Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018

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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018
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  2014 November 6, 20182022 
  Tim Walz official photo (cropped 2).jpg Jeff Johnson (cropped).jpg
Nominee Tim Walz Jeff Johnson
Party DFL Republican
Running mate Peggy Flanagan Donna Bergstrom
Popular vote1,393,0531,097,689
Percentage53.8%42.4%

MNGovernor.svg

Governor before election

Mark Dayton
DFL

Elected Governor

Tim Walz
DFL

The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, to elect the 41st Governor of Minnesota as incumbent governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was congressman Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district while the Republicans nominated Hennepin County comissioner Jeff Johnson. The Independence Party of Minnesota didn't field a candidate for the first time since 1994. Going into the election the polls showed Walz ahead and the race was characterized as lean or likely DFL.

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.

Tim Walz 41st Governor of Minnesota, former U.S. Representative from Minnesotas 1st district

Timothy James Walz is an American politician who is the 41st governor of Minnesota, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, he served as the U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2019. The district comprises the state's southern end, running along the entire border with Iowa; it includes Rochester, Austin, Winona and Mankato.

In the end, Walz went on to defeat Johnson by the largest margin for a DFL candidate since 1986. His victory also means that Minnesota will have its longest streak of Democrats in the Governor's mansion in the state's history, at 12 continuous years.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Nominated

United States House of Representatives lower house of the United States Congress

The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they compose the legislature of the United States.

Peggy Flanagan American politician, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota

Peggy Flanagan is the 50th and current lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Her election on November 6, 2018, made her the second Native American woman to ever be elected to statewide executive office in U.S. history. She served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 46A in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area. A member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe she joined fellow DFLer Susan Allen, and Republican Steve Green, an enrolled member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe as the only other Natives in the Minnesota State House.

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.

Eliminated in primary

Erin Murphy (politician) American politician

Erin Murphy is an American politician and a former Majority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 64A, which included the Summit Hill neighborhood of the city of Saint Paul in Ramsey County in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is a former executive director of the Minnesota Nurses Association and is a registered nurse.

Erin Maye Quade US politician

Erin Maye Quade is an American politician and former Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. She was the DFL-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor as Erin Murphy's running mate in 2018, and the first LGBTQ person to be endorsed on the ticket of a major Minnesota political party.

A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for an elected office but seldom wins. The term is not generally extended to incumbent politicians who successfully defend their seats repeatedly.

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Erin Murphy (DFL)

Unions

State elected officials

Local officials

State leaders

  • Mike Smart, Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2007 [32]
  • Ryan Vernosh, Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2010
  • Katy Smith, Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2011
  • Jackie Roehl, Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2012
  • Megan Olivia Hall, Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2013
  • Tom Rademacher, Minnesota Teacher of the Year, 2014
  • Amy Hewett-Olatunde, Ed.D., Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2015
  • Abdul Wright, Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2016

DFL constituency caucuses

  • DFL Disability Caucus
  • DFL Latino Caucus
  • Minnesota Young DFL
  • Stonewall DFL

National organizations

State organizations

Rebecca Otto (DFL)

State Elected Officials

  • Tina Liebling, state representative, former 2018 gubernatorial candidate

DFL constituency caucuses

  • Minnesota DFL Progressive Caucus
  • Minnesota DFL Environmental Caucus

Organizations

National leaders

  • Khizr Kahn - Gold Star Father
Lori Swanson (DFL)
Federal politicians
State Elected Officials
Newspapers
Unions
Tim Walz (DFL)
Federal politicians
Mayors
  • Jacob Frey, Mayor of Minneapolis [40]
  • Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester
  • Nora Slawik, Mayor of Maplewood
  • Ben Schierer, Mayor of Fergus Falls
  • Jim Hovland, Mayor of Edina
  • Shep Harris, Mayor of Golden Valley
  • Gary Skalko, Mayor of Mountain Iron
  • Roy Srp, Mayor of Waseca
  • Myron Bailey, Mayor of Cottage Grove
  • Pat Baustian, Mayor of Luverne
  • Bob Broeder, Mayor of Le Seur
  • Ted Kozlowski, Mayor of Stillwater
  • Jack L'Heureux, Mayor of Mora
  • Charles Novak, Mayor of Ely
  • Mark Peterson, Mayor of Winona
  • Dennis Phelps, Mayor of Westbrook
  • Mike Poellinger, Mayor of La Crescent
  • Gary Skalko, Mayor of Mountain Iron
  • Dave Smiglewski, Mayor of Granite Falls
  • Tom Stiehm, Mayor of Austin
  • Robert Beussman, Mayor of New Ulm
  • R. T. Rybak, former mayor of Minneapolis [38]
  • El Tinklenberg, former Mayor of Blaine
State elected officials
Local officials
  • Noah Hobbs, Duluth City Council
  • Renee Van Nett, Duluth City Council
  • Andrew Johnson, Minneapolis City Council
  • Abdi Warsame, Minneapolis City Council
  • Linea Palmisano, Minneapolis City Council
  • Michael Herring, Robbinsdale School Board
  • David Boone, Robbinsdale School Board
  • Pam Lindberg, Robbinsdale School Board
  • Anne Casey, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Mary Tomback, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Karen Waters, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Ken Morrison, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Crystal Brakke, Richfield School Board
  • Chris LaTondresse, Hopkins School Board
  • Jen Bouchard, Hopkins School Board
  • Betsy Tate Anderson, former Hopkins School Board
  • Nancy Livingston, North St. Paul School Board
  • Todd Rengo, Esko School Board
  • Jim Grabowska, St. Clair School Board
  • Dan Hartman, former Duluth Council
  • Kevin Staunton, Edina City Council
  • Joanie Clausen, Golden Valley Council
  • Gillian Rosenquist, Golden Valley Council
  • Katy Campbell, Hopkins Council
  • Valerie Holthus, Andover City Council
  • Christian Torkelson, Little Canada Council
  • Mari Daily, Moorhead Council
  • Nevada Littlewolf, Virginia City Council
  • Randy Maluchnik, Carver County Commissioner
  • Vance Stuehrenberg, Blue Earth County Commissioner
  • Gordy Wagner, Pope County Commissioner
  • Reed Olson, Beltrami County Commissioner
  • Linda Higgins, Hennepin County Commissioner
Individuals
Tribal nations
Newspapers
Unions
National Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Erin
Murphy
Lori
Swanson
Tim
Walz
OtherUndecided
Emerson College August 8–11, 2018217± 6.9%19%29%28%24%
Marist College July 15–19, 2018439± 5.6%11%28%24%1%37%
GQR Research (D-Minnesota Victory PAC) June 25–27, 201860217%37%29%1% [53] 16%

Straw poll

Straw poll ballot at the Minnesota DFL February 2018 precinct caucuses Straw poll ballot at the Minnesota DFL February 2018 precinct caucuses (cropped).jpg
Straw poll ballot at the Minnesota DFL February 2018 precinct caucuses

On February 6, 2018 the DFL conducted a statewide straw poll among registered Democrats in Minnesota. Caucus-goers were scheduled to elect delegates to their party’s Senate district and county conventions, which in turn will elect state convention delegates who will endorse candidates for governor, two U.S. Senate seats, attorney general, state auditor and secretary of state. Congressional district delegates will endorse U.S. House candidates. Since the straw poll the three lowest performing candidates withdrew from the race (Paul Thissen, Chris Coleman, and Tina Liebling).

Congressional
Unit
Total
attendance
Chris ColemanTina LieblingErin MurphyRebecca OttoPaul ThissenTim
Walz
OtherUncommitted
12577713551072325615584163
2350138420241165612011564523
3429167020238682718613628530
4607285429711111227139138411897
595191019457140014625372363301137
62375326115294587595904375
721211241062744051727614273
8387344127747410822637598527
Statewide34329388920114457647815329933734425
Percent-11.86%6.13%13.59%19.75%4.67%30.29%0.22%13.49%

Results

Results by county:
Walz
70-80%
60-70%
50-60%
40-50%
30-40%
Murphy
40-50%
Swanson
50-60%
40-50%
30-40% Democratic Primary for Minnesota Gubernatorial Election, 2018.svg
Results by county:
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DFL Tim Walz 242,83241.60%
DFL Erin Murphy186,96932.03%
DFL Lori Swanson143,51724.59%
DFL Tim Holden6,3981.10%
DFL Olé Savior4,0190.69%
Total votes583,735100%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominated

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Tim Pawlenty

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Jeff
Johnson
Matt
Kruse
Tim
Pawlenty
OtherUndecided
Emerson College August 8–11, 2018156± 8.0%34%43%23%
Marist College July 15–19, 2018340± 6.4%32%51%1%16%
BK Strategies (R) June 24–25, 2018439± 4.7%20%3%54%23%

Results

Results by county:
Johnson
70-80%
60-70%
50-60%
40-50%
Pawlenty
60-70%
50-60%
40-50% Minnesota Governor GOPPrimary Results by County, 2018.svg
Results by county:
Republican Party of Minnesota primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Johnson 168,84152.61%
Republican Tim Pawlenty 140,74343.86%
Republican Mathew Kruse11,3303.53%
Total votes320,914100%

Third parties and independents

Candidates

Declared

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [97] Likely DFLOctober 5, 2018
The Washington Post [98] Lean DFLOctober 16, 2018
FiveThirtyEight [99] Likely DFLOctober 17, 2018
Inside Elections [100] Likely DFLOctober 12, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [101] Lean DFLOctober 11, 2018
RealClearPolitics [102] Lean DFLOctober 12, 2018
Daily Kos [103] Lean DFLOctober 5, 2018
Fox News [104] [lower-alpha 1] Lean DFLOctober 12, 2018
Politico [105] Likely DFLOctober 12, 2018
Governing [106] Lean DFLOctober 2, 2018
Notes
  1. The Fox News Midterm Power Rankings uniquely does not contain a category for Safe/Solid races

Debates

The debate season began only three days after the primaries with Johnson and Walz participating in two debates on Friday, August 17. A third debate was held Friday, August 31. [107] [108]

Host
network/sponsors
DateLink(s)Participants
Tim
Walz (DFL)
Jeff
Johnson (R)
MPR News August 31, 2018 [109] InvitedInvited
KSTP-TV August 17, 2018 [110] InvitedInvited
Twin Cities PBS (Almanac)August 17, 2018 [111] InvitedInvited

Endorsements

Jeff Johnson (R)
Federal officials
Statewide and local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Tim Walz (DFL)
Federal officials
Newspapers
Mayors
  • Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles [129]
  • Jacob Frey, Mayor of Minneapolis [130]
  • Melvin Carter, Mayor of St. Paul
  • Rita Albrecht, Mayor of Bemidji
  • Emily Larson. Mayor of Duluth
  • Rick Cannata, Mayor of Hibbing
  • Bob Byrnes, Mayor of Marshall
  • Molly Cummings, Mayor of Hopkins
  • Mary Gaasch, Mayor of Lauderdale
  • Kirsten Hagen-Kennedy, Mayor of North Branch
  • Mike Kuhle, Mayor of Worthington
  • Mike Maguire, Mayor of Eagan
  • Rick Miller, Mayor of Waite Park
  • Harold Peterson, Blooming Prairie
  • Sarah Schroeder, Spring Grove
  • John Tuorilla, Mayor of Columet
  • Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Mayor of Eden Prairie
  • Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester
  • Nora Slawik, Mayor of Maplewood
  • Ben Schierer, Mayor of Fergus Falls
  • Jim Hovland, Mayor of Edina
  • Shep Harris, Mayor of Golden Valley
  • Gary Skalko, Mayor of Mountain Iron
  • Roy Srp, Mayor of Waseca
  • Myron Bailey, Mayor of Cottage Grove
  • Pat Baustian, Mayor of Luverne
  • Bob Broeder, Mayor of Le Seur
  • Ted Kozlowski, Mayor of Stillwater
  • Jack L'Heureux, Mayor of Mora
  • Charles Novak, Mayor of Ely
  • Mark Peterson, Mayor of Winona
  • Dennis Phelps, Mayor of Westbrook
  • Mike Poellinger, Mayor of La Crescent
  • Gary Skalko, Mayor of Mountain Iron
  • Dave Smiglewski, Mayor of Granite Falls
  • Tom Stiehm, Mayor of Austin
  • Robert Beussman, Mayor of New Ulm
  • R. T. Rybak, former mayor of Minneapolis [38]
  • El Tinklenberg, former Mayor of Blaine
State and local officials
Local officials
  • Noah Hobbs, Duluth City Council
  • Renee Van Nett, Duluth City Council
  • Andrew Johnson, Minneapolis City Council
  • Abdi Warsame, Minneapolis City Council
  • Linea Palmisano, Minneapolis City Council
  • Michael Herring, Robbinsdale School Board
  • David Boone, Robbinsdale School Board
  • Pam Lindberg, Robbinsdale School Board
  • Anne Casey, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Mary Tomback, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Karen Waters, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Ken Morrison, St. Louis Park School Board
  • Crystal Brakke, Richfield School Board
  • Chris LaTondresse, Hopkins School Board
  • Jen Bouchard, Hopkins School Board
  • Betsy Tate Anderson, former Hopkins School Board
  • Nancy Livingston, North St. Paul School Board
  • Todd Rengo, Esko School Board
  • Jim Grabowska, St. Clair School Board
  • Dan Hartman, former Duluth Council
  • Kevin Staunton, Edina City Council
  • Joanie Clausen, Golden Valley Council
  • Gillian Rosenquist, Golden Valley Council
  • Katy Campbell, Hopkins Council
  • Valerie Holthus, Andover City Council
  • Christian Torkelson, Little Canada Council
  • Mari Daily, Moorhead Council
  • Nevada Littlewolf, Virginia City Council
  • Randy Maluchnik, Carver County Commissioner
  • Vance Stuehrenberg, Blue Earth County Commissioner
  • Gordy Wagner, Pope County Commissioner
  • Reed Olson, Beltrami County Commissioner
  • Linda Higgins, Hennepin County Commissioner
Individuals
Tribal nations
Unions
National Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Tim
Walz (D)
Jeff
Johnson (R)
Josh
Welter (L)
OtherUndecided
Change Research November 2–4, 201895353%41%2%2% [134]
Research Co. November 1–3, 2018450± 4.6%48%42%1%9%
SurveyUSA October 29–31, 2018600± 5.3%49%41%2%9%
Mason-Dixon October 15–17, 2018800± 3.5%45%39%3%2% [135] 12%
Change Research October 12–13, 20181,41347%44%3%4% [136] 2%
Marist College September 30 – October 4, 2018637 LV± 4.9%51%36%6%<1%6%
55%38%<1%7%
860 RV± 4.2%49%37%7%<1%7%
53%39%1%8%
Mason-Dixon September 10–12, 2018800± 3.5%45%36%1%2% [137] 16%
SurveyUSA September 6–8, 2018574± 4.9%47%40%3%10%
Suffolk University August 17–20, 2018500± 4.4%46%41%1%1% [138] 12%
Emerson College August 8–11, 2018500± 4.6%40%33%27%

Results

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%±
DFL Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan 1,393,053 53.84% +3.77%
Republican Jeff Johnson/Donna Bergstrom1,097,68942.43%-2.08%
Grassroots Chris Wright/Judith Schwartzbacker68,6642.65%+1.07%
Libertarian Josh Welter/Mary O'Connor26,7351.03%+0.11%
n/a Write-ins1,0860.04%0.00%
Total votes2,587,227100.0%N/A
DFL hold

Voter demographics

Edison Research exit poll
Demographic subgroupWalzJohnsonNo
Answer
% of
Voters
Gender
Men4851146
Women6137254
Age
18–24 years old712546
25–29 years old544425
30–39 years old6038212
40–49 years old5146313
50–64 years old5445129
65 and older5446N/A35
Race
White 5346189
Black 841425
Latino N/AN/AN/A3
Asian N/AN/AN/A2
OtherN/AN/AN/A2
Race by gender
White men4653141
White women5939248
Black menN/AN/AN/A3
Black womenN/AN/AN/A2
Latino menN/AN/AN/A1
Latino womenN/AN/AN/A1
OthersN/AN/AN/A3
Education
High school or less5346117
Some college education4950124
Associate degree 4950117
Bachelor's degree 5840226
Advanced degree7128116
Education and race
White college graduates6236238
White no college degree4752151
Non-white college graduates702644
Non-white no college degree742337
Whites by education and gender
White women with college degrees6930121
White women without college degrees5246228
White men with college degrees5544117
White men without college degrees4159N/A23
Non-whites7324311
Income
Under $30,0006334314
$30,000–49,9995443321
$50,000–99,9994851136
$100,000–199,9995542323
Over $200,000N/AN/AN/A7
Party ID
Democrats 955N/A39
Republicans 1090N/A32
Independents 5344328
Party by gender
Democratic men945114
Democratic women954125
Republican men892N/A16
Republican women1288N/A17
Independent men4850216
Independent women6036413
Ideology
Liberals 953227
Moderates 6633139
Conservatives 1188133
Marital status
Married4850268
Unmarried6434232
Gender by marital status
Married men4455131
Married women5246236
Unmarried men5244415
Unmarried women7325218
First-time midterm election voter
Yes5246212
No5941N/A88
Most important issue facing the country
Health care 7424250
Immigration 2079122
Economy 3067318
Gun policy N/AN/AN/A8
Area type
Urban6831140
Suburban5147232
Rural4257128
Source: CNN [139]

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  113. Mike Pence. "CONGRATS to @MNJeffJohnson & @PeteStauber on their primary victories in Minnesota last night. They are the kind of strong leaders we need supporting @RealDonaldTrump's agenda!". Twitter.
  114. Tom Emmer. "Congratulations to @MNJeffJohnson and @doug_wardlow on their primary wins. Look forward to working with the entire @mngop ticket to #TurnMNRed this November". Twitter.
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  118. Jeff Johnson. "I'm so proud to have the support of my friend, Gov. Al Quie. He just turned 95, is sharp as a tack and wears his button with pride wherever he goes. God bless you, Al". Twitter.
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  121. Jeff Johnson. "FARMER ENDORSED. Our campaign is proud to have the endorsement of @MNFarmBureau MN Farmers are the people who move our state forward & help nourish our entire country. We're beyond excited to represent them come November! #OverthrowTheStatusQuo #MNGov". Twitter.
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  127. Tina Smith. "I am SO excited to see the incredible turnout everywhere @Tim_Walz and I go. We are hopeful. We have the momentum. And we are not taking ANYTHING for granted over the next 38 days. #OneMinnesota". Twitter.
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  135. Chris Wright (GLC) with 2%
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  137. Chris Wright (GLC) with 2%
  138. Chris Wright (GLC) with 1%
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