2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota

Not to be confused with 2020 Minnesota Senate election.

2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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Nominee Tina Smith Jason Lewis Kevin O'Connor Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Legal Marijuana Now Popular vote 1,566,522 1,398,145 190,154 Percentage 48.74% 43.50% 5.91%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Smith:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Lewis:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

U.S. senator before election Tina Smith Democratic (DFL) Elected U.S. Senator Tina Smith Democratic (DFL)

The 2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Some Republican pundits and strategists believed Minnesota to be a potential pickup opportunity due to its increasingly favorable demographics and unexpectedly close result in the 2016 presidential election, along with potential backlash from the 2020 George Floyd protests, originating after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. However, every poll showed incumbent Democratic Senator Tina Smith in the lead by varying degrees.

Smith was reelected to a full term in office by a margin of 5.2 points, making this the closest Senate election in Minnesota since 2008. The primary took place on August 11. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tina Smith, incumbent U.S. senator ^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Carlson, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 and write-in candidate for president in 2016 ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Ahmad Hassan ^[5]
• Paula Overby, Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 ^{[6] [5]}
• Christopher Seymore Sr. ^[5]

Withdrawn

• W. D. "Bill" Hamm ^{[7] [5]}
• Alexandra Marie Holker ^{[3] [8] [5]}

Endorsements

Tina Smith

U.S. senators

• Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota; former 2020 presidential candidate ^[9]

Organizations

• Brady Campaign ^[10]
• Council for a Livable World ^[11]
• EMILY's List ^[12]
• End Citizens United ^[13]
• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[14]
• Feminist Majority PAC ^[15]
• Giffords ^[16]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[17]
• J Street PAC ^[18]
• Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs ^[19]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[20]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[21]
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare ^[22]
• National Organization for Women ^[23]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[24]
• Population Connection ^[25]
• Stonewall DFL ^[26]
• Women Winning ^[27]
• Women's Political Committee ^[28]

Labor unions

• Education Minnesota ^[29]
• Minnesota State AFL–CIO ^[30]

Results

Results by county:

Map legend

•   Smith—>90%
•   Smith—80–90%
•   Smith—70–80%

Democratic primary results ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Tina Smith (incumbent)	497,498	87.14%
	Democratic (DFL)	Paula Overby	30,497	5.34%
	Democratic (DFL)	Ahmad Hassan	20,037	3.51%
	Democratic (DFL)	Steve Carlson	16,429	2.88%
	Democratic (DFL)	Christopher Seymore	6,480	1.13%
Total votes			570,941	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Lewis, former U.S. representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district ^[32]

Eliminated in primary

• John L. Berman ^[5]
• Bob Carney Jr. ^{[5] [33]}
• Cynthia Gail, art teacher ^[34]
• James Reibestein ^[5]

Withdrawn

• Rob Barrett Jr., assistant professor at North Central University ^{[35] [5]}
• Christopher Chamberlin, candidate for governor, U.S. senator, and U.S. representative in 2018 and Libertarian activist ^{[36] [5]}
• Forest Hyatt, Republican candidate for the 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota ^{[3] [37] [5]}
• Theron Preston Washington ^{[38] [5]}

Declined

• Donna Bergstrom, nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 2018 ^[39]
• Kurt Daudt, minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives ^[40]
• Bill Guidera, attorney and former 21st Century Fox executive ^[41]
• Karin Housley, state senator and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 ^[42]
• Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow ^[43]
• Doug Wardlow, former state representative and Republican nominee for Attorney General of Minnesota in 2018 ^[44]

Endorsements

Jason Lewis

U.S. President

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States ^[45]

Political organizations

• Republican Party of Minnesota ^[46]

Results

Results by county:

Map legend

•   Lewis—80–90%
•   Lewis—70–80%
•   Lewis—60–70%
•   Lewis—50–60%

Republican primary results ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Lewis	191,290	78.11%
	Republican	Cynthia Gail	17,675	7.22%
	Republican	John Berman	16,213	6.62%
	Republican	Bob Carney Jr.	10,503	4.29%
	Republican	James Reibestein	9,210	3.76%
Total votes			244,891	100.00%

Other candidates

Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis

Nominee

• Oliver Steinberg ^[5]

Results

Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis primary results ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Grassroots—LC	Oliver Steinberg	3,275	100.00%
Total votes			3,275	100.00%

Legal Marijuana Now

Nominee

• Kevin O'Connor ^[5]

Primary results

County Results for Kevin O'Connor:

Map legend

•   8%
•   7%
•   6%
•   5%
•   4%
•   3%

Legal Marijuana Now primary results ^[31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Legal Marijuana Now	Kevin O'Connor	6,996	100.00%
Total votes			6,996	100.00%

Independent write-in candidate

Declared

• George Dennis Jr. ^[47]
• Josh D. Ondich, perennial candidate ^{[48] [49]}

General election

Debate

Two general election debates were held. The first, on October 2, 2020, was hosted by Minnesota Public Radio and was attended by Smith and Lewis. ^[50] The second debate was hosted by Twin Cities PBS on October 23, 2020, and attended only by Lewis. ^[51]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [52]	Safe D	October 29, 2020
Inside Elections [53]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [54]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos [55]	Likely D	October 30, 2020
Politico [56]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
RCP [57]	Tossup	October 23, 2020
DDHQ [58]	Likely D	November 3, 2020
538 [59]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Economist [60]	Likely D	November 2, 2020

Additional general election endorsements

Tina Smith (DFL)

U.S. senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator from New York; former 2020 presidential candidate ^[61]
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts; former 2020 presidential candidate ^[62]

Organizations

• Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund ^[63]
• Rachel's Action Network ^[64]

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5 ^[65]
• National Education Association ^[66]
• Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council ^[67]
• United Auto Workers ^[68]

Newspapers

• Minneapolis Star Tribune ^[69]

Jason Lewis (R)

U.S. executive branch officials

• Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States ^[70]

U.S. representatives

• Jim Hagedorn, Congressman for Minnesota's 1st congressional district ^[71]

Other individuals

• Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow Inc. and campaign chair for Trump's reelection campaign in Minnesota ^[72]

Organizations

• Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police ^[73]
• Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association ^[74]
• National Federation of Independent Business ^[75]
• United States Chamber of Commerce ^[76]

Newspapers

• Alexandria Echo Press ^[77]
• Bemidji Pioneer ^[78]
• Brainerd Dispatch ^[79]
• Detroit Lakes Tribune ^[80]
• Duluth News Tribune ^[81]
• Park Rapids Enterprise ^[82]
• Red Wing Republican Eagle ^[83]
• Rochester Post-Bulletin ^[84]
• Wadena Pioneer Journal ^[85]
• West Central Tribune ^[86]
• Worthington Daily Globe ^[85]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tina Smith (DFL)	Jason Lewis (R)	Other	Undecided
Research Co. [87]	October 31 – November 1, 2020	450 (LV)	4.6%	50%	39%	2% [a]	9%
Data for Progress [88]	October 27 – November 1, 2020	1,259 (LV)	± 2.8%	54%	44%	2% [b]	–
Swayable [89]	October 23 – November 1, 2020	430 (LV)	± 6.1%	55%	46%	–	–
Public Policy Polling [90]	October 29–30, 2020	770 (V)	–	51%	42%	–	6%
Targoz Market Research/PollSmart [91]	October 25–30, 2020	1,138 (LV)	–	53%	44%	3% [c]	–
St. Cloud State University [92]	October 10–29, 2020	372 (A)	± 6.7%	53%	36%	–	–
SurveyUSA [93]	October 23–27, 2020	649 (LV)	± 4.3%	45%	42%	3% [d]	10%
Gravis Marketing [94]	October 24–26, 2020	657 (LV)	± 3.8%	53%	39%	–	8%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [95]	October 17–20, 2020	840 (LV)	± 3.6%	54%	43%	2% [e]	1%
SurveyUSA [96]	October 16–20, 2020	625 (LV)	± 5%	43%	42%	3% [d]	12%
Change Research [97]	October 12–15, 2020 [f]	1,021 (LV)	± 3.1%	48%	44%	4% [g]	5%
SurveyUSA [98]	October 1–6, 2020	929 (LV)	± 3.9%	44%	37%	4% [h]	16%
Suffolk University [99]	September 20–24, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	35%	6% [i]	14%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy [100]	September 21–23, 2020	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	49%	41%	–	10%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [101]	September 12–17, 2020	718 (LV)	± 3.7%	51%	36%	2% [j]	11%
CBS News/YouGov [102]	September 9–11, 2020	1,087 (LV)	± 3.9%	47%	40%	2% [a]	10%
Siena College/NYT Upshot [103]	September 8–10, 2020	814 (LV)	± 3.9%	49%	40%	0% [k]	11% [l]
SurveyUSA [104]	September 4–7, 2020	553 (LV)	± 5.2%	47%	36%	3% [d]	14%
Public Policy Polling [105]	September 3–4, 2020	877 (V)	± 3.3%	49%	41%	3% [m]	7%
Harper Polling (R) [106] [A]	August 30 – September 1, 2020	501 (LV)	± 4.4%	43%	41%	–	10%
Emerson College [107]	August 8–10, 2020	733 (LV)	± 3.6%	48%	45%	–	7%
Public Policy Polling (D) [108] [B]	July 22–23, 2020	1,218 (V)	± 3.2%	48%	39%	–	13%
Harper Polling (R) [106] [A]	May 26–28, 2020	510 (LV)	–	46%	35%	–	20%

Hypothetical polling

with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Generic Democrat	Generic Republican	Other	Undecided
PPP [109]	Sep 3–4, 2020	877 (V)	± 3.3%	51%	44%	–	4%
Harper Polling/Jason Lewis [110] [A]	Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2020	501 (LV)	± 4.38%	45%	43%	3% [m]	9%
Emerson College [107]	Aug 8–10, 2020	733 (LV)	± 3.6%	48%	46%	–	7%
Harper Polling (R) [106] [A]	May 26–28, 2020	510 (LV)	–	44%	40%	–	–

Results

Swing by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +5-7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5-5%
•   Democratic — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5-5%
•   Republican — +5-7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5-10%
•   Republican — +10-12.5%
•   Republican — +12.5-15%
•   Republican — +>15%

Trend by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +5-7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5-5%
•   Democratic — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5-5%
•   Republican — +5-7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5-10%
•   Republican — +10-12.5%
•   Republican — +12.5-15%
•   Republican — +>15%

2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota ^[111]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Tina Smith (incumbent)	1,566,522	48.74%	−4.23%
	Republican	Jason Lewis	1,398,145	43.50%	+1.15%
	Legal Marijuana Now	Kevin O'Connor	190,154	5.91%	+2.21%
	Grassroots—LC	Oliver Steinberg	57,174	1.78%	N/A
	Write-in		2,261	0.07%	+0.03%
Total votes			3,214,256	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic (DFL) hold

By county

By county

County [112] Tina Smith DFL Jason Lewis Republican Kevin O'Connor LMN Oliver Steinberg G–LC Write-in Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % # % Aitkin 3,474 35.29 5,761 58.52 462 4.69 143 1.45 5 0.05 -2,287 -23.23 9,845 Anoka 89,416 43.24 98,043 47.41 15,385 7.44 3,842 1.86 118 0.06 -8,627 -4.17 206,804 Becker 6,370 33.49 11,274 59.28 1,069 5.62 297 1.56 9 0.05 -4,904 -25.78 19,019 Beltrami 9,987 41.88 11,468 48.09 1,804 7.57 564 2.37 22 0.09 -1,481 -6.21 23,845 Benton 6,835 31.39 12,915 59.32 1,539 7.07 465 2.14 17 0.08 -6,080 -27.93 21,771 Big Stone 1,106 37.52 1,637 55.53 163 5.53 39 1.32 3 0.10 -531 -18.01 2,948 Blue Earth 16,527 46.78 15,040 42.57 2,847 8.06 871 2.47 41 0.12 1,487 4.21 35,326 Brown 4,808 33.23 8,736 60.38 690 4.77 224 1.55 10 0.07 -3,928 -27.15 14,468 Carlton 9,577 48.01 8,906 44.65 1,092 5.47 361 1.81 11 0.06 671 3.36 19,947 Carver 27,616 42.16 33,623 51.33 3,292 5.03 928 1.42 38 0.06 -6,007 -9.17 65,497 Cass 5,913 32.66 10,877 60.08 966 5.33 333 1.84 16 0.09 -4,964 -27.42 18,105 Chippewa 2,270 34.77 3,807 58.32 358 5.48 90 1.38 3 0.05 -1,537 -23.54 6,528 Chisago 11,014 32.62 19,700 58.34 2,340 6.93 692 2.05 20 0.06 -8,686 -25.72 33,766 Clay 15,136 47.99 13,308 42.20 2,348 7.45 716 2.27 29 0.09 1,828 5.80 31,537 Clearwater 1,224 26.50 3,078 66.65 242 5.24 69 1.49 5 0.11 -1,854 -40.15 4,618 Cook 2,344 63.08 1,162 31.27 133 3.58 73 1.96 4 0.11 1,182 31.81 3,716 Cottonwood 1,794 29.94 3,796 63.35 321 5.36 80 1.33 1 0.02 -2,002 -33.41 5,992 Crow Wing 12,964 32.76 23,792 60.11 2,032 5.13 774 1.96 16 0.04 -10,828 -27.36 39,578 Dakota 131,394 50.89 107,117 41.49 15,318 5.93 4,162 1.61 196 0.08 24,277 9.40 258,187 Dodge 4,013 33.45 6,924 57.71 806 6.72 248 2.07 6 0.05 -2,911 -24.26 11,997 Douglas 7,617 32.03 14,775 62.13 1,055 4.44 321 1.35 14 0.06 -7,158 -30.10 23,782 Faribault 2,531 32.66 4,624 59.66 444 5.73 148 1.91 3 0.04 -2,093 -27.01 7,750 Fillmore 4,696 39.22 6,440 53.79 625 5.22 205 1.71 6 0.05 -1,744 -14.57 11,972 Freeborn 6,797 41.09 8,364 50.57 1,057 6.39 313 1.89 10 0.06 -1,567 -9.47 16,541 Goodhue 11,186 39.45 15,171 53.50 1,486 5.24 489 1.72 25 0.09 -3,985 -14.05 28,357 Grant 1,349 37.51 2,044 56.84 163 4.53 39 1.08 1 0.03 -695 -19.33 3,596 Hennepin 478,129 64.46 209,754 28.28 41,282 5.56 12,130 1.63 496 0.07 268,375 36.18 741,791 Houston 4,478 39.96 5,778 51.56 700 6.25 243 2.17 8 0.07 -1,300 -11.60 11,207 Hubbard 4,281 33.43 7,713 60.23 572 4.47 232 1.81 7 0.06 -3,432 -26.80 12,805 Isanti 6,751 28.34 14,774 62.01 1,671 7.01 608 2.55 20 0.08 -8,023 -33.68 23,824 Itasca 10,463 39.88 13,949 53.17 1,353 5.16 458 1.74 14 0.05 -3,486 -13.29 26,237 Jackson 1,744 30.55 3,524 61.74 323 5.66 115 2.01 2 0.04 -1,780 -31.18 5,708 Kanabec 2,612 28.91 5,657 62.62 577 6.39 185 2.05 3 0.03 -3,045 -33.71 9,034 Kandiyohi 8,117 35.32 13,388 58.25 1,151 5.01 312 1.36 16 0.07 -5,271 -22.93 22,984 Kittson 1,116 42.97 1,350 51.98 98 3.77 32 1.23 1 0.04 -234 -9.01 2,597 Koochiching 2,637 39.08 3,629 53.78 365 5.41 114 1.69 3 0.04 -992 -14.70 6,748 Lac qui Parle 1,477 37.08 2,314 58.10 139 3.49 52 1.31 1 0.02 -837 -21.01 3,983 Lake 3,485 48.95 3,155 44.31 332 4.66 144 2.02 4 0.06 330 4.64 7,120 Lake of the Woods 650 27.61 1,545 65.63 121 5.14 37 1.57 1 0.04 -895 -38.02 2,354 Le Sueur 5,401 32.74 9,825 59.56 969 5.87 297 1.80 5 0.03 -4,424 -26.82 16,497 Lincoln 911 29.55 1,936 62.80 183 5.94 49 1.59 4 0.13 -1,025 -33.25 3,083 Lyon 4,464 35.03 7,401 58.08 668 5.24 195 1.53 14 0.11 -2,937 -23.05 12,742 Mahnomen 1,039 45.85 1,007 44.44 169 7.46 48 2.12 3 0.13 32 1.41 2,266 Marshall 1,490 29.73 3,255 64.96 198 3.95 62 1.24 6 0.12 -1,765 -35.22 5,011 Martin 3,348 30.79 6,707 61.68 613 5.64 200 1.84 6 0.05 -3,359 -30.89 10,874 McLeod 6,114 29.64 12,875 62.43 1,223 5.93 393 1.91 19 0.09 -6,761 -32.78 20,624 Meeker 3,889 29.12 8,575 64.20 664 4.97 221 1.65 7 0.05 -4,686 -35.08 13,356 Mille Lacs 4,123 28.74 8,851 61.69 1,025 7.14 334 2.33 15 0.10 -4,728 -32.95 14,348 Morrison 4,452 23.25 13,368 69.82 1,012 5.29 307 1.60 7 0.04 -8,916 -46.57 19,146 Mower 8,472 44.92 8,615 45.68 1,380 7.32 385 2.04 7 0.04 -143 -0.76 18,859 Murray 1,448 30.15 3,081 64.15 221 4.60 52 1.08 1 0.02 -1,633 -34.00 4,803 Nicollet 8,992 47.64 8,397 44.48 1,062 5.63 412 2.18 13 0.07 595 3.15 18,876 Nobles 2,776 32.87 4,959 58.72 543 6.43 162 1.92 5 0.06 -2,183 -25.85 8,445 Norman 1,497 44.59 1,617 48.17 193 5.75 48 1.43 2 0.06 -120 -3.57 3,357 Olmsted 45,543 51.22 36,972 41.58 4,730 5.32 1,604 1.80 60 0.07 8,571 9.64 88,909 Otter Tail 11,728 32.75 21,738 60.70 1,817 5.07 510 1.42 19 0.05 -10,010 -27.95 35,812 Pennington 2,574 35.76 3,919 54.45 566 7.86 133 1.85 5 0.07 -1,345 -18.69 7,197 Pine 5,055 32.16 9,341 59.44 1,005 6.39 310 1.97 5 0.03 -4,286 -27.27 15,716 Pipestone 1,200 24.68 3,324 68.37 264 5.43 71 1.46 3 0.06 -2,124 -43.69 4,862 Polk 5,577 36.45 8,559 55.94 917 5.99 236 1.54 10 0.06 -2,982 -19.49 15,299 Pope 2,390 34.66 4,135 59.96 290 4.20 77 1.12 4 0.06 -1,745 -25.30 6,896 Ramsey 188,784 65.55 73,638 25.57 19,087 6.63 6,158 2.14 324 0.11 115,146 39.98 287,991 Red Lake 769 35.92 1,222 57.08 114 5.32 33 1.54 3 1.40 -453 -21.16 2,141 Redwood 2,297 28.06 5,415 66.15 355 4.34 114 1.39 5 0.06 -3,118 -38.09 8,186 Renville 2,500 31.47 4,927 62.01 390 4.91 122 1.54 6 0.07 -2,427 -30.55 7,945 Rice 16,201 46.20 15,999 45.63 2,138 6.10 701 2.00 24 0.07 202 0.58 35,063 Rock 1,461 28.42 3,286 63.93 294 5.72 98 1.91 1 0.02 -1,825 -35.51 5,140 Roseau 2,321 27.93 5,494 66.11 396 4.76 95 1.14 4 0.05 -3,173 -38.18 8,310 Scott 35,758 41.34 44,215 51.11 5,218 6.03 1,269 1.47 46 0.05 -8,457 -9.78 86,506 Sherburne 16,584 30.46 33,145 60.88 3,702 6.80 974 1.79 42 0.08 -16,561 -30.42 54,447 Sibley 2,368 28.52 5,391 64.94 426 5.13 112 1.35 5 0.06 -3,023 -36.41 8,302 St. Louis 63,036 53.81 45,016 38.43 6,545 5.59 2,451 2.09 87 0.07 18,020 15.38 117,135 Stearns 29,931 35.89 47,080 56.45 4,843 5.81 1,484 1.78 64 0.08 -17,149 -20.56 83,402 Steele 7,412 36.00 11,358 55.16 1,381 6.71 435 2.11 5 0.02 -3,946 -19.16 20,591 Stevens 1,906 38.02 2,848 56.81 192 3.83 67 1.34 0 0.00 -942 -18.79 5,013 Swift 1,838 35.70 3,020 58.66 226 4.39 63 1.22 1 0.02 -1,182 -22.96 5,148 Todd 3,354 25.68 8,842 67.70 650 4.98 205 1.57 10 0.08 -5,488 -42.02 13,061 Traverse 656 35.87 1,045 57.13 98 5.36 27 1.48 3 0.16 -389 -21.27 1,829 Wabasha 4,513 35.02 7,535 58.47 643 4.99 190 1.47 5 0.04 -3,022 -23.45 12,886 Wadena 1,977 26.09 5,041 66.52 419 5.53 137 1.81 4 0.05 -3,064 -40.43 7,578 Waseca 3,365 32.95 6,043 59.17 629 6.16 172 1.68 4 0.04 -2,678 -26.22 10,213 Washington 80,479 49.21 71,906 43.97 8,382 5.12 2,679 1.64 106 0.06 8,573 5.24 163,552 Watonwan 1,960 38.48 2,752 54.02 298 5.85 81 1.59 3 0.06 -792 -15.55 5,094 Wilkin 1,095 32.61 1,988 59.20 203 6.05 71 2.11 1 0.03 -893 -26.59 3,358 Winona 12,002 45.48 11,961 45.32 1,813 6.87 594 2.25 20 0.08 41 0.16 26,390 Wright 25,896 34.96 48,173 65.04 5,009 6.76 1,523 2.06 60 0.08 -22,277 -30.08 74,069 Yellow Medicine 1,678 30.78 3,436 63.02 270 4.95 65 1.19 3 0.06 -1,758 -32.24 5,452 Totals 1,566,522 48.74 1,398,145 43.50 190,154 5.92 57,174 1.78 2,261 0.07 168,377 5.24 3,214,256 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Beltrami (largest municipality: Bemidji) Kittson (largest municipality: Hallock) Koochiching (largest municipality: International Falls) Mower (largest municipality: Austin) Norman (largest municipality: Ada)

By congressional district

Smith and Lewis each won 4 of 8 congressional districts. ^[113]

District	Smith	Lewis	Representative
1st	42%	50%	Jim Hagedorn
2nd	48%	45%	Angie Craig
3rd	53%	40%	Dean Phillips
4th	62%	30%	Betty McCollum
5th	73%	18%	Ilhan Omar
6th	36%	56%	Tom Emmer
7th	34%	59%	Collin Peterson
			Michelle Fischbach
8th	40%	52%	Pete Stauber

See also

• 2020 Minnesota elections

Notes

1. "Someone else" with 2%
2. "Other candidate or write-in" with 2%
3. "Not sure/Someone else/Undecided" with 3%
4. "Some other candidate" with 3%
5. O'Connor (LMN) and Steinberg (GLC) with 1%; "Someone else" with 0%
6. Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
7. O'Connor (LMN) with 3%; Steinberg (GLC) with 1%; would not vote with 0%
8. "Some other candidate" with 4%
9. O'Connor (LMN) and "Refused" with 2%; Steinberg (GLC) and "Other" with 1%
10. "Another Third Party/Write-in" with 2%
11. "Someone else" and would not vote with 0%
12. Includes "Refused"
13. "Someone else" with 3%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Lewis' campaign
2. Giffords endorsed Tina Smith prior to the sampling period

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External links

• Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State
• Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Minnesota", Voting & Elections Toolkits
• "Minnesota: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org , Oakland, CA
• "League of Women Voters of Minnesota". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
• Minnesota at Ballotpedia

Official campaign websites

• Jason Lewis (R) for Senate
• Tina Smith (DFL) for Senate