.01%
2,970
1.23%
50
1.01%
41
1.06%
43
0.20%
8
0.02%
1
−49.57%
−2,016
4,068
Martin
29.49%
2,471
67.37%
5,644
1.21%
101
0.97%
81
0.75%
63
0.12%
10
0.05%
4
−37.89%
−3,173
8,378
McLeod
31.42%
5,171
65.42%
10,768
1.15%
190
0.88%
145
0.87%
143
0.22%
37
0.02%
3
−34.01%
−5,597
16,460
Meeker
29.71%
3,214
67.01%
7,249
1.16%
125
1.00%
108
0.88%
95
0.18%
20
0.03%
3
−37.31%
−4,035
10,817
Mille Lacs
30.59%
3,390
65.05%
7,209
1.59%
176
1.45%
161
1.02%
113
0.23%
25
0.04%
4
−34.47%
−3,819
11,082
Morrison
22.32%
3,451
74.58%
11,529
1.18%
183
0.86%
133
0.85%
132
0.19%
29
0.01%
1
−52.26%
−8,078
15,459
Mower
46.58%
6,573
49.91%
7,043
1.36%
192
1.20%
170
0.67%
94
0.28%
40
0.00%
0
−3.33%
−470
14,112
Murray
26.83%
1,051
69.67%
2,729
1.23%
48
0.64%
25
1.25%
49
0.28%
11
0.05%
2
−42.86%
−1,678
3,917
Nicollet
51.78%
7,929
45.46%
6,962
1.01%
154
0.65%
99
0.80%
122
0.25%
38
0.03%
5
6.32%
967
15,314
Nobles
30.48%
1,854
65.97%
4,013
1.43%
87
0.72%
44
1.12%
68
0.25%
15
0.02%
1
−35.50%
−2,159
6,083
Norman
37.01%
929
57.69%
1,448
2.07%
52
1.31%
33
1.24%
31
0.20%
5
0.24%
6
−20.73%
−519
2,510
Olmsted
55.00%
37,471
42.66%
29,068
0.85%
576
0.65%
445
0.60%
412
0.20%
136
0.02%
13
12.34%
8,403
68,134
Otter Tail
31.37%
8,950
65.26%
18,618
1.25%
358
0.97%
278
0.89%
254
0.16%
47
0.05%
13
−33.90%
−9,668
28,531
Pennington
31.75%
1,734
63.42%
3,464
1.94%
106
1.08%
59
1.50%
82
0.27%
15
0.02%
1
−31.68%
−1,730
5,462
Pine
34.61%
4,290
61.32%
7,601
1.70%
211
1.44%
178
0.73%
90
0.16%
20
0.02%
3
−26.72%
−3,311
12,396
Pipestone
22.89%
872
74.01%
2,819
1.00%
38
0.97%
37
0.95%
36
0.18%
7
0.00%
0
−51.12%
−1,947
3,809
Polk
31.08%
3,400
65.64%
7,180
1.35%
148
0.90%
98
0.73%
80
0.21%
23
0.05%
5
−34.57%
−3,780
10,939
Pope
34.70%
1,970
62.50%
3,549
0.88%
50
0.76%
43
0.83%
47
0.16%
9
0.09%
5
−27.83%
−1,579
5,678
Ramsey
71.42%
155,850
25.10%
54,771
1.20%
2,626
1.03%
2,247
0.61%
1,338
0.51%
1,118
0.06%
127
46.35%
101,079
218,204
Red Lake
30.13%
483
65.32%
1,047
1.87%
30
0.87%
14
1.50%
24
0.19%
3
0.06%
1
−35.21%
−564
1,603
Redwood
26.37%
1,698
71.13%
4,581
1.10%
71
0.67%
43
0.54%
35
0.16%
10
0.02%
1
−44.77%
−2,883
6,440
Renville
29.89%
1,883
66.55%
4,192
1.43%
90
1.11%
70
0.81%
51
0.14%
9
0.03%
2
−36.67%
−2,309
6,299
Rice
50.21%
14,252
46.44%
13,182
1.24%
353
0.94%
267
0.69%
195
0.45%
127
0.01%
3
3.77%
1,070
28,382
Rock
27.51%
1,139
69.49%
2,877
0.99%
41
0.97%
40
0.82%
34
0.17%
7
0.02%
1
−41.99%
−1,738
4,140
Roseau
23.61%
1,535
73.57%
4,783
1.08%
70
0.78%
51
J0.82%
53
0.14%
9
0.00%
0
−49.96%
−3,248
6,501
Scott
45.40%
30,870
51.90%
35,289
1.05%
716
0.71%
484
0.66%
446
0.18%
124
0.05%
31
−6.50%
−4,419
67,991
Sherburne
32.90%
13,697
63.70%
26,517
1.29%
537
1.06%
443
0.83%
345
0.18%
74
0.02%
8
−30.80%
−12,820
41,629
Sibley
28.80%
1,907
68.24%
4,519
1.10%
73
0.82%
54
0.77%
51
0.21%
14
0.03%
2
−39.46%
−2,612
6,622
St. Louis
57.66%
53,551
38.08%
35,372
1.74%
1,616
1.25%
1,159
0.83%'
769
0.36%
334
0.04%
39
19.58%
18,179
92,879
Stearns
36.88%
24,162
59.79%
39,171
1.17%
767
1.02%
665
0.83%
542
0.23%
151
0.04%
27
−22.92%
−15,009
65,512
Steele
39.28%
6,498
57.33%
9,485
1.26%
208
1.06%
176
0.80%
133
0.21%'
34
0.03%
5
−18.06%
−2,987
16,544
Stevens
36.93%
1,490
60.40%
2,437
0.89%
36
0.69%
28
0.69%
28
0.30%
12
0.05%
2
−23.48%
−947
4,035
Swift
35.42%
1,389
61.42%
2,409
1.15%
45
0.84%
33
0.71%
28
0.20%
8
0.13%
5
−26.04%
−1,020
3,922
Todd
24.39%
2,649
71.63%
7,780
1.48%
161
1.10%
120
1.08%
117
0.28%
30
0.02%
2
−47.25%
−5,131
10,861
Traverse
33.51%
519
62.49%
968
1.55%
24
1.10%
17
1.10%
17
0.13%
2
0.06%
1
−29.01%
−449
1,549
Wabasha
37.46%
4,020
59.32%
6,366
1.11%
119
0.89%
96
0.96%
103
0.24%
26
0.01%
1
−21.86%
−2,346
10,732
Wadena
25.25%
1,511
71.20%
4,260
1.39%
83
1.12%
67
0.87%
52
0.17%
10
0.00%
0
−45.95%
−2,749
5,983
Waseca
33.91%
2,843
62.16%
5,212
1.41%
118
1.12%
94
1.11%
93
0.25%
21
0.02%
2
−28.26%
−2,369
8,385
Washington
54.15%
70,814
43.18%
56,472
0.93%
1,212
0.78%
1,019
0.68%
889
0.19%
254
0.04%
54
10.97%
14,342
130,768
Watonwan
37.35%
1,445
60.09%
2,325
1.06%
41
0.90%
35
0.44%
17
0.10%
4
0.03%
1
−22.75%
−880
3,869
Wilkin
27.13%
704
68.71%
1,783
1.58%
41
0.89%
23
1.08%
28
0.39%
10
0.12%
3
−41.63%
−1,079
2,595
Winona
48.35%
9,889
48.47%
9,913
1.22%
250
0.86%
176
0.78%
159
0.30%
62
0.00%
1
−0.12%
−24
20,451
Wright
34.90%
23,116
61.88%
40,993
1.10%
729
1.01%
671
0.87%
579
0.17%
114
0.03%
21
−27.00%
−17,877
66,244
Yellow Medicine
29.77%
1,299
66.90%
2,919
1.33%
58
0.99%
43
0.87%
38
0.05%
2
0.05%
2
−37.15%
−1,620
4,363
Totals
52.25%
1,312,349
44.59%
1,119,941
1.17%
29,346
0.90%
22,599
0.72%
18,156
0.29%
7,241
0.04%
1,029
7.66%
192,408
2,511,690
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district
Walz and Jensen each won 4 of 8 congressional districts, all of which voted for the same party in the simultaneous House Elections .[ 93]
See also
Notes
^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
^ a b c d e f g h i Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
^ McCaskel with 1.2%, Patterson with 0.9%, and Prosser with 0.4%
^ McCaskel (LMN) with 1.4%, Prosser (SW) with 1.0%, and Patterson (GLC) with 0.9%
^ McCaskel (LMN) with 1.2%, Prosser (SW) with 1.2%, and Patterson (GLC) with 0.6%
^ McCaskel with 1.4%, Patterson with 0.2%, and Prosser with 0.1%
^ "The candidate from either one of the legalize marijuana parties (Legal Marijuana Now or Grassroots Legalize Cannabis)"
Partisan clients
^ This poll was sponsored by KSTP-TV
^ a b This poll was sponsored by MinnPost
^ a b This poll was sponsored by Jensen's campaign
^ This poll was sponsored by McTavish's campaign
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