2022 MN Governor Race

2022 MN Governor Race

Summary

Governor Tim Walz was elected in 2018 with 53.8% of the vote and is running for reelection to a second term. Physician and former state senator Scott Jensen won the Republican convention and will challenge Walz in November.

The 2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Minnesota. Incumbent Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Governor Tim Walz has announced he will seek a second term in office.

Minnesota’s primary elections will be held on August 9, 2022.

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Tim Walz

Tim Walz

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position(s): US Representative from 2007 – 2019

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Congratulations, Minnesota! Reaching President Biden’s goal of 70% of adults with at least one vaccine dose before July 4 is a remarkable achievement. Thank you to every Minnesotan who has rolled up their sleeves.

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Scott Jensen

Scott Jensen

Current Position: Medical Doctor
Affiliation: Republican
Candidate: 2022 Governor
Former Positions: Waconia School Board from 1993 – 2002; State Senator from 2017 – 2021

My vision is not just of a return to normal for Minnesota, but of leadership that trusts and respects the people. We can have real science guiding the decisions we make. We can trust parents and students to do what’s right for them and their unique situation and not be given one size fits all solutions by lifelong bureaucrats.

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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. 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:
  Walz
  •   80–90%
  •   90-100%
Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary results[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL)Tim Walz (incumbent) 416,973 96.54%
Democratic (DFL)Ole Savior14,9503.46%
Total votes431,923 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

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:
  Jensen
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
Republican primary results[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanScott Jensen 288,499 89.31%
RepublicanJoyce Lynne Lacey21,3086.60%
RepublicanBob "Again" Carney Jr.13,2134.09%
Total votes323,020 100.0%

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:
  Patterson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  Paulsen
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  No votes
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis primary results[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Grassroots—LCSteve Patterson 1,003 59.14%
Grassroots—LCDarrell Paulsen69340.86%
Total votes1,696 100.00%

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Results by county:
  McCaskel
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  Wright
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
  No votes
Legal Marijuana Now primary results[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Legal Marijuana NowJames McCaskel 1,461 51.86%
Legal Marijuana NowChris Wright1,35648.14%
Total votes2,817 100.0%

Other parties

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Cory Hepola (withdrew)
Organizations

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.DateHostModeratorLinkRepublicanDFL
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee W  Withdrawn
Scott JensenTim Walz
1August 3, 2022Minnesota FarmfestBlois Olson[1]PP
2October 18, 2022KTTC/Gray TelevisionCaitlin Alexander, Jusitn Betti,

Stacy Steinhagen, Dan Wolfe

[2]PP
3October 23, 2022KSTP/Hubbard BroadcastingLindsey Brown, Tom Hauser,

Laura Lee, Peter Callaghan

[3]PA
4October 28, 2022Minnesota Public Radio[58]Mike Mulcahy[4]PP
5November 4, 2022Twin Cities PBS - AlmanacEric Eskola, Cathy Wurzer[5]PA

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report[59]Likely DMarch 4, 2022
Inside Elections[60]Lean DNovember 3, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[61]Likely DOctober 12, 2022
Politico[62]Lean DApril 1, 2022
RCP[63]TossupJune 10, 2022
Fox News[64]Lean DMay 12, 2022
538[65]Likely DOctober 17, 2022
Elections Daily[66]Likely DNovember 7, 2022

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 PoliticsOct. 10 – Oct. 30, 2022Nov. 1, 202248.0%43.7%8.3%Walz +4.3
FiveThirtyEightSep. 24 – Oct. 30, 2022Nov. 4, 202249.7%40.9%9.4%Walz +8.8
Average48.9%42.3%8.8%Walz +6.6
Graphical summary
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Scott
Jensen (R)		Hugh
McTavish (I-A)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA[A]Oct. 26 – 30, 2022836 (LV)± 3.9%51%43%–2%4%
St. Cloud State UniversityOct. 10 – 30, 2022235 (A)± 8%56%40%–4%–
Trafalgar Group (R)Oct. 17 – 19, 20221,091 (LV)± 2.9%45.8%46.3%1.4%2.5%[c]3.9%
Embold Research[B]Oct. 10 – 14, 20221,585 (LV)± 2.6%47.0%42.4%1.3%3.3%[d]6.0%
SurveyUSASep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022604 (LV)± 4.4%50%40%–4%7%
Cygnal (R)[C]Sep. 24 – 26, 2022600 (LV)± 4.0%47.6%44.2%0.4%3.0%[e]4.8%
Trafalgar Group (R)Sep. 14, 20221,079 (LV)± 2.9%47.7%45.0%0.8%1.7%[f]4.9%
Mason-DixonSep. 12 – 14, 2022800 (LV)± 3.5%48.0%41.0%–0.8%10.3%
SurveyUSAAug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022562 (LV)± 4.9%51%33%–4%12%
Gravis Marketing (I-A)[D]Aug. 17 – 19, 2022510 (LV)± 4.3%53%36%6%5%–
Cygnal (R)[C]Jul. 18 – 19, 2022500 (LV)± 4.3%49.8%45.6%––4.7%
Change Research[B]Jun. 3 – 8, 20221,551 (LV)± 2.6%41.8%39.8%2.7%6.6%[g]9.0%
SurveyUSAMay 5 – 10, 2022513 (LV)± 4.9%44%39%–4%13%
SurveyUSAJan. 25 – 30, 2022501 (LV)± 5.7%43%40%–4%13%
SurveyUSADec. 2 – 6, 2021506 (LV)± 5.1%48%36%–5%11%
Hypothetical polling
Tim Walz vs. Michelle Benson
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Michelle
Benson (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAJanuary 25–30, 2022501 (LV)± 5.7%45%37%8%10%
SurveyUSADecember 2–6, 2021506 (LV)± 5.1%47%35%4%14%
Tim Walz vs. Paul Gazelka
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Paul
Gazelka (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAMay 5–10, 2022513 (LV)± 4.9%43%36%7%15%
SurveyUSAJanuary 25–30, 2022501 (LV)± 5.7%42%37%6%15%
SurveyUSADecember 2–6, 2021506 (LV)± 5.1%47%34%5%14%
Tim Walz vs. Mike Marti
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Mike
Marti (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSADecember 2–6, 2021506 (LV)± 5.1%47%34%3%15%
Tim Walz vs. Mike Murphy
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Mike
Murphy (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAMay 5–10, 2022513 (LV)± 4.9%45%35%4%15%
SurveyUSAJanuary 25–30, 2022501 (LV)± 5.7%44%35%7%14%
SurveyUSADecember 2–6, 2021506 (LV)± 5.1%47%36%5%12%
Tim Walz vs. Kendall Qualls
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Kendall
Qualls (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAMay 5–10, 2022513 (LV)± 4.9%46%34%4%15%
SurveyUSAJanuary 25–30, 2022501 (LV)± 5.7%43%35%6%16%
Tim Walz vs. Neil Shah
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Neil
Shah (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAMay 5–10, 2022513 (LV)± 4.9%44%34%6%16%
SurveyUSAJanuary 25–30, 2022501 (LV)± 5.7%45%34%7%14%
SurveyUSADecember 2–6, 2021506 (LV)± 5.1%48%31%5%16%
Tim Walz vs. Rich Stanek
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Rich
Stanek (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSAMay 5–10, 2022513 (LV)± 4.9%47%37%5%11%
Tim Walz vs. generic Republican
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[b]		Margin
of error		Tim
Walz (DFL)		Generic
Republican		Undecided
Change ResearchAugust 28–31, 20211,945 (RV)± 2.5%46%44%10%

Results

2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election[91][92]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic (DFL)
1,312,349 52.27% −1.57%
Republican
1,119,94144.61%+2.18%
Legal Marijuana Now
  • James McCaskel
  • David Sandbeck
29,3461.17%N/A
Grassroots—LC
  • Steve Patterson
  • Matt Huff
22,5990.90%−1.75%
Independence
  • Hugh McTavish
  • Mike Winter
18,1560.72%N/A
Socialist Workers
  • Gabrielle Prosser
  • Kevin Dwire
7,2410.29%N/A
Write-in1,0290.04%±0.0%
Total votes2,510,661 100.0%
Turnout2,525,87361.01%
Registered electors4,140,218
Democratic (DFL) hold

By county

By county
CountyTim Walz
DFL		Scott Jensen
GOP		James McCaskel
LMN		Steve Patterson
GLC		Hugh McTavish
I-A		Gabrielle M. Prosser
SWP		Write-inMarginTotal votes
%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#
Aitkin35.93%3,03060.59%5,1101.42%1201.06%890.78%660.23%190.00%0-24.66%-2,0808,434
Anoka47.65%74,51548.97%76,5871.27%1,9851.02%'1,6000.76%1,1880.23%3610.05%77-1.33%-2,072156,390
Becker32.12%4,73864.31%9,4861.48%2190.95%1400.95%1400.14%210.02%3-32.20%-4,74814,750
Beltrami44.90%8,12451.12%9,2481.66%3011.16%2090.76%1380.32%580.04%7-6.22%-1,12418,092
Benton31.99%5,24464.02%10,4951.49%2451.19%1950.94%1540.29%480.04%6-32.04%-5,25116,393
Big Stone35.40%86361.20%1,4921.56%380.94%230.70%170.21%50.00%0-25.80%-6292,438
Blue Earth51.98%13,78344.89%11,9041.00%2650.85%2250.88%2340.34%890.03%97.09%1,87926,518
Brown33.59%3,91563.83%7,4390.85%990.75%870.70%820.16%190.06%7-30.25%-3,52411,655
Carlton49.74%7,91345.73%7,2741.82%2891.23%1961.09%1740.24%380.08%124.02%63915,908
Carver45.89%24,88851.77%28,0780.72%3910.70%3810.70%3770.14%740.05%25-5.88%-3,19054,239
Cass33.32%5,07163.25%9,6261.45%2201.10%1680.71%1080.14%220.01%2-29.93%-4,55515,219
Chippewa33.98%1,67663.16%3,1150.81%400.97%480.85%420.14%70.04%2-29.19%-1,4394,932
Chisago35.95%9,32160.35%15,6471.28%3321.43%3710.78%2020.19%480.02%4-24.40%-6,32625,929
Clay50.07%11,13945.84%10,1991.81%4020.99%2200.83%1850.40%890.03%74.23%94022,248
Clearwater24.60%87971.37%2,5501.43%511.34%480.84%300.20%70.11%4-46.82%-1,6713,573
Cook67.36%2,17129.72%9580.84%270.87%280.87%280.22%70.06%237.66%1,2133,223
Cottonwood29.51%1,36366.83%3,0871.34%621.02%471.06%490.24%110.00%0-37.32%-1,7244,619
Crow Wing34.86%11,38861.80%20,1881.41%4590.99%3240.75%2460.13%410.03%10-26.95%-8,80032,666
Dakota55.81%112,00341.47%83,2201.03%2,0610.71%1,4310.68%1,3650.22%4510.04%8214.35%28,783200,695
Dodge34.88%3,28762.14%5,8550.88%830.99%930.89%840.18%170.02%2-27.26%-2,5689,423
Douglas32.25%6,35864.91%12,7971.02%2010.83%1640.82%1610.12%230.03%6-32.67%-6,43919,716
Faribault33.17%2,00063.78%3,8461.11%670.86%520.88%530.13%80.03%2-30.62%-1,8466,030
Fillmore40.09%3,80957.17%5,4320.91%860.94%890.72%680.17%160.01%1-17.08%-1,6239,502
Freeborn41.04%5,35055.71%7,2621.31%1711.05%1370.75%980.12%150.01%1-14.67%-1,91213,035
Goodhue43.01%9,94053.69%12,4071.15%2661.03%2390.89%2050.18%420.02%5-10.68%-2,46723,109
Grant35.66%1,05459.91%1,7711.52%451.29%381.25%370.17%50.10%3-24.28%-7172,956
Hennepin70.34%405,01326.81%154,3931.03%5,9390.72%4,1500.58%3,3260.42%2,4120.05%29643.55%250,620575,825
Houston41.21%3,60455.73%4,8741.46%1280.79%690.70%610.10%90.00%0-14.52%-1,2708,745
Hubbard34.47%3,67261.87%6,5901.46%1551.05%1120.99%1050.11%120.03%3-27.40%-2,91810,652
Isanti30.63%5,77865.04%12,2711.70%3201.47%2770.93%1750.20%370.02%4-34.42%-6,49318,866
Itasca42.17%9,01753.73%11,4881.65%3521.24%2650.94%2000.20%430.04%8-11.56%-2,47121,381
Jackson29.59%1,35066.97%3,0551.12%511.05%480.99%450.20%90.04%2-37.39%-1,7054,562
Kanabec31.80%2,27763.99%4,5821.68%1201.58%1130.81%580.13%90.01%1-32.19%-2,3057,161
Kandiyohi35.20%6,42161.85%11,2811.12%2040.81%1480.77%1410.17%310.04%7-26.65%-4,86018,240
Kittson35.77%68960.23%1,1601.92%371.30%250.67%130.10%20.00%0-24.45%-4711,926
Koochiching39.36%2,05856.47%2,9531.91%1001.07%560.99%520.11%60.04%2-17.12%-8955,229
Lac qui Parle34.98%1,10261.43%1,9350.83%261.37%431.21%380.19%60.00%0-26.44%-8333,150
Lake52.46%2,97044.18%2,5011.27%721.20%680.62%350.26%150.00%08.28%4695,661
Lake of the Woods25.88%47370.95%1,2971.31%240.77%141.04%190.05%10.00%0-45.08%-8241,828
Le Sueur34.72%4,59161.89%8,1841.28%1691.06%1400.81%1070.14%190.05%7-27.18%-3,59313,224
Lincoln29.09%71067.72%1,6531.31%321.19%290.49%120.12%30.04%1-38.65%-9432,441
Lyon33.29%3,26463.91%6,2670.98%960.67%660.88%860.15%150.06%6-30.64%-3,0039,806
Mahnomen39.48%65154.46%8982.18%361.27%212.06%340.42%70.06%1-14.99%-2471,649
Marshall23.45%95473.01%2,9701.23%501.01%411.06%430.20%80.02%1-49.57%-2,0164,068
Martin29.49%2,47167.37%5,6441.21%1010.97%810.75%630.12%100.05%4-37.89%-3,1738,378
McLeod31.42%5,17165.42%10,7681.15%1900.88%1450.87%1430.22%370.02%3-34.01%-5,59716,460
Meeker29.71%3,21467.01%7,2491.16%1251.00%1080.88%950.18%200.03%3-37.31%-4,03510,817
Mille Lacs30.59%3,39065.05%7,2091.59%1761.45%1611.02%1130.23%250.04%4-34.47%-3,81911,082
Morrison22.32%3,45174.58%11,5291.18%1830.86%1330.85%1320.19%290.01%1-52.26%-8,07815,459
Mower46.58%6,57349.91%7,0431.36%1921.20%1700.67%940.28%400.00%0-3.33%-47014,112
Murray26.83%1,05169.67%2,7291.23%480.64%251.25%490.28%110.05%2-42.86%-1,6783,917
Nicollet51.78%7,92945.46%6,9621.01%1540.65%990.80%1220.25%380.03%56.32%96715,314
Nobles30.48%1,85465.97%4,0131.43%870.72%441.12%680.25%150.02%1-35.50%-2,1596,083
Norman37.01%92957.69%1,4482.07%521.31%331.24%310.20%50.24%6-20.73%-5192,510
Olmsted55.00%37,47142.66%29,0680.85%5760.65%4450.60%4120.20%1360.02%1312.34%8,40368,134
Otter Tail31.37%8,95065.26%18,6181.25%3580.97%2780.89%2540.16%470.05%13-33.90%-9,66828,531
Pennington31.75%1,73463.42%3,4641.94%1061.08%591.50%820.27%150.02%1-31.68%-1,7305,462
Pine34.61%4,29061.32%7,6011.70%2111.44%1780.73%900.16%200.02%3-26.72%-3,31112,396
Pipestone22.89%87274.01%2,8191.00%380.97%370.95%360.18%70.00%0-51.12%-1,9473,809
Polk31.08%3,40065.64%7,1801.35%1480.90%980.73%800.21%230.05%5-34.57%-3,78010,939
Pope34.70%1,97062.50%3,5490.88%500.76%430.83%470.16%90.09%5-27.83%-1,5795,678
Ramsey71.42%155,85025.10%54,7711.20%2,6261.03%2,2470.61%1,3380.51%1,1180.06%12746.35%101,079218,204
Red Lake30.13%48365.32%1,0471.87%300.87%141.50%240.19%30.06%1-35.21%-5641,603
Redwood26.37%1,69871.13%4,5811.10%710.67%430.54%350.16%100.02%1-44.77%-2,8836,440
Renville29.89%1,88366.55%4,1921.43%901.11%700.81%510.14%90.03%2-36.67%-2,3096,299
Rice50.21%14,25246.44%13,1821.24%3530.94%2670.69%1950.45%1270.01%33.77%1,07028,382
Rock27.51%1,13969.49%2,8770.99%410.97%400.82%340.17%70.02%1-41.99%-1,7384,140
Roseau23.61%1,53573.57%4,7831.08%700.78%51J0.82%530.14%90.00%0-49.96%-3,2486,501
Scott45.40%30,87051.90%35,2891.05%7160.71%4840.66%4460.18%1240.05%31-6.50%-4,41967,991
Sherburne32.90%13,69763.70%26,5171.29%5371.06%4430.83%3450.18%740.02%8-30.80%-12,82041,629
Sibley28.80%1,90768.24%4,5191.10%730.82%540.77%510.21%140.03%2-39.46%-2,6126,622
St. Louis57.66%53,55138.08%35,3721.74%1,6161.25%1,1590.83%'7690.36%3340.04%3919.58%18,17992,879
Stearns36.88%24,16259.79%39,1711.17%7671.02%6650.83%5420.23%1510.04%27-22.92%-15,00965,512
Steele39.28%6,49857.33%9,4851.26%2081.06%1760.80%1330.21%'340.03%5-18.06%-2,98716,544
Stevens36.93%1,49060.40%2,4370.89%360.69%280.69%280.30%120.05%2-23.48%-9474,035
Swift35.42%1,38961.42%2,4091.15%450.84%330.71%280.20%80.13%5-26.04%-1,0203,922
Todd24.39%2,64971.63%7,7801.48%1611.10%1201.08%1170.28%300.02%2-47.25%-5,13110,861
Traverse33.51%51962.49%9681.55%241.10%171.10%170.13%20.06%1-29.01%-4491,549
Wabasha37.46%4,02059.32%6,3661.11%1190.89%960.96%1030.24%260.01%1-21.86%-2,34610,732
Wadena25.25%1,51171.20%4,2601.39%831.12%670.87%520.17%100.00%0-45.95%-2,7495,983
Waseca33.91%2,84362.16%5,2121.41%1181.12%941.11%930.25%210.02%2-28.26%-2,3698,385
Washington54.15%70,81443.18%56,4720.93%1,2120.78%1,0190.68%8890.19%2540.04%5410.97%14,342130,768
Watonwan37.35%1,44560.09%2,3251.06%410.90%350.44%170.10%40.03%1-22.75%-8803,869
Wilkin27.13%70468.71%1,7831.58%410.89%231.08%280.39%100.12%3-41.63%-1,0792,595
Winona48.35%9,88948.47%9,9131.22%2500.86%1760.78%1590.30%620.00%1-0.12%-2420,451
Wright34.90%23,11661.88%40,9931.10%7291.01%6710.87%5790.17%1140.03%21-27.00%-17,87766,244
Yellow Medicine29.77%1,29966.90%2,9191.33%580.99%430.87%380.05%20.05%2-37.15%-1,6204,363
Totals52.25%1,312,34944.59%1,119,9411.17%29,3460.90%22,5990.72%18,1560.29%7,2410.04%1,0297.66%192,4082,511,690
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]

DistrictWalzJensenRepresentative
1st45%52%Brad Finstad
2nd53%45%Angie Craig
3rd59%38%Dean Phillips
4th68%29%Betty McCollum
5th81%16%Ilhan Omar
6th40%57%Tom Emmer
7th31%65%Michelle Fischbach
8th44%52%Pete Stauber

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ McCaskel with 1.2%, Patterson with 0.9%, and Prosser with 0.4%
  4. ^ McCaskel (LMN) with 1.4%, Prosser (SW) with 1.0%, and Patterson (GLC) with 0.9%
  5. ^ McCaskel (LMN) with 1.2%, Prosser (SW) with 1.2%, and Patterson (GLC) with 0.6%
  6. ^ McCaskel with 1.4%, Patterson with 0.2%, and Prosser with 0.1%
  7. ^ "The candidate from either one of the legalize marijuana parties (Legal Marijuana Now or Grassroots Legalize Cannabis)"
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll was sponsored by KSTP-TV
  2. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by MinnPost
  3. ^ a b This poll was sponsored by Jensen's campaign
  4. ^ This poll was sponsored by McTavish's campaign

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