2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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{{about||related races|2018 United States Senate elections|the other Senate election in Minnesota held in parallel|2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota
| country = Minnesota
| flag_year = 1983
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2012 United States Senate election in Minnesota
| previous_year = 2012
| next_election = 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota
| next_year = 2024
| election_date = November 6, 2018
| turnout = 63.89%
| image1 = Amy Klobuchar, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped 2).jpg
| nominee1 = Amy Klobuchar
| party1 = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| popular_vote1 = 1,566,174
| percentage1 = 60.31%
| image2 = JimNewberger (cropped).jpg
| nominee2 = Jim Newberger
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 940,437
| percentage2 = 36.21%
| map = {{switcher
|County results
|Congressional district results
|Precinct results
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}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Amy Klobuchar
| before_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| after_election = Amy Klobuchar
| after_party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
| map_caption = Klobuchar: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d0596|>90%}}
Newberger: {{legend0|#ffe0ea|20–30%}} {{legend0|#ffc8cd|30–40%}} {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#cdafdc}} No Vote: {{legend0|#b3b3b3}}
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{{Elections in Minnesota}}
{{Amy Klobuchar series}}
The 2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a United States Senator from Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was reelected in a landslide, defeating Republican state House of Representatives member Jim Newberger. This election was held alongside a special election for Minnesota's other Senate seat, which was held by Al Franken until he resigned in January 2018. U.S. House elections, a gubernatorial election, State House elections, and other elections were also held.
The candidate filing deadline was June 5, 2018, and the primary election was held on August 14, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota,_2018|title=United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2018 - Ballotpedia|access-date=March 3, 2017|language=en-US}}
This is the last time that a Democratic candidate won a majority of Minnesota's counties in a statewide election.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary
=Candidates=
==Nominated==
- Amy Klobuchar, incumbent U.S. Senator{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/klobuchar-will-run-again-for-senate-rules-herself-out-for-governor-s-race/408163356/|title=Klobuchar will run again for Senate, rules herself out for governor's race|work=Star Tribune|date=December 25, 2016|access-date=December 26, 2016|first=Allison|last=Sherry}}
==Eliminated in primary==
- Steve Carlson{{cite web|url=https://candidates.sos.state.mn.us/CandidateFilingResults.aspx?county=&municipality=&schooldistrict=&hospitaldistrict=&level=1&party=0&federal=True&judicial=False&executive=False&senate=False&representative=False&title=&office=0&candidateid=0|title=Candidate Filings|website=candidates.sos.state.mn.us|access-date=2018-06-08}}
- Stephen A. Emery
- David R. Groves
- Leonard J. Richards
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Amy Klobuchar
| width = 1000px
| list =
Organizations
- Communications Workers of America{{cite web|title=Our Candidates - CWA Political|url=https://cwapolitical.org/our-candidates/#MN|website=CWA Political|access-date=2018-10-09|archive-date=2018-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403144726/http://cwapolitical.org/our-candidates/#MN|url-status=dead}}
- EMILY's List{{cite news|url=http://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-endorses-nine-democratic-women-senators-reelection-2018|title=EMILY's List Endorses Nine Democratic Women Senators for Re-Election in 2018|work=EMILY's List|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2017}}
- End Citizens United{{cite web |url=http://endcitizensunited.org/press-releases/end-citizens-united-endorses-senator-amy-klobuchar-re-election/ |title=End Citizens United Endorses Senator Amy Klobuchar for Re-election | publisher= End Citizens United | author= Tiffany Muller |date=July 6, 2017}}
- Feminist Majority Political Action Committee {{cite web|url=https://feministmajoritypac.org/candidates/amy-klobuchar-d-mn/|title=Amy Klobuchar – Feminist Majority PAC|website=feministmajoritypac.org}}
- League of Conservation Voters{{cite web|url=https://www.lcv.org/endorsements/|title=Endorsements - League of Conservation Voters}}
- National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare{{cite web|url=https://www.ncpssm.org/pac/candidates-we-endorse-and-support/|title=Candidates We Endorse and Support|last=NCPSSM|access-date=18 December 2018}}
- Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund{{cite web |title=NRDC Action Fund announces first wave of 2018 Senate endorsements|url=https://www.nrdcactionfund.org/news/nrdc-action-fund-announces-first-wave-of-2018-senate-endorsements/ |website=www.nrdcactionfund.org |date=January 5, 2018}}
- Population Connection{{cite web|title=Population Connection Action Fund Endorsements|url=https://www.populationconnectionaction.org/2018-endorsements/|website=Population Connection|access-date=2018-10-27|archive-date=2018-04-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405074336/http://www.populationconnectionaction.org/2018-endorsements/|url-status=dead}}
- United Automobile Workers{{cite web |title=Minnesota – Official UAW Endorsements |url=http://uawendorsements.org/map/minnesota/ |website=uawendorsements.org |publisher=United Automobile Workers}}
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=Results=
{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party primary results{{cite web |title=Minnesota 2018 Primary Election Results |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2018-primary-election-results/ |website=Minnesota Secretary of State |access-date=28 May 2019 |archive-date=12 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212232156/https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2018-primary-election-results/ |url-status=dead }}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Amy Klobuchar (incumbent)|votes=557,306|percentage=95.70%}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Steve Carlson|votes=9,934|percentage=1.71%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Stephen Emery|votes=7,047|percentage=1.21%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=David Groves|votes=4,511|percentage=0.77%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|candidate=Leonard Richards|votes=3,552|percentage=0.61%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=582,350|percentage=100%}}{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
==Nominated==
- Jim Newberger, state representative{{cite web|url=http://www.twincities.com/2017/08/05/challenger-emerges-to-run-against-u-s-sen-amy-klobuchar-gop-state-rep-jim-newberger/|title= Challenger emerges to run against U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar — GOP state Rep. Jim Newberger|work=St. Paul Pioneer Press|last=Stassen-Berger|first=Rachel E.|date=August 5, 2017|access-date=August 5, 2017}} (Minnesota GOP convention endorsed){{cite web|url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2018/06/gop-endorses-housley-newberger-us-senate|title=GOP endorses Housley, Newberger for U.S. Senate|date=2 June 2018 |access-date=29 August 2018}}
==Eliminated in primary==
- Merrill Anderson, Past Candidate (Mayor of Minneapolis), Past Candidate (Governor of Minnesota)
- Rae Hart Anderson
- Rocky De La Fuente, 2016 Reform Party Presidential Nominee and perennial candidate
==Declined==
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Jim Newberger
| list =
State legislators
- Representative Tony Albright, 55B, Vice Chair of the Health and Human Services Finance Committee
- Senator Bruce Anderson, SD 29
- Representative Paul Anderson, 12B, Chair of the Agriculture Policy Committee
- Representative Jeff Backer, 12A, Vice Chair of the Agriculture Policy Committee
- Representative Cal Bahr, 31B.
- Representative Peggy Bennett, 27A, Vice Chair of the Education Finance Committee
- Senator Dave Brown, SD15, retired
- Representative Drew Christensen, 56A
- Representative Steve Drazkowski, 21B, Chair of the Property Tax Committee
- Representative Sondra Erickson, 15A, Chair of the Education Innovation Policy Committee
- Representative Dan Fabian, 1A, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee
- Representative Patrick Garofalo, 58B, Chair of the Growth and Energy Affordibility Committee
- Representative Steve Green, 2B
- Representative Glenn Gruenhagen, 18B
- Representative Bob Gunther, 23A, Chair of the Legacy Committee
- Senator Dan Hall, SD 56, Chair of the Local Government Finance Committee
- Representative Josh Heintzeman, 10A, Vice Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee
- Representative Jerry Hertaus, 33A, Vice Chair of the Property Tax Committee
- Representative Jeff Howe, 13A
- Senator Bill Ingebrigtsen, SD 8, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee
- Representative Tony Jurgens, 54B.
- Representative Ron Kresha, 9B, Majority Whip
- Representative Sandy Layman, 5B
- Representative Kathy Lohmer, 39B
- Representative Bob Loonan, 55A
- Representative Eric Lucero, 30B
- Representative Dale Lueck, 10B, Vice Chair of the Mining, Forestry and Tourism SubCommittee
- Senator Andrew Mathews, SD15, Vice Chair, Energy and Utilities Committee.
- Representative Anne Neu, 32B
- Representative Marion O'Neill, 29B, Chair of Employee Relations Sub Committee
- Representative Joyce Peppin, 34A, Majority Leader
- Representative Roz Peterson, 56B
- Representative John Poston, 9A.
- Representative Cindy Pugh, 33B, Vice Chair of the Government Operations and Elections Committee
- Representative Duane Quam, 25A
- Senator Julie Rosen, SD23, Finance Committee Chair
- Representative Dennis Smith, 34B, Vice Chair of the Civil Law and Data Practices Committee
- Representative Mark Uglem, 36A, Vice Chair of the Capital Investment Committee
- Representative Nick Zerwas, 30A
Individuals
- Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow[https://twitter.com/realMikeLindell/status/1057741841305665538 ]{{dead link|date=December 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/realMikeLindell/status/1057821025520570368|title=My friend @NewbergerJim will be one of the best US Senators ever!pic.twitter.com/gZCkRCQ1nw|first=Mike|last=Lindell|date=31 October 2018|access-date=18 December 2018}}
Organizations
- Chinese American Alliance Action{{cite web|url=https://www.jimforussenate.com/blog/5b22dbf753072d0004b38e15|title=CAA Endorsing James Newberger For US Senate|work=Jim Newberger for US Senate}}
Newspapers
=Results=
{{multiple images
| image1 = 2018 MN US Senate Republican primary.svg
| total_width = 360
| alt1 = county
| caption1 = Results by county
{{collapsible list
|title=Map legend
|{{legend|#782121|Newberger—80–90%}}
|{{legend|#a02c2c|Newberger—70–80%}}
|{{legend|#c83737|Newberger—60–70%}}
|{{legend|#d35f5f|Newberger—50–60%}}
}}
| image2 = 2018MNUSSENGOPprimary.svg
| alt2 = congressional district
| caption2 = Results by congressional district
{{collapsible list
|title=Map legend
|{{legend|#a02c2c|Newberger—70–80%}}
|{{legend|#c83737|Newberger—60–70%}}
}}
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{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican Party primary results}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party of Minnesota|candidate=Jim Newberger|votes=201,531|percentage=69.50%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party of Minnesota|candidate=Merrill Anderson|votes=45,492|percentage=15.69%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party of Minnesota|candidate=Rae Hart Anderson|votes=25,883|percentage=8.93%}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party of Minnesota|candidate=Roque "Rocky" de la Fuente|votes=17,051|percentage=5.88%}}{{Election box total no change|votes=289,957|percentage=100%}}{{Election box end}}
Minor parties and independents
=Candidates=
- Paula M. Overby (Green Party){{Cite news|url=http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/4357726-transgender-candidate-announces-us-senate-campaign-minn-seeking-green-party-endorsement|title=Transgender candidate announces U.S. Senate campaign in Minn., seeking Green Party endorsement|last=McMullen|first=Maureen|date=November 11, 2017|work=Duluth News Tribune|access-date=January 25, 2018}}
- Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now Party){{Cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/hotdish-legal-pot-advocates-join-state-races/485744431/|title=Legal pot advocates join Minnesota races for state, federal offices|last=Golden|first=Erin|date=June 16, 2018|work=Star Tribune|access-date=June 17, 2018}}
General election
=Predictions=
=Debates=
On August 24, MPR News hosted a debate between Amy Klobuchar and Jim Newberger at the Minnesota State Fair.{{cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/08/22/sen-amy-klobuchar-and-state-rep-jim-newberger-debate-minnesota-senate-election|title=Sen. Amy Klobuchar and state Rep. Jim Newberger debate at the State Fair|first=Tim|last=Pugmire|date=22 August 2018 |access-date=29 August 2018}}
= Fundraising =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| colspan=4 |Campaign finance reports as of October 17, 2018 |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;"
!Candidate (party) !Total receipts !Total disbursements !Cash on hand |
| {{party shading/DFL}}|Amy Klobuchar (DFL)
| {{party shading/DFL}} align="right" |$10,139,499 | {{party shading/DFL}} align="right" |$7,700,359 | {{party shading/DFL}} align="right" |$5,086,325 |
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Jim Newberger (R)
| {{party shading/Republican}} align="right" |$210,846 | {{party shading/Republican}} align="right" |$191,815 | {{party shading/Republican}} align="right" |$19,030 |
| colspan="4" |Source: Federal Election Commission{{cite web |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MN/2018/ |title=Campaign finance data |access-date=October 31, 2018}} |
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| valign=bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Amy ! style="width:100px;"| Jim ! style="width:100px;"| Paula ! style="width:100px;"| Dennis ! Other ! Undecided |
| Change Research[https://web.archive.org/web/20181105224752/https://twitter.com/ChangePolls/status/1059563908942286853 Change Research]
| align=center| November 2–4, 2018 | align=center| 953 | align=center| – | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 55% | align=center| 40% | align=center| 2% | align=center| 3% | align=center| – | align=center| – |
| Research Co.[https://researchco.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Tables_Midterms_04Nov2018.pdf Research Co.]
| align=center| November 1–3, 2018 | align=center| 450 | align=center| ± 4.6% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 53% | align=center| 33% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| 2% | align=center| 12% |
| SurveyUSA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=eedbecb7-3e86-4c18-9e63-32cc003abf74 SurveyUSA]
| align=center| October 29–31, 2018 | align=center| 600 | align=center| ± 5.3% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 57% | align=center| 34% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| 1% | align=center| 7% |
| St. Cloud State University[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tbm8hPcbiLAvcSZ3oxqB79CmWNlyCNsl/view?usp=sharing St. Cloud State University]
| align=center| October 15–30, 2018 | align=center| 420 | align=center| – | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 54% | align=center| 28% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| – |
| Mason-Dixon[http://www.startribune.com/the-poll-numbers-minnesota-senate-race/498049881/ Mason-Dixon]
| align=center| October 15–17, 2018 | align=center| 800 | align=center| ± 3.5% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 56% | align=center| 33% | align=center| 2% | align=center| 2% | align=center| – | align=center| 8% |
| Change Research[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nHaf6GeLgwHTUaJyvQMQcbP7ATsYv0vWAZgqFTKwYCo/htmlview Change Research]
| align=center| October 12–13, 2018 | align=center| 1,413 | align=center| – | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 50% | align=center| 41% | align=center| 2% | align=center| 5% | align=center| – | align=center| 2% |
| rowspan=4|Marist College[http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NBC-News_Marist-Poll_MN-Adults-and-Registered-Voters-and-Likely-Voters_NOS-and-Tables_1810081524.pdf Marist College]
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"| September 30 – October 4, 2018 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 637 LV | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ± 4.9% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 60% | align=center| 32% | align=center| 4% | align=center| – | align=center| <1% | align=center| 4% |
| {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 63%
| align=center| 33% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| <1% | align=center| 4% |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 860 RV
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| ± 4.2% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 59% | align=center| 32% | align=center| 5% | align=center| – | align=center| <1% | align=center| 5% |
| {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 62%
| align=center| 33% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| <1% | align=center| 5% |
| Mason-Dixon[http://www.startribune.com/minnesota-poll-big-lead-for-amy-klobuchar-smaller-edge-for-tina-smith-in-u-s-senate-races/493424451/ Mason-Dixon]
| align=center| September 10–12, 2018 | align=center| 800 | align=center| ± 3.5% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 60% | align=center| 30% | align=center| 1% | align=center| 3% | align=center| – | align=center| 6% |
| SurveyUSA[http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=cf708ecc-dd5c-40c6-8d4e-df81085c89b9 SurveyUSA]
| align=center| September 6–8, 2018 | align=center| 574 | align=center| ± 4.9% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 53% | align=center| 38% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| 2% | align=center| 8% |
| Suffolk University[https://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUPRC/8_22_2018_marginals.pdf Suffolk University] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208020047/https://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUPRC/8_22_2018_marginals.pdf |date=2018-12-08 }}
| align=center| August 17–20, 2018 | align=center| 500 | align=center| ± 4.4% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 54% | align=center| 34% | align=center| 1% | align=center| 1% | align=center| – | align=center| 11% |
| Emerson College[https://www.emerson.edu/sites/default/files/Files/Academics/ecp-mn-8.11-pr.pdf Emerson College] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815034922/https://www.emerson.edu/sites/default/files/Files/Academics/ecp-mn-8.11-pr.pdf |date=2018-08-15 }}
| align=center| August 8–11, 2018 | align=center| 500 | align=center| ± 4.6% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 50% | align=center| 26% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| 24% |
| BK Strategies[https://www.outstate.us/politics/minnesota-statewide-poll-june-24-25-2018/ BK Strategies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629022044/https://www.outstate.us/politics/minnesota-statewide-poll-june-24-25-2018/ |date=2018-06-29 }}
| align=center| June 24–25, 2018 | align=center| 1,574 | align=center| ± 2.5% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 57% | align=center| 37% | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| – | align=center| 6% |
{{hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#cff|title=Hypothetical polling|contentstyle=border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;}}
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| valign=bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Generic ! style="width:100px;"| Generic ! Undecided |
| BK Strategies (R)[https://www.outstate.us/politics/minnesota-statewide-poll-june-24-25-2018/ BK Strategies (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629022044/https://www.outstate.us/politics/minnesota-statewide-poll-june-24-25-2018/ |date=2018-06-29 }}
| align=center| June 24–25, 2018 | align=center| 1,574 | align=center| ± 2.5% | {{party shading/DFL}} align=center| 49% | align=center| 42% | align=center| 9% |
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=Results=
Klobuchar won the election by a margin of 24.10%. She carried a clear majority of the state's 87 counties, won every congressional district, and had the biggest statewide margin of any statewide candidate in Minnesota in 2018. Klobuchar ran up huge margins in the state's population centers and trounced Newberger in the counties encompassing the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. As in her 2012 victory, she also won many rural counties. Klobuchar was sworn in for a third term on January 3, 2019.
{{Election box begin | title=United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2018-general-election-results/|title=Minnesota Secretary Of State - 2018 General Election Results|website=www.sos.state.mn.us|access-date=18 December 2018|archive-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200410222831/https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2018-general-election-results/|url-status=dead}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
| candidate = Amy Klobuchar (incumbent)
| votes = 1,566,174
| percentage = 60.31%
| change = -4.92%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Jim Newberger
| votes = 940,437
| percentage = 36.21%
| change = +5.68%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Legal Marijuana Now Party
| candidate = Dennis Schuller
| votes = 66,236
| percentage = 2.55%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of Minnesota
| candidate = Paula Overby
| votes = 23,101
| percentage = 0.89%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link
| votes = 931
| percentage = 0.04%
| change = -0.05%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 2,596,879
| percentage = 100.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==
- Morrison (largest city: Little Falls)
- Todd (largest city: Long Prairie)
- Jackson (largest city: Jackson)
- Faribault (largest city: Blue Earth)
- Nobles (largest city: Worthington)
- Martin (largest city: Fairmont)
- Cottonwood (largest city: Windom)
- Dodge (largest city: Kasson)
- Murray (largest city: Slayton)
- Lincoln (largest city: Tyler)
- Redwood (largest city: Redwood Falls)
- Brown (largest city: New Ulm)
- McLeod (largest city: Hutchinson)
- Meeker (largest city: Litchfield)
- Wright (largest city: Otsego)
- Sibley (largest city: Gaylord)
- Benton (largest city: Sauk Rapids)
- Sherburne (largest city: Elk River)
- Isanti (largest city: Cambridge)
- Chisago (largest city: North Branch)
- Mille Lacs (largest city: Princeton)
- Kanabec (largest city: Mora)
- Marshall (largest city: Warren)
- Lake of the Woods (largest city: Baudette)
- Roseau (largest city: Roseau)
- Clearwater (largest city: Bagley)
- Polk (largest city: East Grand Forks)
- Becker (largest city: Detroit Lakes)
- Douglas (largest city: Alexandria)
- Otter Tail (largest city: Fergus Falls)
- Cass (largest city: Lake Shore)
- Crow Wing (largest city: Brainerd)
- Hubbard (largest city: Park Rapids)
- Wadena (largest city: Wadena)
{{align|right|{{Switcher| 300px|Swing by county
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==By congressional district==
Klobuchar won all 8 congressional districts, including three that elected Republicans.{{cite web | url=https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20181106 | title=Home - Election Results }}
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| District
! Klobuchar ! Newberger ! Representative |
|---|
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! rowspan=2 {{party shading/DFL}}|1st | rowspan=2|54% | rowspan=2|42% | {{party shading/DFL}}|Tim Walz (115th Congress) |
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Jim Hagedorn (116th Congress) |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/DFL}}|2nd | rowspan=2|59% | rowspan=2|38% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jason Lewis (115th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/DFL}}|Angie Craig (116th Congress) |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/DFL}}|3rd | rowspan=2|63% | rowspan=2|35% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Erik Paulsen (115th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/DFL}}|Dean Phillips (116th Congress) |
| align=center
! rowspan=1 {{party shading/DFL}}|4th | rowspan=1|71% | rowspan=1|25% | {{party shading/DFL}}|Betty McCollum |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/DFL}}|5th | rowspan=2|81% | rowspan=2|15% | {{party shading/DFL}}|Keith Ellison (115th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/DFL}}|Ilhan Omar (116th Congress) |
| align=center
! rowspan=1 {{party shading/DFL}}|6th | rowspan=1|48.3% | rowspan=1|48.2% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Tom Emmer |
| align=center
! rowspan=1 {{party shading/DFL}}|7th | rowspan=1|48.4% | rowspan=1|48.3% | {{party shading/DFL}}|Collin Peterson |
| align=center
! rowspan=2 {{party shading/DFL}}|8th | rowspan=2|54% | rowspan=2|43% | {{party shading/DFL}}|Rick Nolan (115th Congress) |
| align=center
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Pete Stauber (116th Congress) |
==Voter demographics==
| class="wikitable"
|+Edison Research exit poll ! Demographic subgroup ! {{party shading/DFL}} | Klobuchar ! {{party shading/Republican}} | Newberger ! No ! % of |
| colspan="5" | Gender |
|---|
| Men
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 54 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 45 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 46 |
| Women
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 67 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 32 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 54 |
| colspan="5" | Age |
| 18–24 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 79 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 19 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 6 |
| 25–29 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 60 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 39 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 5 |
| 30–39 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 63 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 35 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 12 |
| 40–49 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 57 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 42 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 13 |
| 50–64 years old
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 61 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 38 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 29 |
| 65 and older
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 60 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 39 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 35 |
| colspan="5" | Race |
| White
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 59 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 40 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 89 |
| Black
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 86 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 12 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 5 |
| Latino
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 3 |
| Asian
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 2 |
| Other
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 2 |
| colspan="5" | Race by gender |
| White men
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 52 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 47 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 40 |
| White women
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 65 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 34 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 49 |
| Black men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 3 |
| Black women
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 2 |
| Latino men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 1 |
| Latino women
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 1 |
| Others
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 4 |
| colspan="5" | Education |
| High school or less
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 59 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 40 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 17 |
| Some college education
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 55 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 43 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 23 |
| Associate degree
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 54 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 44 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 17 |
| Bachelor's degree
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 66 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 34 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 26 |
| Advanced degree
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 75 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 25 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 16 |
| colspan="5" | Education and race |
| White college graduates
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 68 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 31 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 38 |
| White no college degree
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 53 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 46 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 51 |
| Non-white college graduates
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 79 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 20 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 4 |
| Non-white no college degree
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 82 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 17 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 7 |
| colspan="5" | Whites by education and gender |
| White women with college degrees
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 74 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 25 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 21 |
| White women without college degrees
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 59 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 40 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 28 |
| White men with college degrees
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 61 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 39 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 17 |
| White men without college degrees
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 46 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 53 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 23 |
| Non-whites
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 80 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 18 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 11 |
| colspan=5|Income |
| Under $30,000
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 67 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 28 | style="text-align:right;" | 5 | style="text-align:right;" | 14 |
| $30,000–49,999
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 63 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 35 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 20 |
| $50,000–99,999
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 55 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 44 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 36 |
| $100,000–199,999
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 64 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 36 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 23 |
| Over $200,000
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 7 |
| colspan="5" | Party ID |
| Democrats
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 98 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 39 |
| Republicans
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 18 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 81 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 32 |
| Independents
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 62 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 36 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 29 |
| colspan="5" | Party by gender |
| Democratic men
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 96 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 4 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 14 |
| Democratic women
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 99 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 25 |
| Republican men
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 16 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 84 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 15 |
| Republican women
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 20 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 78 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 17 |
| Independent men
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 56 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 42 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 16 |
| Independent women
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 69 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 29 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 13 |
| colspan="5" | Ideology |
| Liberals
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 96 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 27 |
| Moderates
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 76 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 23 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 39 |
| Conservatives
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 17 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 82 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 33 |
| colspan="5" | Marital status |
| Married
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 55 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 44 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 67 |
| Unmarried
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 69 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 28 | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | 33 |
| colspan="5" | Gender by marital status |
| Married men
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 51 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 47 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 31 |
| Married women
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 58 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 42 | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 36 |
| Unmarried men
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 59 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 38 | style="text-align:right;" | 3 | style="text-align:right;" | 15 |
| Unmarried women
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 79 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 19 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 18 |
| colspan="5" | First-time midterm election voter |
| Yes
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 59 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 40 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 13 |
| No
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 64 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 35 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 87 |
| colspan="5" | Most important issue facing the country |
| Health care
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" | 78 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | 20 | style="text-align:right;" | 2 | style="text-align:right;" | 50 |
| Immigration
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 29 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 70 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 22 |
| Economy
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | 37 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" | 62 | style="text-align:right;" | 1 | style="text-align:right;" | 18 |
| Gun policy
| style="text-align:right; background:#f0f0ff;" | N/A | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 7 |
| colspan="5" |Area type |
| Urban
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" |73 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" |26 | style="text-align:right;" |1 | style="text-align:right;" |40 |
| Suburban
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" |58 | style="text-align:right; background:#fff3f3;" |41 | style="text-align:right;" |1 | style="text-align:right;" |32 |
| Rural
| style="text-align:right; background:#95b0c9;" |49 | style="text-align:right; background:#ffb6b6;" |49 | style="text-align:right;" |2 | style="text-align:right;" |28 |
| colspan="5" |Source: CNN{{cite news |title=Minnesota Senate election exit poll |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/exit-polls/minnesota/senate |access-date=November 20, 2018 |publisher=CNN |language=en}} |
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/ Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State]
- [https://votesmart.org/election/2018/C/MN/2018-congressional Candidates] at Vote Smart
- [https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota,_2018 Candidates] at Ballotpedia
- [https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/MN/2018/ Campaign finance] at FEC
- [https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2018&id=MNS2 Campaign finance] at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites
- [https://www.amyklobuchar.com/ Amy Klobuchar (D) for Senate]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20181031012758/https://www.jimforussenate.com/ Jim Newberger (R) for Senate]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20181023055915/https://www.paulaoverby.com/ Paula Overby (G) for Senate]
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