Minnesota Statewide Election Results

Democrats dominated Minnesota’s statewide elections on Tuesday.  US Senator Amy Klobuchar was elected Governor, receiving 55 and a half percent of the ballots, with Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth getting 42.6 percent.  In the US Senate race, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya 53.7 percent to 43.6 percent.  Attorney General Keith Ellison was re-elected, as he defeated Ron Schutz (shoots) 54.3 percent to 45.6 percent.  

Looking at the US House races, 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was re-elected after defeating Democrat Erik Osberg by nearly 100,000 votes.  Another Republican, Pete Stauber, was re-elected in the 8th District…defeating Trina Swanson 53 percent to 46.8 percent.