Minnesota Governor Elections are held to elect Governor of Minnesota. There were 3 elections held between 2022 and 2014. The lastest election was held on November 4, 2014. MARK DAYTON AND TINA SMITH of Democratic-Farmer-Labor won the election, receiving 50.1% of the votes, which equals 989,113 votes.
Election History
| Minnesota Governor Elections
|
| Year |
Elected |
Party |
Votes |
%
|
| 2014 |
MARK DAYTON AND TINA SMITH |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
989,113 |
50.1%
|
| 2018 |
Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,393,096 |
53.8%
|
| 2022 |
Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,312,349 |
52.3%
|
2014
| 2014 Minnesota Governor Election
|
| General
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| MARK DAYTON AND TINA SMITH |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
989,113 |
50.1%
|
| JEFF JOHNSON AND BILL KUISLE |
Republican |
879,257 |
44.5%
|
| HANNAH NICOLLET AND TIM GIESEKE |
Minnesota Independent |
56,900 |
2.9%
|
| CHRIS WRIGHT AND DAVID DANIELS |
Grassroots Legalize Cannabis |
31,259 |
1.6%
|
| CHRIS HOLBROOK AND CHRIS DOCK |
Libertarian |
18,082 |
0.9%
|
| Write-In Votes |
|
795 |
0.0%
|
| Date: 2014-11-04, Margin: 5.6%, Valid Votes: 1,975,406
|
| Republican Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| JEFF JOHNSON AND BILL KUISLE |
Republican |
55,836 |
30.3%
|
| KURT ZELLERS AND DEAN SIMPSON |
Republican |
44,046 |
23.9%
|
| MARTY SEIFERT AND PAM MYHRA |
Republican |
38,851 |
21.1%
|
| SCOTT HONOUR AND KARIN HOUSLEY |
Republican |
38,377 |
20.8%
|
| MERRILL ANDERSON AND MARK ANDERSON |
Republican |
7,000 |
3.8%
|
| Date: 2014-08-12, Margin: 6.4%, Valid Votes: 184,110
|
| Minnesota Independent Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
|
| HANNAH NICOLLET AND TIM GIESEKE |
Minnesota Independent |
5,822 |
100.0%
|
| Date: 2014-08-12, Valid Votes: 5,822
|
| Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| MARK DAYTON AND TINA SMITH |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
177,849 |
93.0%
|
| LESLIE DAVIS AND GREGORY K. SODERBERG |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
8,530 |
4.5%
|
| BILL DAHN AND JAMES VIGLIOTTI |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
4,880 |
2.6%
|
| Date: 2014-08-12, Margin: 88.5%, Valid Votes: 191,259
|
2018
| 2018 Minnesota Governor Election
|
| General
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,393,096 |
53.8%
|
| Jeff Johnson and Donna Bergstrom |
Republican |
1,097,705 |
42.4%
|
| Chris Wright and Judith Schwartzbacker |
Grassroots Legalize Cannabis |
68,667 |
2.7%
|
| Josh Welter and Mary O'Connor |
Libertarian |
26,735 |
1.0%
|
| Write-In Votes |
|
1,084 |
0.0%
|
| Date: 2018-11-06, Margin: 11.4%, Valid Votes: 2,587,287
|
| Republican Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Jeff Johnson and Donna Bergstrom |
Republican |
168,841 |
52.6%
|
| Tim Pawlenty and Michelle Fischbach |
Republican |
140,743 |
43.9%
|
| Mathew (Matt) Kruse and Theresa Loeffler |
Republican |
11,330 |
3.5%
|
| Date: 2018-08-14, Margin: 8.7%, Valid Votes: 320,914
|
| Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
242,832 |
41.6%
|
| Erin Murphy and Erin Maye-Quade |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
186,969 |
32.0%
|
| Lori Swanson and Rick Nolan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
143,517 |
24.6%
|
| Tim Holden and James P. Mellin II |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
6,398 |
1.1%
|
| Ol? Savior and Chris Edman |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
4,019 |
0.7%
|
| Date: 2018-08-14, Margin: 9.6%, Valid Votes: 583,735
|
2022
| 2022 Minnesota Governor Election
|
| General
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
1,312,349 |
52.3%
|
| Scott Jensen and Matt Birk |
Republican |
1,119,941 |
44.6%
|
| James McCaskel and David Sandbeck |
Legal Marijuana Now |
29,346 |
1.2%
|
| Steve Patterson and Matt Huff |
Grassroots Legalize Cannabis |
22,599 |
0.9%
|
| Hugh McTavish and Mike Winter |
Independence-Alliance |
18,156 |
0.7%
|
| Gabrielle M. Prosser and Kevin A. Dwire |
Socialist Workers |
7,241 |
0.3%
|
| Write-In Votes |
|
1,029 |
0.0%
|
| Date: 2022-11-08, Margin: 7.7%, Valid Votes: 2,510,661
|
| Republican Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Scott Jensen and Matt Birk |
Republican |
288,499 |
89.3%
|
| Joyce Lynne Lacey and Kent Edwards |
Republican |
21,308 |
6.6%
|
| Bob "Again" Carney Jr and Captain Jack Sparrow |
Republican |
13,213 |
4.1%
|
| Date: 2022-08-09, Margin: 82.7%, Valid Votes: 323,020
|
| Legal Marijuana Now Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| James McCaskel and David Sandbeck |
Legal Marijuana Now |
1,461 |
51.9%
|
| Chris Wright and L.C. Lawrence Converse |
Legal Marijuana Now |
1,356 |
48.1%
|
| Date: 2022-08-09, Margin: 3.8%, Valid Votes: 2,817
|
| Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
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| Steve Patterson and Matt Huff |
Grassroots Legalize Cannabis |
1,003 |
59.1%
|
| Darrell Paulsen and Ed Engelmann |
Grassroots Legalize Cannabis |
693 |
40.9%
|
| Date: 2022-08-09, Margin: 18.2%, Valid Votes: 1,696
|
| Democratic-Farmer-Labor Primary
|
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
% |
option = {color: ['blue','#494FCC'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 416973, name: 'Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan'},{value: 14950, name: 'Ole Savior and Julia M Parker'}] }]} |
| Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
416,973 |
96.5%
|
| Ole Savior and Julia M Parker |
Democratic-Farmer-Labor |
14,950 |
3.5%
|
| Date: 2022-08-09, Margin: 93.0%, Valid Votes: 431,923
|
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