2018 Minnesota State Auditor election
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The 2018 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the state auditor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Julie Blaha, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) endorsed candidate, won the election.
Background
DFL incumbent
2014. On January 9, 2017, Otto announced she would seek election to be governor and would not seek re-election to be state auditor.[1]
Candidates
Republican Party of Minnesota
- 2014[2]
Myhra was unanimously endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention.[3]
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
- AFL–CIO; former president of Anoka-Hennepin Education Minnesota; former middle school math teacher[4]
Blaha was endorsed by the DFL over Jon Tollefson on June 3, 2018, at their state convention.[5] Tollefson filed for office, but later withdrew.[6]
Withdrawn
- Jack Dickinson, small business owner[7]
- Withdrew on February 6, 2018, and endorsed Jon Tollefson.[8]
- Jon Tollefson, lobbyist for the 2014[9]
- Withdrew on June 7, 2018.[6]
Minor parties and independents
- Chris Dock, Libertarian Party of Minnesota[10]
- Michael Ford, Legal Marijuana Now Party[10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Julie Blaha | 1,250,524 | 49.35% | −2.16% | |
| Republican | Pam Myhra | 1,095,310 | 43.23% | +3.25% | |
| Legal Marijuana Now | Michael Ford | 133,913 | 5.28% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Chris Dock | 53,068 | 2.09% | +0.51% | |
| Write-in | 1,125 | 0.04% | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,533,940 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
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By congressional district
Blaha won four of eight congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Myhra, including one that elected a Democrat.[12]
| District | Blaha | Myhra | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 43% | 50% | Jim Hagedorn |
| 2nd | 47% | 45% | Angie Craig |
| 3rd | 50% | 44% | Dean Phillips |
| 4th | 61% | 31% | Betty McCollum |
| 5th | 73% | 19% | Ilhan Omar |
| 6th | 37% | 55% | Tom Emmer |
| 7th | 37% | 57% | Collin Peterson |
| 8th | 44% | 49% | Pete Stauber |
See also
- Minnesota elections, 2018
References
- Star Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- Star Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- Star Tribune. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
- Star Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- Star Tribune. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Bakst, Brian (June 7, 2018). "Second thoughts? Some MN candidates withdraw after sign-up storm". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- ^ Pugmire, Tim (October 3, 2017). "Race for state auditor gets another DFL candidate". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ Bierschbach, Briana; Brodey, Sam; Nehil, Tom. "Minnesota Election 2018: Who's running". MinnPost. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ Pugmire, Tim (June 22, 2017). "Tollefson enters race for state auditor". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Candidate Filings". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved June 12, 2018.
- ^ "Statewide Results for State Auditor". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
- ^ "Home - Election Results".
External links
Official Minnesota State Auditor candidate websites
- Julie Blaha (D) for State Auditor
- Michael Ford (LMN) for State Auditor
- Pam Myhra (R) for State Auditor
- Chris Dock (L) for State Auditor
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