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Elections in Minnesota |
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The 2014 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Minnesota State Auditor.
Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor State Auditor Rebecca Otto ran for re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) renominated Otto, the Republican Party nominated former Long Lake Mayor Randy Gilbert and the Independence Party nominated business owner Pat Dean.
Otto defeated Gilbert in the general election by a significant margin.
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. Incumbent Rebecca Otto won the endorsement unopposed. [1]
Former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives Matt Entenza filed to run on June 3, 2014, less than an hour before the filing deadline. His surprise entrance into the race encountered criticism from prominent DFLers. [2] [3] [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Rebecca Otto (incumbent) | 149,628 | 80.93 | |
Democratic (DFL) | Matt Entenza | 35,258 | 19.07 | |
Total votes | 184,886 | 100 |
The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. Former mayor of Long Lake Randy Gilbert, who was a candidate for State Auditor in 2010, won the endorsement unopposed. [7] [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Gilbert | 147,570 | 100 | |
Total votes | 147,570 | 100 |
The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Pat Dean won the endorsement unopposed. [10]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Independence | Patrick Dean | 5,500 | 100 | |
Total votes | 5,500 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Rebecca Otto (incumbent) | 988,102 | 51.51% | +3.12% | |
Republican | Randy Gilbert | 766,814 | 39.98% | −7.15% | |
Independence | Pat Dean | 76,845 | 4.01% | N/A | |
Grassroots | Judith Schwartzbacker | 55,132 | 2.87% | +1.12% | |
Libertarian | Keegan Iversen | 30,397 | 1.58% | N/A | |
Write-in | 800 | 0.04% | -0.02% | ||
Total votes | 1,918,090 | 100.0% | |||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
Matthew "Matt" Keating Entenza is a Minnesota lawyer and former politician who served six terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served as House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2006. After leaving the legislature, he was an unsuccessful candidate for various statewide offices, including governor, attorney general, and most recently state auditor.
Rebecca Otto is an American politician who served as State Auditor of Minnesota from 2007 to 2019. Affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), she served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2005 and on the Forest Lake School Board.
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