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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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
%
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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