United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024
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Election details |
Filing deadline: June 4, 2024 |
Primary: August 13, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
How to vote |
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Minnesota |
Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic Inside Elections: Solid Democratic |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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See also |
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Voters in Minnesota will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary is August 13, 2024. The filing deadline is June 4, 2024.
The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Amy Klobuchar (D), who first took office in 2007.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024 (August 13 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
General election
The primary will occur on August 13, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 13, 2024.
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Amy Klobuchar |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
John Berman, Patrick Munro, Mike Ruoho, and Royce White are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 13, 2024.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Minnesota
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Amy Klobuchar | Democratic Party | $12,227,123 | $12,110,297 | $4,052,302 | As of September 30, 2023 |
John Berman | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Patrick Munro | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Mike Ruoho | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Royce White | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, 2024 | |||||||||
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Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
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The Cook Political Report | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Minnesota in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Minnesota, click here.
Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024 | ||||||||
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State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
Minnesota | U.S. Senate | Major party | N/A | N/A | $400.00 | Fixed number | 6/4/2024 | Source |
Minnesota | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 2,000 | Fixed number | N/A | N/A | 6/4/2024 | Source |
Election history
The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2014.
2020
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Smith (D) | 48.8 | 1,566,522 | |
Jason Lewis (R) | 43.6 | 1,398,145 | ||
Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 5.8 | 185,064 | ||
Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) | 1.8 | 57,174 | ||
Rob Barrett Jr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | ||
George Dennis Jr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
Steve Carlson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
John Berman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
Jason Shaver (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Josh Ondich (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,261 |
Total votes: 3,209,198 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Tina Smith defeated Paula Overby, Ahmad Hassan, Steve Carlson, and Christopher Seymore in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Tina Smith | 87.1 | 497,501 | |
Paula Overby | 5.3 | 30,497 | ||
Ahmad Hassan | 3.5 | 20,037 | ||
Steve Carlson | 2.9 | 16,429 | ||
Christopher Seymore | 1.1 | 6,480 |
Total votes: 570,944 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Jason Lewis defeated Cynthia Gail, John Berman, Bob Carney Jr., and James Reibestein in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jason Lewis | 78.1 | 191,288 | |
Cynthia Gail | 7.2 | 17,675 | ||
John Berman | 6.6 | 16,212 | ||
Bob Carney Jr. | 4.3 | 10,503 | ||
James Reibestein | 3.8 | 9,210 |
Total votes: 244,888 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Oliver Steinberg advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Oliver Steinberg | 100.0 | 3,275 |
Total votes: 3,275 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Kevin O'Connor advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kevin O'Connor | 100.0 | 6,996 |
Total votes: 6,996 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar defeated Jim Newberger, Dennis Schuller, and Paula Overby in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 60.3 | 1,566,174 | |
Jim Newberger (R) | 36.2 | 940,437 | ||
Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 2.6 | 66,236 | ||
Paula Overby (G) | 0.9 | 23,101 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 931 |
Total votes: 2,596,879 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2014
On November 4, 2014, Al Franken (D) won re-election to the U.S. Senate. He defeated Mike McFadden (R), Heather Johnson (L) and Steve Carlson (Independence) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Al Franken Incumbent | 53.2% | 1,053,205 | |
Republican | Mike McFadden | 42.9% | 850,227 | |
Libertarian | Heather Johnson | 1.5% | 29,685 | |
Independence | Steve Carlson | 2.4% | 47,530 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 881 | |
Total Votes | 1,981,528 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
Political context
This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in Minnesota.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
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