Minnesota elections, 2014

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2014. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election as well as all the seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives, several state judicial seats, a United States Senate seat, all of Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, and several seats for local offices. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, to nominate major political party candidates for partisan offices and candidates for nonpartisan offices.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

Minnesota State of the United States of America

Minnesota is a state in the Upper Midwest, Great Lakes, and northern regions of the United States. Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd U.S. state on May 11, 1858, created from the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory. The state has a large number of lakes, and is known by the slogan the "Land of 10,000 Lakes". Its official motto is L'Étoile du Nord.

Minnesota House of Representatives lower house of the state legislature of Minnesota, USA

The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, exactly twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Paul. Offices for members and staff, as well as most committee hearings, are located in the nearby State Office Building.

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State elections

Governor

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Governor Mark Dayton sought re-election. Other candidates included Republican Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson, [1] Hannah Nicollet of the Independence Party, [2] Chris Wright of the Grassroots Party, and Libertarian Chris Holbrook. [3] Republicans Merrill Anderson, Scott Honour, former state House Minority Leader Marty Seifert, former state House Speaker Kurt Zellers, and Democrats Bill Dahn and Leslie Davis were defeated in the primary election. [4] [5] Republicans St. Louis County Commissioner Rob Farnsworth and state Senator Dave Thompson withdrew after failing to win their party's endorsement at the Republican state convention. [6] Dayton was re-elected to a second term.

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.

Governor of Minnesota head of state and of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota

The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial governor, also served as state governor several years later. State governors are elected to office by popular vote, but territorial governors were appointed to the office by the United States president. The current governor of Minnesota is Tim Walz of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL).

Mark Dayton American politician

Mark Brandt Dayton is an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Minnesota from 2011 to 2019. He was a United States Senator for Minnesota from 2001 to 2007, and the Minnesota State Auditor from 1991 to 1995. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), which affiliates with the national Democratic Party.

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Attorney General Lori Swanson sought re-election. [7] Other candidates included Republican state Senator Scott Newman, [8] Brandan Borgos of the Independence Party, [9] Libertarian Mary O'Connor, former DFL state Representative Andy Dawkins of the Green Party, [10] and Dan Vacek running under the label "Legal Marijuana Now." [3] Republican Sharon Anderson was defeated in the primary election. [11] Swanson was re-elected to a third term.

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.

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.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announced on June 4, 2013, that he would not seek re-election. [12] Candidates that sought election include DFL state Representative Steve Simon, [13] former Republican state Representative Dan Severson, [14] Bob Helland of the Independence Party, [15] and Libertarian Bob Odden. [3] Democrats Dick Franson and Gregg Iverson, and David Singleton of the Independence Party were defeated in the primary election. [16] Democrats Rachel Bohman [17] and former state Representative Jeremy Kalin [18] withdrew in 2013 several months following their announcements. Republican Dennis Nguyen withdrew in mid-March 2014 following reports of an alleged strip club visit. [19] DFL state Representative Debra Hilstrom [20] and former Republican state Senator John Howe [21] withdrew after failing to win their party's endorsement at their party's state convention. Simon was elected.

Minnesota Secretary of State Political office in Minnesota, United States

The Minnesota Secretary of State is the state secretary of state of the state of Minnesota.

Mark Ritchie American politician

Donald Mark Ritchie is an American politician and a former Minnesota Secretary of State. Ritchie was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected in 2010. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He grew up in Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University in 1971. He and his wife, Nancy Gaschott, have lived in Minneapolis since 1986.

Steve Simon American politician

Steve Simon is a Minnesota politician. He is the 22nd Minnesota Secretary of State. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he previously represented District 46B in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

State Auditor

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor State Auditor Rebecca Otto announced on August 20, 2013, that she would seek re-election. [7] Other candidates included Republican Randy Gilbert, [22] Pat Dean of the Independence Party, [15] Judith Schwartzbacker of the Grassroots Party, and Libertarian Keegan Iversen. [3] Former DFL state House Minority Leader Matt Entenza was defeated in the primary election. [23] Otto was re-elected to a third term.

Minnesota State Auditor

The Minnesota State Auditor is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. State of Minnesota. The State Auditor is charged with overseeing more than $20 billion spent annually by local governments in Minnesota. The State Auditor does this by performing audits of local government financial statements and by reviewing documents, data, reports and complaints reported to the Office. The financial information collected is analyzed and serves as the basis of statutory reports issued by the Office of the State Auditor. The State Auditor is elected and serves a four-year term.

Rebecca Otto American politician

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.

Independence Party of Minnesota political party in Minnesota

The Independence Party of Minnesota, formerly the Reform Party of Minnesota, is a political party in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It was the party of former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura (1999–2003).

Minnesota House of Representatives

All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election. The Republican Party of Minnesota won a majority of seats.

Judiciary

Minnesota Supreme Court justices Wilhelmina Wright and David Lillehaug sought election to six-year terms following their respective appointments in 2012 and 2013 by Governor Mark Dayton. Several seats on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and the Minnesota District Courts were up for election as well. [24] Both Wright and Lillehaug were elected.

Federal elections

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Senator Al Franken sought re-election. Other candidates included Republican Mike McFadden, [25] Steve Carlson of the Independence Party, [26] and Libertarian Heather Johnson. [27] Republicans state Representative Jim Abeler, [28] David Carlson, Patrick Munro, and Ole Savior; Democrat Sandra Henningsgard; and Tom Books, Jack Shepard, Kevin Terrell, [26] and Stephen Williams of the Independence Party were defeated in the primary election. [29] Republicans Chris Dahlberg, [30] Monti Moreno, [31] state Senator Julianne Ortman, [32] and Phillip Parrish [33] withdrew after failing to win their party's endorsement at the Republican state convention. Franken was re-elected to a second term.

United States House of Representatives

All of Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. No political party gained or lost seats.

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  2. ↑ Cox, Peter (May 18, 2014). "Full Independence Party slate set for November elections". Minnesota Public Radio . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings, Executive Offices". Minnesota Secretary of State . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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  5. ↑ Condon, Patrick (August 13, 2014). "Jeff Johnson is GOP pick to challenge Gov. Dayton". Star Tribune . Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  6. ↑ Carlson, Heather J. (May 31, 2014). "Republicans endorse Johnson for governor". Post-Bulletin . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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  13. ↑ Scheck, Tom (August 6, 2013). "Democrat Simon says he's running for secretary of state". Minnesota Public Radio . Retrieved August 8, 2013.
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  15. 1 2 Kimball, Joe (May 19, 2014). "Independence Party endorses Nicollet for governor; Terrell for U.S. Senate". MinnPost . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
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