Minnesota State Profile
Election Schedule
StHou 19A Special Primary:
StHou 14A, 19A Special General:
Election Vitals
Governor:Mark Dayton (D) next election 2014
Senator:Al Franken (D) next election 2014
Senator:Amy Klobuchar (D) re-election 2012
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 54.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 42.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 46.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 42.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 49.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 49.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 52.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 45.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 43.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 31.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 51.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 35.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 47.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 45.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 51.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 47.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 54.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 44.0% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Paul Wellstone | Democratic | 1,098,493 | 50.3% |
| Rudy Boschwitz | Republican | 901,282 | 41.3% |
| Dean Barkley | Reform | 152,333 | 7.0% |
| Tim Davis | Grass roots | 14,139 | 0.6% |
| Roy Carlton | Libertarian | 5,428 | 0.2% |
| Howard Hanson | Resource | 4,382 | 0.2% |
| Steve Johnson | Natural law | 4,321 | 0.2% |
| Thomas Fiske | Socialist wrkr | 1,554 | 0.1% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Paul Wellstone | Democratic | 194,699 | 86.4% |
| Dick Franson | Democratic | 16,465 | 7.3% |
| Ed Hansen | Democratic | 9,990 | 4.4% |
| Ole Savior | Democratic | 4,180 | 1.9% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rudy Boschwitz | Republican | 158,678 | 80.6% |
| Stephen Young | Republican | 16,324 | 8.3% |
| Bert McKasy | Republican | 12,711 | 6.5% |
| Monti Moreno | Republican | 6,536 | 3.3% |
| John Zeleniak | Republican | 2,655 | 1.3% |
| 1998 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jesse Ventura | Reform | 773,713 | 37.0% |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | 717,350 | 34.3% |
| Hubert Humphrey III | Democratic | 587,528 | 28.1% |
| Ken Pentel | Green | 7,034 | 0.3% |
| Frank Germann | Libertarian | 1,932 | 0.1% |
| Chris Wright | Grass roots | 1,727 | 0.1% |
| Fancy McCloney | Independent | 919 | 0.0% |
| Thomas Fiske | Socialist wrkr | 787 | 0.0% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Hubert Humphrey III | Democratic | 182,562 | 37.0% |
| Mike Freeman | Democratic | 93,714 | 19.0% |
| Doug Johnson | Democratic | 91,888 | 18.6% |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic | 88,070 | 17.8% |
| Ted Mondale | Democratic | 36,237 | 7.3% |
| Ole Savior | Democratic | 1,598 | 0.3% |
| 1998 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | 127,957 | 91.3% |
| Bill Dahn | Republican | 12,167 | 8.7% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic | 1,181,553 | 48.8% |
| Rod Grams | Republican | 1,047,474 | 43.3% |
| James Gibson | Independence pty | 140,583 | 5.8% |
| David Daniels | Grass roots | 21,447 | 0.9% |
| Rebecca Ellis | Socialist wrkr | 12,956 | 0.5% |
| David Swan | Constitution | 8,915 | 0.4% |
| Erik Pakieser | Libertarian | 6,588 | 0.3% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic | 178,972 | 41.3% |
| Mike Ciresi | Democratic | 96,874 | 22.4% |
| Jerry Janezich | Democratic | 90,074 | 20.8% |
| Rebecca Yanisch | Democratic | 63,289 | 14.6% |
| Dick Franson | Democratic | 1,336 | 0.3% |
| Ole Savior | Democratic | 1,206 | 0.3% |
| Gregg Iverson | Democratic | 1,038 | 0.2% |
| Hal Dorland | Democratic | 610 | 0.1% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rod Grams | Republican | 112,335 | 89.1% |
| Bill Dahn | Republican | 13,728 | 10.9% |
| 2002 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tim Pawlenty | Republican | 999,473 | 44.4% |
| Roger Moe | Democratic | 821,268 | 36.5% |
| Tim Penny | Independence pty | 364,534 | 16.2% |
| Ken Pentel | Green | 50,589 | 2.2% |
| Booker Hodges IV | Independent | 9,698 | 0.4% |
| Kari Sachs | Socialist wrkr | 3,026 | 0.1% |
| Lawrence Aeshliman | Constitution | 2,537 | 0.1% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Roger Moe | Democratic | 199,103 | 88.8% |
| Ole Savior | Democratic | 25,135 | 11.2% |
| 2002 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tim Pawlenty | Republican | 172,927 | 88.6% |
| Leslie Davis | Republican | 22,172 | 11.4% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | 1,116,697 | 49.6% |
| Walter Mondale | Democratic | 1,067,246 | 47.4% |
| Jim Moore | Independence pty | 45,139 | 2.0% |
| Paul Wellstone | Democratic | 11,381 | 0.5% |
| Ray Tricomo | Green | 10,119 | 0.4% |
| Miro Kovatchevich | Constitution | 2,254 | 0.1% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Paul Wellstone | Democratic | 222,839 | 92.6% |
| Dick Franson | Democratic | 11,884 | 4.9% |
| Alve Erickson | Democratic | 6,052 | 2.5% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | 195,630 | 94.4% |
| Jack Shepard | Republican | 11,678 | 5.6% |
| 2006 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tim Pawlenty | Republican | 1,028,568 | 46.7% |
| Mike Hatch | Democratic | 1,007,460 | 45.8% |
| Peter Hutchinson | Independence pty | 141,735 | 6.4% |
| Ken Pentel | Green | 10,800 | 0.5% |
| Walt Brown | All others | 9,649 | 0.4% |
| Leslie Davis | American party | 3,776 | 0.2% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Hatch | Democratic | 231,643 | 73.2% |
| Becky Lourey | Democratic | 77,430 | 24.5% |
| Ole Savior | Democratic | 7,397 | 2.3% |
| 2006 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tim Pawlenty | Republican | 147,622 | 88.9% |
| Sue Jeffers | Republican | 18,490 | 11.1% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 1,278,849 | 58.1% |
| Mark Kennedy | Republican | 835,653 | 38.0% |
| Robert Fitzgerald | Independence pty | 71,194 | 3.2% |
| Michael Cavlan | Green | 10,714 | 0.5% |
| Ben Powers | Constitution | 5,408 | 0.2% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 294,671 | 92.5% |
| Darryl Stanton | Democratic | 23,872 | 7.5% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Kennedy | Republican | 147,091 | 90.2% |
| John Uldrich | Republican | 10,025 | 6.1% |
| Harold Shudlick | Republican | 5,941 | 3.6% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Al Franken | Democratic | 1,212,431 | 42.0% |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | 1,212,206 | 42.0% |
| Dean Barkley | Independence pty | 437,505 | 15.2% |
| Charles Aldrich | Libertarian | 13,923 | 0.5% |
| James Niemackl | Constitution | 8,907 | 0.3% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Al Franken | Democratic | 164,136 | 65.3% |
| Priscilla Faris | Democratic | 74,655 | 29.7% |
| Dick Franson | Democratic | 3,923 | 1.6% |
| Bob Larson | Democratic | 3,152 | 1.3% |
| Rob Fitzgerald | Democratic | 3,095 | 1.2% |
| Ole Savior | Democratic | 1,227 | 0.5% |
| Alve Erickson | Democratic | 1,017 | 0.4% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | 130,973 | 91.3% |
| Jack Shepard | Republican | 12,456 | 8.7% |
| 2010 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic | 919,232 | 43.7% |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | 910,462 | 43.2% |
| Tom Horner | Independence pty | 251,487 | 11.9% |
| Chris Wright | Grass roots | 7,516 | 0.4% |
| Farheen Hakeem | Green | 6,188 | 0.3% |
| Ken Pentel | Independent | 6,180 | 0.3% |
| Linda Eno | Independent | 4,092 | 0.2% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mark Dayton | Democratic | 182,738 | 41.3% |
| Margaret Anderson Kelliher | Democratic | 175,767 | 39.8% |
| Matt Entenza | Democratic | 80,509 | 18.2% |
| Peter Idusogie | Democratic | 3,123 | 0.7% |
| 2010 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Tom Emmer | Republican | 107,558 | 82.5% |
| Bob Carney | Republican | 9,856 | 7.6% |
| Leslie Davis | Republican | 8,598 | 6.6% |
| Ole Savior | Republican | 4,396 | 3.4% |
State Demographics
| Population | 5,310,584 |
| Percentage White | 85.2% |
| Percentage Black | 5.2% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Percentage Asian | 4.0% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.4% |
| Percentage Other Race | 1.9% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 4.7% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 83.0% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 5.1% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 10.5% |
| Median Household Income | $55,459 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 49.4% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 11.6% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 42.8% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 15.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 67.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 3.2% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 12.9% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 50.7% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 32.2% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 38.4% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 24.3% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2012-12 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.3% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 51.2% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 21.4% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.3% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.3% |
