2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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Nominee Amy Klobuchar Royce White
Party Democratic (DFL) Republican
Popular vote1,792,4411,291,712
Percentage56.20%40.50%
2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota results map by county.svg
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Klobuchar:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
White:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%
U.S. senator before election

Amy Klobuchar
Democratic (DFL)

Elected U.S. Senator

Amy Klobuchar
Democratic (DFL)

The 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota. Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar won a fourth term in office, defeating Republican former basketball player Royce White. [1] Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024. [2]

Contents

Background

Minnesota is considered to be a slightly to moderately blue state at the federal level. In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden carried Minnesota by about seven percentage points. Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats, all statewide executive offices, and both state legislative chambers. [3] [4]

Klobuchar was first elected in 2006, defeating former U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy. She won re-election in 2012 and 2018 by large margins. [5]

This race was considered to be clearly favoring Klobuchar, as she had won all three of her previous Senate elections by more than 20 points and typically over-performs other down-ballot candidates. [6]

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • Steve Carlson, business consultant and perennial candidate [8]
  • Ahmad Hassan, businessman and perennial candidate [8]
  • George Kalberer, financial management executive and candidate for Minnesota's 1st congressional district in 2022 [8]
  • Ole Savior, artist and perennial candidate [8]

Endorsements

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 24, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Amy Klobuchar (DFL)$18,972,719$16,340,965$6,567,231
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

Results

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Results by county:
  Klobuchar—90.0–92.5%
  Klobuchar—92.5–95.0%
  Klobuchar—95.0–97.5%
  Klobuchar—97.5–100%

Klobuchar swept the primary, earning more than 90% of the vote in every county of the state. She recorded her best performance in Pope County, while her worst performance was in Anoka County. There, she came the closest to slipping below 90%, having won 90.00471% of the vote. [23]

Democratic (DFL) primary results [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic (DFL) Amy Klobuchar (incumbent) 305,055 94.29%
Democratic (DFL) Steve Carlson9,5352.95%
Democratic (DFL) Ahmad Hassan4,8911.51%
Democratic (DFL) Ole Savior2,4780.77%
Democratic (DFL) George Kalberer1,5780.49%
Total votes323,540 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

  • John Berman, engineer and perennial candidate [26]
  • Loner Blue, retiree and convicted felon [8]
  • Joe Fraser, banker [27]
  • Alycia Gruenhagen, food co-op manager and Democratic candidate for Minnesota's 7th congressional district in 2020 and 2022 [8]
  • Patrick Munro, landscaping company owner and perennial candidate [26]
  • Raymond Petersen, truck driver [8]
  • Christopher Seymore, teacher and perennial candidate [8]

Declined

Endorsements

Joe Fraser

U.S. Senators

Statewide officials

Organizations

Royce White

U.S. Representatives

Individuals

Political parties

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of July 24, 2024
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Joe Fraser (R)$68,438$45,860$22,578
Royce White (R)$132,721$79,782$52,940
Source: Federal Election Commission [22]

Results

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Results by county
Map legend
  •   White—20–30%
  •   White—30–40%
  •   White—40–50%
  •   White—50–60%
  •   Fraser—20–30%
  •   Fraser—30–40%
  •   Gruenhagen—30–40%
  •   Gruenhagen—40–50%
2024 MN US Senate Republican Primary election results map by Congressional District.svg
Results by congressional district
Map legend
  •   White—30–40%
  •   White—40–50%
Republican primary results [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Royce White 74,814 38.50%
Republican Joe Fraser56,90929.29%
Republican Raymond Petersen16,2378.36%
Republican Alycia Gruenhagen15,0177.73%
Republican John Berman14,1587.29%
Republican Patrick Munro9,4444.86%
Republican Christopher Seymore5,0202.58%
Republican Loner Blue2,7271.40%
Total votes194,336 100.0%

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [37] Solid DNovember 9, 2023
Inside Elections [38] Solid DNovember 9, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball [39] Safe DNovember 9, 2023
Decision Desk HQ/The Hill [40] Safe DAugust 26, 2024
Elections Daily [41] Safe DMay 4, 2023
CNalysis [42] Solid DNovember 21, 2023
RealClearPolitics [43] Solid DAugust 5, 2024
Split Ticket [44] Safe DOctober 30, 2024
538 [45] Solid DOctober 31, 2024

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Amy
Klobuchar (DFL)		Royce
White (R)		Undecided
[a] 		Margin
RealClearPolitics [46] October 16 - November 4, 2024November 4, 202452.0%39.0%9.0%Klobuchar +13.0%
538 [47] through November 4, 2024November 4, 202451.2%38.4%10.4%Klobuchar +12.8%
270toWin [48] October 16 - November 4, 2024November 4, 202449.7%36.0%14.3%Klobuchar +13.7%
Average51.0%37.8%11.2%Klobuchar +13.2%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Amy
Klobuchar (DFL)		Royce
White (R)		OtherUndecided
AtlasIntel [49] November 1–4, 20242,065 (LV)± 2.0%53%41%4% [c] 2%
Research Co. [50] November 2–3, 2024450 (LV)± 4.6%55%38%3% [d] 4%
ActiVote [51] October 8–31, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%56%44%––
Chism Strategies [52] October 28–30, 2024534 (LV)± 4.2%52%35%3% [e] 11%
SurveyUSA [53] [A] October 24–28, 2024728 (LV)± 4.0%52%35%3%10%
Embold Research [54] [B] October 16–22, 20241,734 (LV)± 2.4%52%40%2% [f] 6%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [55] [C] October 12–14, 2024544 (LV)± 3.9%42%35%5% [g] 19%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [56] [C] September 27 – October 2, 2024551 (LV)± 3.9%46%38%6% [h] 11%
SurveyUSA [57] [A] September 23–26, 2024646 (LV)± 4.3%53%35%5%8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [58] [C] September 16–19, 2024703 (LV)± 3.5%42%34%7% [i] 17%
Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy [59] [D] September 16–18, 2024800 (LV)± 3.5%51%40%1% [j] 8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [60] [C] September 6–9, 2024617 (LV)± 3.7%42%36%5% [k] 16%
Embold Research [61] [B] September 4–8, 20241,616 (LV)± 2.8%52%41%–7%
SurveyUSA [62] [A] August 27–29, 2024635 (LV)± 4.5%50%36%4%11%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [63] [C] August 25–28, 2024426 (LV)± 4.4%41%34%8% [l] 18%
SurveyUSA [64] [A] July 23–25, 2024656 (LV)± 4.4%55%33%4%8%
Fox News [65] July 22–24, 20241,071 (RV)± 3.0%57%40%–2%
Emerson College [66] [E] June 13–18, 20241,000 (RV)± 3.0%48%37%4%10%
SurveyUSA [67] [A] June 12–16, 2024626 (LV)± 4.5%49%35%4%12%
Hypothetical polling

Amy Klobuchar vs. Joe Fraser

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Amy
Klobuchar (DFL)		Joe
Fraser (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA [64] [A] July 23–25, 2024656 (LV)± 4.4%54%33%4%10%
Emerson College [66] [E] June 13–18, 20241,000 (RV)± 3.0%47%37%5%10%
SurveyUSA [67] [A] June 12–16, 2024626 (LV)± 4.5%49%36%4%11%
SurveyUSA [68] [A] May 8–11, 2024625 (LV)± 4.3%48%34%5%12%
SurveyUSA [69] [A] April 3–7, 2024608 (LV)± 4.9%51%34%6%10%
SurveyUSA [70] [A] February 23–28, 20241,603 (LV)± 3.0%49%33%5%14%

Results

2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic (DFL) Amy Klobuchar (incumbent) 1,792,441 56.20% −4.11%
Republican Royce White 1,291,71240.50%+4.29%
Libertarian Rebecca Whiting55,2151.73%N/A
Independence Joyce Lacey46,3771.45%N/A
Write-in 3,5780.11%+0.07%
Total votes3,189,323 100.00% N/A
Democratic (DFL) hold
Minnesota counties 2018-2024 senate shift.svg
Minnesota counties 2018-2024 senate trend.svg

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Klobuchar won 5 of 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. [72]

DistrictKlobucharWhiteRepresentative
1st 49.3%47.5% Brad Finstad
2nd 57.0%39.6% Angie Craig
3rd 63.2%33.6% Dean Phillips (118th Congress)
Kelly Morrison (119th Congress)
4th 70.1%26.3% Betty McCollum
5th 81.6%14.8% Ilhan Omar
6th 44.8%51.8% Tom Emmer
7th 39.7%57.4% Michelle Fischbach
8th 47.8%49.0% Pete Stauber

Notes

  1. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  2. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ↑ "Other" with 2%; "Blank/Null/Won't vote" with 2%
  4. ↑ "Some other candidate" with 3%
  5. ↑ Joyce Lacey (I) with 2%; Rebecca Whiting (L) with 1%
  6. ↑ "Would not vote" with 2%
  7. ↑ "Won't vote if these are the candidates" with 2%; Lacey (I) with 2%; Whiting (L) with 1%
  8. ↑ "Won't vote if these are the candidates" with 3%; Lacey (I) with 2%; Whiting (L) with 1%
  9. ↑ Lacey (I) with 3%; "Won't vote if these are the candidates" with 4%
  10. ↑ "Someone else" with 1%
  11. ↑ Lacey (I) with 2%; Whiting (L), "Won't vote if these are the candidates", and "Other" with 1%
  12. ↑ Lacey (I) with 3%; "Won't vote if these are the candidates" with 3%; "Other" with 2%

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Poll sponsored by KSTP-TV, WDIO-TV, and KAAL
  2. 1 2 Poll sponsored by MinnPost
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Poll sponsored by The Daily Telegraph
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Star Tribune , Minnesota Public Radio, and KARE
  5. 1 2 Poll sponsored by The Hill

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  2. ↑ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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  51. ↑ ActiVote
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  53. ↑ SurveyUSA
  54. ↑ Embold Research
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  64. 1 2 SurveyUSA
  65. ↑ Fox News
  66. 1 2 Emerson College
  67. 1 2 SurveyUSA
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