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
Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position(s): US Representative from 2007 – 2019
Featured Quote:
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
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, with Walz winning the election by a comfortable 7.7% margin. 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
- Tim Walz, incumbent governor and former U.S. representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district (2007–2019)[5][6][7]
- Peggy Flanagan, incumbent lieutenant governor[6][7]
Eliminated in primary
- Ole Savior, perennial candidate[7][8]
- Julia M. Parker[7]
Results
Walz
- 80–90%
- 90-100%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 416,973 | 96.54% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Ole Savior | 14,950 | 3.46% | |
| Total votes | 431,923 | 100.0% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Scott Jensen, family medicine physician and former state senator[10]
- Matt Birk, former professional football player with the Minnesota Vikings, businessman, and author[11]
Eliminated in primary
- Bob "Again" Carney Jr, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020[7][12]
- Captain Jack Sparrow, perennial candidate[7]
- Joyce Lynne Lacey[7][13]
- Kent Edwards[7]
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
- Matt Birk, former Minnesota Vikings player[25][26] (endorsed Jensen and became his running mate)[27]
- Mike Lindell, inventor of My Pillow, businessman[28][29]
- Carla Nelson, state senator[30] (ran for reelection)[31]
- Pete Stauber, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 8th congressional district (ran for reelection)[32][33]
- Karin Housley, state senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018[34] (ran for reelection)[35]
- Jennifer Carnahan, former chair of the Minnesota Republican Party (2017–2021) and widow of U.S. Representative Jim Hagedorn[36] (unsuccessfully ran for Congress in a 2022 special election)
- Rob Barrett, businessman, activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2020[37]
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
- John Thompson, Black Lives Matter activist, representative for Minnesota's 67A legislative district (Independent)[42][43]
- Newspapers
- Organizations
- Stand for Health Freedom[45]
Results
Jensen
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90–100%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Jensen | 288,499 | 89.31% | |
| Republican | Joyce Lynne Lacey | 21,308 | 6.60% | |
| Republican | Bob "Again" Carney Jr. | 13,213 | 4.09% | |
| Total votes | 323,020 | 100.0% | ||
Independents and others
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Steve Patterson, anti-lockdown activist[7]
- Matt Huff
Eliminated in primary
- Darrell Paulsen, business consultant, nominee for lieutenant governor in 1998[7]
- Edwin Engelmann, nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010
Results
Patterson
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90–100%
Paulsen
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90–100%
No votes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassroots—LC | Steve Patterson | 1,003 | 59.14% | |
| Grassroots—LC | Darrell Paulsen | 693 | 40.86% | |
| Total votes | 1,696 | 100.0% | ||
Legal Marijuana Now primary
Candidates
Nominee
- James McCaskel, community organizer and BLM activist[46]
- David Sandbeck, activist and candidate for Minnesota's 4th congressional district in 2020
Eliminated in primary
- Chris Wright, perennial candidate[7]
- L.C. Lawrence Converse
Results
McCaskel
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90–100%
Wright
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- 90–100%
No votes
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Marijuana Now | James McCaskel | 1,461 | 51.86% | |
| Legal Marijuana Now | Chris Wright | 1,356 | 48.14% | |
| Total votes | 2,817 | 100.0% | ||
Other parties
- Gabrielle M. Prosser, restaurant worker (Socialist Workers)[7]
- Kevin A. Dwire, perennial candidate
- Hugh McTavish, scientist, entrepreneur and author[47] (Independence-Alliance Party)
- Mike Winter, commercial driver, podcast host, Teamster Union steward and candidate for mayor of Minneapolis in 2021
Withdrew
- Cory Hepola, former WCCO Radio host[48][24] (Forward Party)
- Tamara Uselman, school administrator[49]
- Brandon Millholland-Corcoran[50]
Declined
- Tom Bakk, state senator and DFL candidate for governor in 2010[51]
- Christopher Chamberlin, candidate for governor, Senate, and House in 2018[52]
- Richard Painter, University of Minnesota Law School professor, former chief White House ethics lawyer, and DFL candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 (ran for Congress)[53][54]
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.[56]
Jensen was criticized for promoting the hoax that schools provided litter boxes to students who identify as furries.[57][58]
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, Jusitn 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[59] | Mike Mulcahy | [4] | P | P |
| 3 | November 4, 2022 | Twin Cities PBS - Almanac | Eric Eskola, Cathy Wurzer | [5] | P | A |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[60] | Likely D | March 4, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[61] | Lean D | November 3, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[62] | Likely D | October 12, 2022 |
| Politico[63] | Lean D | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[64] | Tossup | June 10, 2022 |
| Fox News[65] | Lean D | May 12, 2022 |
| 538[66] | Likely D | October 17, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[67] | Likely D | November 7, 2022 |
Endorsements
Tim Walz (DFL)
- Executive branch officials
- Kamala Harris, 49th vice president of the United States[68]
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States[69]
- U.S. senators
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota[70]
- Tina Smith, U.S. senator from Minnesota[71]
- Statewide officials
- J. B. Pritzker, Governor of Illinois[72]
- Jesse Ventura, former governor of Minnesota (Independent)[73]
- State legislators
- Newspapers
- Organizations
- Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party[76]
- Minnesota AFL–CIO[77]
- Communications Workers of America[77]
- Everytown for Gun Safety[77]
- Giffords[77]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[77]
- VoteVets.org[77]
- Education Minnesota[77]
- Feminist Majority PAC[77]
- National Education Association[77]
- Minnesota Association of Professional Employees[77]
- AFSCME Council 5[77]
- SEIU Minnesota[77]
- LIUNA Minnesota[77]
- Human Rights Campaign[78]
- Minnesota Medical Association[79]
- Minnesota Nurses Association[80]
- IUOE Local 49[81]
- Inter Faculty Organization[82]
Scott Jensen (R)
- Executive branch officials
- U.S. senators
- Kevin Cramer, U.S. senator from North Dakota[84]
- Statewide officials
- State legislators
- John Thompson, Black Lives Matter activist, representative for Minnesota's 67A legislative district (Independent)[42][43]
- Newspapers
- Post-Bulletin[86]
- Winsted Herald-Journal[44]
- Delano Herald-Journal[44]
- Dassel-Cokato Enterprise Dispatch[44]
- Organizations
- National Federation of Independent Business - Minnesota[87]
- NRA Political Victory Fund[88][89]
- Republican Party of Minnesota[90]
- Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association[91]
- Stand for Health Freedom[45]
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 – Oct. 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) |
| 1,312,349 | 52.27% | -1.57% | |
| Republican | 1,119,941 | 44.61% | +2.18% | ||
| Legal Marijuana Now |
| 29,346 | 1.17% | N/A | |
| Grassroots—LC |
| 22,599 | 0.90% | -1.75% | |
| Independence |
| 18,156 | 0.72% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers |
| 7,241 | 0.29% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 1,029 | 0.04% | ±0.0% | ||
| Total votes | 2,510,661 | 100.0% | |||
| Turnout | 2,525,873 | 61.01% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,140,218 | ||||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | |||||
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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.[94]
| District | Walz | Jensen | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 45% | 52% | Brad Finstad |
| 2nd | 53% | 45% | Angie Craig |
| 3rd | 59% | 38% | Dean Phillips |
| 4th | 68% | 29% | Betty McCollum |
| 5th | 81% | 16% | Ilhan Omar |
| 6th | 40% | 57% | Tom Emmer |
| 7th | 31% | 65% | Michelle Fischbach |
| 8th | 44% | 52% | Pete Stauber |
See also
- 2022 United States gubernatorial elections
- 2022 Minnesota elections
- 2022 Minnesota Senate election
- 2022 Minnesota House of Representatives election
- Litter boxes in schools hoax
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
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External links
- Official campaign websites
- Cory Hepola (F) for Governor
- Scott Jensen (R) for Governor
- James McCaskel (LMN) for Governor
- Hugh McTavish (I) for Governor
- Brandon Millholland-Corcoran (I) for Governor
- Darrell Paulsen (GLC) for Governor
- Tim Walz (D) for Governor
- Chris Wright (LMN) for Governor
