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  MN Governor
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Minnesota > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 03, 2014 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2014 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2014 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2019 - 12:00pm
ContributorJason
Last ModifiedM@ March 17, 2017 04:51pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Won11/02/2010
NameMark Dayton Votes919,232 (43.63%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2015 Margin8,770 (+0.42%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Won11/06/2018
NameTim Walz Votes1,393,096 (53.84%)
Term01/03/2019 - 01/03/2023 Margin295,391 (+11.42%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Feb 04, 2014 MN Governor - R Preference Caucuses
Marty Seifert
R 14,128
May 30, 2014 MN Governor - R Convention
Jeff Johnson
R 1,486
Aug 10, 2014 MN Governor - R Primary
Jeff Johnson
R 184,110
Aug 11, 2014 MN Governor - DFL Primary
Mark Dayton
DFL 191,259
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
07/10/2011 11/04/2014
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Mark Dayton 3 9 5 2
Leaning Call: Mark Dayton (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Mark Dayton (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/17/2013 10/30/2014

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name (I) Gov. Mark Dayton Cty Brd. Jeff Johnson Hannah Nicollet T. Christopher Wright Chris Holbrook (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic-Farmer-Labor Republican MN Independence Grassroots Libertarian Nonpartisan  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 989,113 (50.07%) 879,257 (44.51%) 56,900 (2.88%) 31,259 (1.58%) 18,082 (0.92%) 795 (0.04%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -109,856 (-5.56%) -932,213 (-47.19%) -957,854 (-48.49%) -971,031 (-49.16%) -988,318 (-50.03%)  
Predict Avg.52.33% 41.33% 3.00% 1.00% 0.25% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/2011 01/01/2011 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014 01/01/2014  
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MATCHUP POLLS (11 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.95%-- 40.84%-- 3.18%-- 1.52%-- 0.67%-- 0.00%--  
Survey USA 
10/27/14-10/30/14		 47.00% 3.0 42.00% 2.0 2.00% 1.0 1.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
10/16/14-10/23/14		 50.00% 1.0 41.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
10/20/14-10/22/14		 47.00% 2.0 42.00% 9.0 6.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/14/14-10/16/14		 50.00% 1.0 40.00% 1.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
09/30/14-10/02/14		 51.00% 2.0 39.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
09/20/14-10/01/14		 49.00% 1.0 42.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
09/29/14-09/30/14		 50.00% -- 40.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
09/08/14-09/10/14		 45.00% -- 33.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
YouGov 
08/18/14-09/02/14		 48.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
08/08/14-08/21/14		 49.00% -- 40.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Public Policy Polling 
05/17/13-05/19/13		 52.00% -- 34.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
LBR Old LW
D EastTexasDem
  Star Tribune, The (Minneapolis - St. Paul)
R Minnesota Populist
 


EVENTS
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VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
09/24/2014 Jeff Johnson vs Mark Dayton TVAd Attack eng Accountable  00:00:30 RP 
09/15/2014 Mark Dayton vs Jeff Johnson TVAd Issue eng We Know   00:00:30 RP 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 21, 2013 06:00am News Dayton and Lt. Gov. Prettner Solon may not be long-term team  Article John 

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