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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.
DFL incumbent Rebecca Otto was first elected in 2006, defeating one-term Republican incumbent Pat Anderson. Otto was re-elected in 2010 and 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]
Myhra was unanimously endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention. [3]
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]
| 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 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | |||||
Blaha won 4 of 8 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 |
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