2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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 commissioner 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.
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In the end, Walz went on to defeat Johnson by the largest margin for a DFL candidate since 1986. Walz had also received more votes than any gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota’s history.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Nominated
- Tim Walz, U.S. Representative[1]
- Running mate: Peggy Flanagan, State Representative[2]
Eliminated in primary
- Tim Holden,[3] real estate investor and candidate for Mayor of Saint Paul in 2017[4]
- Running mate: James P. Mellin II
- Erin Murphy, State Representative[5]
- Running mate: Erin Maye Quade, State Representative[6]
- Olé Savior, perennial candidate[3]
- Running mate: Chris Edman
- Lori Swanson, Attorney General of Minnesota
- Running mate: Rick Nolan, U.S. Representative[7]
Withdrawn
- Paul Thissen, State Representative, former House Minority Leader, and former Speaker of the House[8][9]
- Chris Coleman, former Mayor of Saint Paul[10][11]
- Tina Liebling, State Representative[12][13]
- Rebecca Otto, Minnesota State Auditor[14]
- Running mate: Zarina Baber, IT professional
Declined
- Tom Bakk, Minority Leader of the Minnesota Senate and candidate for governor in 2010[15][16][17]
- Mark Dayton, incumbent governor[18][19]
- Debra Hilstrom, state representative and candidate for Secretary of State in 2014 (running for Minnesota Attorney General)[20][21]
- Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (running for re-election)[22]
- Rick Nolan, U.S. Representative[23] (running for Lieutenant Governor)
- R. T. Rybak, former vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, former Mayor of Minneapolis and candidate for governor in 2010[24][25][26]
- Tina Smith, U.S. Senator (running for election)[15][27][28]
Endorsements
Erin Murphy (DFL) |
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Unions State elected officials
Local officials
State leaders
DFL constituency caucuses
National organizations
State organizations
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Rebecca Otto (DFL) |
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State Elected Officials
DFL constituency caucuses
Organizations
National leaders
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Lori Swanson (DFL) |
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Tim Walz (DFL) |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Erin Murphy |
Lori Swanson |
Tim Walz |
Other | Undecided |
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Emerson College | August 8–11, 2018 | 217 | ± 6.9% | 19% | 29% | 28% | – | 24% |
Marist College | July 15–19, 2018 | 439 | ± 5.6% | 11% | 28% | 24% | 1% | 37% |
GQR Research (D-Minnesota Victory PAC) | June 25–27, 2018 | 602 | – | 17% | 37% | 29% | 1%[53] | 16% |
Straw poll
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 Coleman | Tina Liebling | Erin Murphy | Rebecca Otto | Paul Thissen | Tim Walz |
Other | Uncommitted |
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1 | 2577 | 71 | 355 | 107 | 232 | 56 | 1558 | 4 | 163 |
2 | 3501 | 384 | 202 | 411 | 656 | 120 | 1156 | 4 | 523 |
3 | 4291 | 670 | 202 | 386 | 827 | 186 | 1362 | 8 | 530 |
4 | 6072 | 854 | 297 | 1111 | 1227 | 139 | 1384 | 11 | 897 |
5 | 9519 | 1019 | 457 | 1400 | 1462 | 537 | 2363 | 30 | 1137 |
6 | 2375 | 326 | 115 | 294 | 587 | 59 | 590 | 4 | 375 |
7 | 2121 | 124 | 106 | 274 | 405 | 172 | 761 | 4 | 273 |
8 | 3873 | 441 | 277 | 474 | 1082 | 263 | 759 | 8 | 527 |
Statewide | 34329 | 3889 | 2011 | 4457 | 6478 | 1532 | 9933 | 73 | 4425 |
Percent | - | 11.86% | 6.13% | 13.59% | 19.75% | 4.67% | 30.29% | 0.22% | 13.49% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 242,832 | 41.60% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Erin Murphy | 186,969 | 32.03% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Lori Swanson | 143,517 | 24.59% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Tim Holden | 6,398 | 1.10% | |
Democratic (DFL) | Olé Savior | 4,019 | 0.69% | |
Total votes | 583,735 | 100% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominated
- Jeff Johnson, Hennepin County Commissioner, former state representative and nominee for governor in 2014[54]
- Running mate: Donna Bergstrom, retired Marine Corps intelligence officer[55]
Eliminated in primary
- Mathew Kruse[3]
- Running mate: Theresa Loeffler
- Tim Pawlenty, former governor and candidate for President of the United States in 2012[56]
- Running mate: Michelle Fischbach, incumbent lieutenant governor[57]
Withdrew
- Phillip Parrish, Naval Reserve intelligence officer and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[58]
- Mary Giuliani Stephens, mayor of Woodbury[59][60]
- Running mate: Jeff Backer, state representative[61]
- Christopher Chamberlin[62][63] (running for MN-05)
- Matt Dean, state representative[64]
- Keith Downey, former chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota and former state representative[65][66]
- Blake Huffman, Ramsey County Commissioner[67][68]
- David Osmek, state senator[69]
Declined
- Sarah Anderson, state representative[70]
- Michele Bachmann, former U.S. Representative and candidate for president in 2012[71]
- Michelle Benson, state senator and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014[27][72]
- Kurt Daudt, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Endorsed Pawlenty) [27][72]
- Tom Emmer, U.S. Representative (running for re-election)[73] and nominee for governor in 2010[74]
- Karin Housley, state senator[72] (running for the U.S. Senate)[75]
- Amy Koch, former Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate[76][77]
- Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow[78]
- Mike McFadden, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014[27][72]
- Carla Nelson, state senator[79][80]
- Erik Paulsen, U.S. Representative (running for re-election)[27][72][81]
- Julie Rosen, state senator (endorsed Pawlenty)[72][77]
- Rich Stanek, Hennepin County Sheriff and former state representative (running for reelection as sheriff)[27][82]
Endorsements
Tim Pawlenty |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jeff Johnson |
Matt Kruse |
Tim Pawlenty |
Other | Undecided |
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Emerson College | August 8–11, 2018 | 156 | ± 8.0% | 34% | – | 43% | – | 23% |
Marist College | July 15–19, 2018 | 340 | ± 6.4% | 32% | – | 51% | 1% | 16% |
BK Strategies (R) | June 24–25, 2018 | 439 | ± 4.7% | 20% | 3% | 54% | – | 23% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Johnson | 168,841 | 52.61% | |
Republican | Tim Pawlenty | 140,743 | 43.86% | |
Republican | Mathew Kruse | 11,330 | 3.53% | |
Total votes | 320,914 | 100% |
Third parties and independents
Candidates
Declared
- Josh Welter (Libertarian Party)[3]
- Chris Wright (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party), Grassroots Party nominee for governor in 1998, 2010 and 2014[95][96]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[97] | Likely DFL | October 5, 2018 |
The Washington Post[98] | Lean DFL | October 16, 2018 |
FiveThirtyEight[99] | Likely DFL | October 17, 2018 |
Inside Elections[100] | Likely DFL | October 12, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[101] | Lean DFL | October 11, 2018 |
RealClearPolitics[102] | Lean DFL | October 12, 2018 |
Daily Kos[103] | Lean DFL | October 5, 2018 |
Fox News[104][lower-alpha 1] | Lean DFL | October 12, 2018 |
Politico[105] | Likely DFL | October 12, 2018 |
Governing[106] | Lean DFL | October 2, 2018 |
- Notes
- 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 |
Date | Link(s) | Participants | ||
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Tim Walz (DFL) |
Jeff Johnson (R) | ||||
MPR News | August 31, 2018 | [108] | Invited | Invited | |
KSTP-TV | August 17, 2018 | [109] | Invited | Invited | |
Twin Cities PBS (Almanac) | August 17, 2018 | [110] | Invited | Invited |
Endorsements
Jeff Johnson (R) |
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Tim Walz (DFL) |
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Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Tim Walz (D) |
Jeff Johnson (R) |
Josh Welter (L) |
Other | Undecided |
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Change Research | November 2–4, 2018 | 953 | – | 53% | 41% | 2% | 2%[128] | – |
Research Co. | November 1–3, 2018 | 450 | ± 4.6% | 48% | 42% | – | 1% | 9% |
SurveyUSA | October 29–31, 2018 | 600 | ± 5.3% | 49% | 41% | – | 2% | 9% |
St. Cloud State University | October 15-30, 2018 | 404 | – | 50% | 34% | – | – | – |
Mason-Dixon | October 15–17, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 45% | 39% | 3% | 2%[128] | 12% |
Change Research | October 12–13, 2018 | 1,413 | – | 47% | 44% | 3% | 4%[129] | 2% |
Marist College | September 30 – October 4, 2018 | 637 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, 2018 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 45% | 36% | 1% | 2%[128] | 16% |
SurveyUSA | September 6–8, 2018 | 574 | ± 4.9% | 47% | 40% | – | 3% | 10% |
Suffolk University | August 17–20, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 46% | 41% | 1% | 1%[130] | 12% |
Emerson College | August 8–11, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.6% | 40% | 33% | – | – | 27% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 1,393,096 | 53.84% | +3.77% | |
Republican | Jeff Johnson | 1,097,705 | 42.43% | -2.08% | |
Grassroots | Chris Wright | 68,667 | 2.65% | +1.07% | |
Libertarian | Josh Welter | 26,735 | 1.03% | +0.11% | |
n/a | Write-ins | 1,084 | 0.04% | 0.00% | |
Total votes | 2,587,287 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic (DFL) hold |
Voter demographics
Demographic subgroup | Walz | Johnson | No Answer |
% of Voters |
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Gender | ||||
Men | 48 | 49 | 3 | 46 |
Women | 59 | 37 | 4 | 54 |
Age | ||||
18–24 years old | 71 | 25 | 4 | 6 |
25–29 years old | 63 | 34 | 3 | 5 |
30–39 years old | 60 | 38 | 2 | 12 |
40–49 years old | 51 | 46 | 3 | 13 |
50–64 years old | 54 | 45 | 1 | 29 |
65 and older | 52 | 46 | 2 | 35 |
Race | ||||
White | 53 | 46 | 1 | 89 |
Black | 84 | 14 | 2 | 5 |
Latino | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 |
Asian | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 |
Other | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 |
Race by gender | ||||
White men | 46 | 53 | 1 | 41 |
White women | 59 | 39 | 2 | 48 |
Black men | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 |
Black women | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 |
Latino men | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 |
Latino women | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 |
Others | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 |
Education | ||||
High school or less | 52 | 45 | 3 | 17 |
Some college education | 48 | 49 | 3 | 24 |
Associate degree | 48 | 49 | 3 | 17 |
Bachelor's degree | 56 | 40 | 4 | 26 |
Advanced degree | 70 | 28 | 2 | 16 |
Education and race | ||||
White college graduates | 61 | 35 | 4 | 38 |
White no college degree | 46 | 51 | 3 | 51 |
Non-white college graduates | 70 | 26 | 4 | 4 |
Non-white no college degree | 74 | 23 | 3 | 7 |
Whites by education and gender | ||||
White women with college degrees | 68 | 29 | 3 | 21 |
White women without college degrees | 51 | 45 | 4 | 28 |
White men with college degrees | 54 | 43 | 3 | 17 |
White men without college degrees | 40 | 58 | 2 | 23 |
Non-whites | 73 | 24 | 3 | 11 |
Income | ||||
Under $30,000 | 63 | 34 | 3 | 14 |
$30,000–49,999 | 54 | 43 | 3 | 21 |
$50,000–99,999 | 48 | 51 | 1 | 36 |
$100,000–199,999 | 55 | 42 | 3 | 23 |
Over $200,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 |
Party ID | ||||
Democrats | 95 | 5 | N/A | 39 |
Republicans | 10 | 90 | N/A | 32 |
Independents | 51 | 42 | 7 | 28 |
Party by gender | ||||
Democratic men | 94 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
Democratic women | 95 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Republican men | 8 | 92 | N/A | 16 |
Republican women | 12 | 88 | N/A | 17 |
Independent men | 47 | 48 | 5 | 16 |
Independent women | 58 | 34 | 8 | 13 |
Ideology | ||||
Liberals | 94 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
Moderates | 65 | 32 | 3 | 39 |
Conservatives | 10 | 87 | 3 | 33 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 47 | 49 | 4 | 68 |
Unmarried | 63 | 33 | 4 | 32 |
Gender by marital status | ||||
Married men | 43 | 54 | 3 | 31 |
Married women | 51 | 45 | 4 | 36 |
Unmarried men | 52 | 43 | 5 | 15 |
Unmarried women | 72 | 24 | 4 | 18 |
First-time midterm election voter | ||||
Yes | 52 | 44 | 4 | 12 |
No | 55 | 42 | 3 | 88 |
Most important issue facing the country | ||||
Health care | 74 | 24 | 2 | 50 |
Immigration | 20 | 79 | 1 | 22 |
Economy | 30 | 67 | 3 | 18 |
Gun policy | N/A | N/A | N/A | 8 |
Area type | ||||
Urban | 67 | 30 | 3 | 40 |
Suburban | 50 | 46 | 4 | 32 |
Rural | 41 | 56 | 3 | 28 |
Source: CNN[132] |
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- Tim Pawlenty for Governor. "It's great to see one of our supporters, @SenatorJasinski, out promoting the Pawlenty-Fischbach ticket in Faribault! Don't forget to vote on Tuesday, August 14th! 🇺🇸 #mngov". Twitter.
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- "State Rep. Josh Heintzeman endorses Pawlenty-Fischbach for Governor/Lt. Governor". Tim Pawlenty for Governor. June 25, 2018.
- "Housing First Minnesota Endorses Tim Pawlenty for Governor". Housing First Minnesota. May 31, 2018.
- "Associated Builders and Contractors Endorses Tim Pawlenty for Governor". Tim Pawlenty for Governor. June 28, 2018.
- "Minnesota Chamber Leadership Fund PAC endorses Pawlenty for governor". Tim Pawlenty for Governor. July 2, 2018.
- Minnesota College Republicans. "MNCRs endorse @TPaw2018 for Governor!". Twitter.
- "Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis endorses Pawlenty-Fischbach for Governor/Lt. Governor". Tim Pawlenty for Governor. July 18, 2018. Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- "Our View / Endorsement: Pawlenty gives Republicans best shot". Duluth News Tribune. August 1, 2018.
- "Star Tribune endorsement for governor in GOP primary: Tim Pawlenty". Star Tribune. August 4, 2018.
- "ENDORSEMENT: PAWLENTY IS GOP'S TICKET BACK TO THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION". Mesabi Daily News.
- Tim Pawlenty for Governor. "Rick Aguilar & Latino American Today have endorsed @TimPawlenty for #mngov. "Aguilar feels that we need a governor who understands and can make changes to our education system." Rick founded the Hispanic Republican Assembly & is active in the MN Republican Party". Twitter.
- Dickson, Janiese (May 10, 2017). "Politicians and citizens implore Minnesotans to legalize marijuana at 4/20 rally". City College News.
- Golden, Erin (June 16, 2018). "Legal pot advocates join Minnesota races for state, federal offices". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- "2018 Governor Race ratings | The Cook Political Report". The Cook Political Report. July 25, 2018.
- "The Washington Post's gubernatorial race ratings". The Washington Post. October 16, 2018.
- "2018 Governor Forecast | FiveThirtyEight". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
- Kondik, Kyle (August 16, 2018). "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » The Governors: Ratings Changes Abound". centerforpolitics.org. Sabato's Crystal Ball.
- "2018 Governor Races". Retrieved August 10, 2018.
- "Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings". Daily Kos. June 5, 2018.
- "2018 Midterm Power Ranking". Fox News.
- "Politico Race Ratings". Politico.
- "2018 Governor Elections: As November Nears, More Governors' Races Become Tossups". www.governing.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- http://www.startribune.com/candidates-for-minnesota-governor-meeting-for-first-debate/491110451/
- https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/08/28/tim-walz-jeff-johnson-debate-at-minnesota-state-fair-governor-race-2018-election
- https://kstp.com/politics/jeff-johnson-tim-walz-participate-debate-nisswa-minnesota-gubernatorial-race/5034677/
- https://video.tpt.org/video/jeff-johnson-tim-walz-in-the-first-post-primary-tv-debate-0e9hhf/
- Donald Trump. "Jeff Johnson of Minnesota had a big night in winning the Republican nomination for Governor against a very strong and well known opponent! Thanks for all of the support you showed me. You have my complete and total Endorsement. You will win in November!". Twitter.
- 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.
- 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.
- "Former Lt. Gov. snubs old boss Tim Pawlenty, endorses Jeff Johnson". 4 May 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- "Republican race for governor: Matt Dean drops out, throws support behind Jeff Johnson", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- Tim Pawlenty. "Although the primary results were not what I had hoped, I have no regrets about the run. Am so grateful for Mary, my campaign team, supporters and friends for the great help and support. I wish @MNJeffJohnson the best as he strives to become MN's next Governor. Support him!". Twitter.
- 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.
- Michelle Benson. "Update on @Tim_Walz government health care plan. @MNJeffJohnson is correct, it is not good for hospitals. #MNGov". Twitter.
- Mike Lindell. ".@MNJeffJohnson for MN Governor! #voteAugust14th". Twitter.
- 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.
- "Job Creators Strongly Support Jeff Johnson for Minnesota Governor". NFIB. September 25, 2018.
- Smith, Kelly (October 16, 2018). "Minneapolis police union endorses Republican Jeff Johnson for Minnesota governor". Star Tribune.
- Barack Obama. "Today, I'm proud to endorse even more Democratic candidates who aren't just running against something, but for something—to expand opportunity for all of us and to restore dignity, honor, and compassion to public service. They deserve your vote". Twitter.
- Amy Klobuchar. "Great event at @HoopsBrewing in Duluth for my friend @Tim_Walz with a big crowd of supporters. Tim is standing up for Minnesota values and for our future. Looking forward to seeing him and @peggyflanagan win in November!". Twitter.
- 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.
- Eric Garcetti. "Kicking off #EGinMN at the @MinnesotaDFL Founders' Day Dinner listening to @Tim_Walz -- a teacher and coach, veteran and congressman. Fired up by his speech, inspired by the leader he'll be for Minnesota". Twitter.
- Jennifer Shultz. "Looking good, Duluth! TY @amyklobuchar, @Tim_Walz & @TonyLourey for visiting with us". Twitter.
- Chris Wright (GLC) with 2%
- Chris Wright (GLC) with 4%
- Chris Wright (GLC) with 1%
- https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/2018-general-election-results/
- "Minnesota gubernatorial election exit poll". CNN. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
External links
- Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites