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Date Type Results
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
 Keith M. Ellison(I)
1,254,371
50.37% 		 Jim Schultz
1,233,556
49.53% 		  Write-In (W)
2,362
0.09% 		 Laurice Anderson (W)
12
0.00%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
 Keith M. Ellison
1,249,407
48.96% 		 Doug Wardlow
1,150,459
45.08% 		 Noah M. Johnson
145,748
5.71% 		  Write-In (W)
5,375
0.21% 		 Tom Foley (W)
771
0.03% 		 Bennett Martin Sukalski (W)
12
0.00%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Lori Swanson(I)
1,014,714
52.60% 		 Scott Newman
752,543
39.01% 		 Dan R. Vacek
57,604
2.99% 		 Brandan Borgos
44,613
2.31% 		 Mary O'Connor
30,008
1.56% 		 Andy Dawkins
28,748
1.49% 		  Write-In (W)
750
0.04%
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 Lori Swanson(I)
1,075,536
52.90% 		 Chris Barden
839,033
41.27% 		 Bill Dahn
102,865
5.06% 		 David J. Hoch
14,040
0.69% 		  Write-In (W)
1,608
0.08% 		 Sharon L. Anderson (W)
5
0.00%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 Lori Swanson
1,131,474
53.24% 		 Jeff Johnson
865,465
40.72% 		 John P. James
86,032
4.05% 		 "Papa" John Kolstad
41,000
1.93% 		  Others (W)
1,238
0.06%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Mike Hatch(I)
1,197,362
54.64% 		 Thomas "Tom" Kelly
894,654
40.83% 		 Dale Nathan
96,817
4.42% 		  Others (W)
2,511
0.11%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 Mike Hatch
960,048
47.83% 		 Charlie Weaver, Jr.
879,864
43.83% 		 Jim Mangan
116,481
5.80% 		 Ruth A. Mason
49,173
2.45% 		  Others (W)
1,757
0.09%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III(I)
1,115,285
66.63% 		 Sharon L. Anderson
488,753
29.20% 		 Dean W. Amundson
69,776
4.17%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III(I)
1,126,447
63.22% 		 Kevin E. Johnson
655,282
36.78%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III(I)
985,569
70.33% 		 Lewis Freeman
399,483
28.51% 		 Derrick P. Grimmer
16,394
1.17%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III
1,082,539
61.72% 		 Elliot C. Rothenberg
653,162
37.24% 		 Samuel A. Faulk
18,278
1.04%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 Warren Spannaus(I)
858,547
55.90% 		 Howard A. Knutson
612,122
39.85% 		 Arnold P. Olsen
65,256
4.25%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 Warren Spannaus(I)
786,857
64.29% 		 Dean A. Nyquist
396,441
32.39% 		 Allan W. Lamkin
40,617
3.32%
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 Warren Spannaus
680,479
51.36% 		 Robert A. Forsythe
644,390
48.64%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 Douglas M. Head
667,852
53.22% 		 Wayne H. Olson
586,982
46.78%
Dec 24, 1964 Appointment
 Robert W. Mattson, Sr.
1
100.00%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 Walter F. Mondale(I)
730,783
59.64% 		 Robert L. Kunzig
494,621
40.36%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Walter F. Mondale(I)
871,495
58.25% 		 Gaylord A. Saetre
624,759
41.75%
May 04, 1960 Appointment
 Walter F. Mondale
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 Miles W. Lord(I)
627,851
55.74% 		 Gaylord A. Saetre
498,478
44.26%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 Miles W. Lord(I)
694,694
50.21% 		 Keith Kennedy
688,931
49.79%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Miles W. Lord
587,883
52.74% 		 Bernhard LeVander
526,761
47.26%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist(I)
793,501
58.59% 		 Allan L. Johnson
560,760
41.41%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist(I)
575,736
57.28% 		 Orville L. Freeman
429,320
42.72%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist(I)
624,891
54.36% 		 Francis M. Smith
524,607
45.64%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist(I)
526,331
61.77% 		 Walter C. Boland
325,764
38.23%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist(I)
649,780
59.75% 		 Erling Swenson
437,633
40.25%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist(I)
432,695
58.94% 		 David J. Erickson
187,074
25.48% 		 Patrick A. Burke
114,385
15.58%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist(I)
604,763
51.78% 		 David J. Erickson
284,337
24.35% 		 John D. Sullivan
278,750
23.87%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 Joseph A. A. Burnquist
530,971
49.90% 		 William S. Ervin(I)
378,385
35.56% 		 John D. Sullivan
154,799
14.55%
Nov 28, 1936 Appointment
 William S. Ervin
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Harry Herbert Peterson(I)
530,815
49.62% 		 Oscar F. Youngdahl
382,846
35.79% 		 Thomas F. Gallagher
156,018
14.59%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 Harry Herbert Peterson(I)
436,140
44.89% 		 Oscar F. Youngdahl
345,372
35.55% 		 Alric Anderson
190,049
19.56%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Harry Herbert Peterson
379,418
39.87% 		 Henry N. Benson(I)
345,486
36.31% 		 Ray G. Moonan
218,076
22.92% 		 Thomas Foley
8,585
0.90%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Henry N. Benson(I)
358,955
51.16% 		 Joseph B. Himsl
256,581
36.57% 		 Walter F. Dacey
86,037
12.26%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Gustaf Aaron Youngquist(I)
524,151
56.83% 		 George Cahill
205,681
22.30% 		 Christian F. Gaarenstroom
192,472
20.87%
Feb 02, 1928 Appointment
 Gustaf Aaron Youngquist
1
100.00%
Dec 21, 1927 Appointment
 Albert F. Pratt
1
100.00%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Clifford L. Hilton(I)
384,724
59.69% 		 Frank McAllister
214,781
33.32% 		 George Cahill
45,049
6.99%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Clifford L. Hilton(I)
417,376
51.94% 		 Thomas V. Sullivan
342,236
42.59% 		 Robert C. Bell
43,913
5.47%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Clifford L. Hilton(I)
319,529
49.43% 		 Roy C. Smelker
254,715
39.41% 		 James E. Doran
72,157
11.16%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 Clifford L. Hilton(I)
446,736
59.41% 		 Thomas V. Sullivan
251,488
33.44% 		 Raymond A. McQuat
53,738
7.15%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 Clifford L. Hilton(I)
180,768
51.39% 		 Tom E. Davis
99,920
28.41% 		 Bjorn B. Gislason
56,001
15.92% 		 Lars Haug
15,047
4.28%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 Lyndon A. Smith(I)
263,285
100.00%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 Lyndon A. Smith(I)
195,372
63.82% 		 Neil Cronin
94,025
30.71% 		 August V. Rieke
16,736
5.47%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 Lyndon A. Smith(I)
166,950
60.04% 		 William F. Donohue
83,997
30.21% 		 J.H. Morse
27,140
9.76%
Jan 01, 1912 Appointment
 Lyndon A. Smith
1
100.00%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 George T. Simpson(I)
172,257
66.40% 		 John M. Freeman
87,183
33.60%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 George T. Simpson
180,521
61.11% 		 Marvin E. Mathews
98,569
33.37% 		 Alfred W. Uhl
12,661
4.29% 		 John T. P. Power
3,636
1.23%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 Edward T. Young(I)
169,908
66.61% 		 John Dwan
85,154
33.39%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 Edward T. Young
180,346
67.32% 		 Thomas McDermott
87,528
32.68%
Apr 01, 1904 Appointment
 William J. Donahower
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 Wallace B. Douglas(I)
165,744
64.68% 		 Frank D. Larrabee
90,520
35.32%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 Wallace B. Douglas(I)
180,091
59.33% 		 Robert C. Saunders
123,446
40.67%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
 Wallace B. Douglas
137,505
56.67% 		 John F. Kelly
96,731
39.87% 		 Daniel W. Doty
8,404
3.46%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 Henry Warren Childs(I)
176,273
55.92% 		 John Arnold Keyes
138,966
44.08%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
 Henry Warren Childs(I)
150,529
52.43% 		 William Brackenridge
66,905
23.30% 		 John Louis MacDonald
60,265
20.99% 		 Robert Taylor
9,400
3.27%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 Henry Warren Childs
108,785
43.31% 		 John Nethaway
90,690
36.11% 		 John Louis MacDonald
37,702
15.01% 		 Robert Taylor
14,000
5.57%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
 Moses Edwin Clapp(I)
98,187
40.98% 		 David Calhoun
85,821
35.82% 		 Robert Taylor
55,610
23.21%
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
 Moses Edwin Clapp(I)
142,074
54.11% 		 Charles d'Autremont
104,202
39.69% 		 Charles E. Shannon
15,629
5.95% 		 William Welch
644
0.25%
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
 Moses Edwin Clapp
115,512
52.43% 		 John H. Ives
95,881
43.52% 		 W.M. Hatch
8,908
4.04%
Nov 06, 1883 General Election
 William J. Hahn(I)
79,324
58.63% 		 John W. Willis
50,973
37.67% 		 Francis Cadwell
4,925
3.64% 		 Edward H. Wood (W)
79
0.06%
Nov 08, 1881 General Election
 William J. Hahn(I)
66,812
63.08% 		 George N. Baxter
35,936
33.93% 		 Joseph McKnight
2,598
2.45% 		 Alfred W. Bangs
572
0.54%
Mar 13, 1881 Appointment
 William J. Hahn
1
100.00%
Nov 04, 1879 General Election
 Charles M. Start
60,816
57.28% 		 P.M. Babcock
38,604
36.36% 		 Oscar Stephenson
4,064
3.83% 		 Alfred W. Bangs
2,697
2.54%
Nov 06, 1877 General Election
 George P. Wilson(I)
56,328
58.92% 		 John R. Jones
37,042
38.75% 		 James E. Child
1,162
1.22% 		 Nathan C. Martin
856
0.90% 		 Squire L. Pierce
208
0.22%
Nov 02, 1875 General Election
 George P. Wilson(I)
45,091
54.64% 		 Richard A. Jones
34,683
42.03% 		 Cornelius M. McCarthy
2,749
3.33%
Nov 04, 1873 General Election
 George P. Wilson
40,751
53.26% 		 William Clough
35,757
46.74%
Nov 07, 1871 General Election
 Francis R.E. Cornell(I)
46,560
60.53% 		 John Louis MacDonald
30,233
39.30% 		 Uzzel F. Sargent
131
0.17%
Nov 02, 1869 General Election
 Francis R.E. Cornell(I)
29,300
53.80% 		 Seagrave Smith
23,812
43.72% 		 James H. "Ham" Davidson
1,348
2.48%
Nov 05, 1867 General Election
 Francis R.E. Cornell
34,657
53.84% 		 Andrew G. Chatfield
28,918
44.92% 		 John Friedrichs (W)
408
0.63% 		 Emil Munch (W)
393
0.61%
Nov 07, 1865 General Election
 William Colville
17,460
56.51% 		 William Lochren
13,436
43.49%
Nov 03, 1863 General Election
 Gordon E. Cole(I)
19,575
61.35% 		 William H. Grant
12,332
38.65%
Nov 05, 1861 General Election
 Gordon E. Cole(I)
16,112
60.46% 		 Wheeler Hazard Peckham
10,533
39.53% 		 Stiles P. Jones (W)
2
0.01% 		 O. Gallagher (W)
1
0.00%
Oct 11, 1859 General Election
 Gordon E. Cole
21,186
54.58% 		 John B. Brisbin
17,630
45.42%
Oct 13, 1857 General Election
 Charles Berry
17,703
50.96% 		 George Nourse
16,804
48.37% 		 John M. Berry (W)
230
0.66%

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