Minnesota Attorney General election, 2014

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Minnesota Attorney General election, 2014
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Nominee Lori Swanson Scott Newman
Party DFL Republican
Popular vote1,014,714752,543
Percentage52.6%39.0%
Minnesota Attorney General election, 2014 results by county.svg
County Results:


Swanson:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%
Newman:     40–50%     50–60%

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Attorney General before election

Lori Swanson
DFL

Elected Attorney General

Lori Swanson
DFL

The 2014 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the Minnesota Attorney General.

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Attorney General Lori Swanson 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 Swanson, the Republican Party nominated State Senator Scott Newman and the Independence Party nominated attorney Brandan Borgos.

Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) is a center-left political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the U.S. Democratic Party. Formed by a merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the left-wing Minnesota Farmer–Labor Party in 1944, the DFL is one of only two state Democratic party affiliates of a different name.

Lori Swanson American politician

Lori Swanson is an American lawyer who served as the Attorney General of Minnesota from 2007 to 2019. She was the first female Attorney General elected in Minnesota. In 2018, she ran for Governor of Minnesota with running mate U.S. Representative Rick Nolan finishing in third place in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor primary.

Republican Party of Minnesota Political party in Minnesota, United States

The Republican Party of Minnesota is a conservative political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party.

Swanson defeated Newman in the general election by a significant margin.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. Incumbent Lori Swanson won the endorsement unopposed. [1]

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DFL Lori Swanson (Incumbent)174,119100
Total votes174,119100

Republican primary

The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. State Senator Scott Newman won the endorsement unopposed. [4]

Scott J. Newman is a Minnesota attorney and a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate. He represents Senate District 18, which includes portions of McLeod, Meeker, Sibley and Wright counties just west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. He is a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for attorney general in the 2014 election.

Candidates

Results

Republican primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Scott Newman 103,93363.24
Republican Sharon Anderson60,40736.76
Total votes164,340100

Independence nomination

The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Brandan Borgos won the endorsement unopposed. [7]

Candidates

Nominee

  • Brandan Borgos, attorney (party endorsed) [8]

Results

Independence primary election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independence Brandan Borgos5,632100
Total votes5,632100

General election

Candidates

Polling

Results

Minnesota Attorney General election, 2014 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DFL Lori Swanson (Incumbent)1,014,71452.6
Republican Scott Newman 752,54339.01
LMN Dan Vacek57,6042.99
Independence Brandon Borgos44,6132.31
Libertarian Mary O'Connor30,0081.56
Green Andy Dawkins 28,7481.49
Write-insOthers7500.04
Majority262,17113.81%
Total votes1,898,972100
DFL hold

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References

  1. ↑ Magan, Christopher (May 31, 2014). "With no big endorsement races, DFL focuses on accomplishments". Pioneer Press . Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (August 20, 2013). "State Auditor Rebecca Otto to run for a third term". Star Tribune . Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Statewide Results for Attorney General, Primary Election". Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Bierschbach, Briana (May 30, 2014). "Scott Newman wins Minnesota GOP attorney general endorsement". MinnPost . Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings, Executive Offices". Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ Bierschbach, Briana (May 29, 2014). "GOP Sen. Scott Newman jumps into race for Minnesota Attorney General". MinnPost . Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  7. ↑ Kimball, Joe (May 19, 2014). "Independence Party endorses Nicollet for governor; Terrell for U.S. Senate". MinnPost . Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ Condon, Patrick (June 3, 2014). "Race for Minnesota attorney general gets crowded". Star Tribune . Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  9. ↑ Grow, Doug (June 2, 2014). "St. Paul DFLer Andy Dawkins announces Green Party bid for Minnesota attorney general". MinnPost . Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Statewide Results for Attorney General". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
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