Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022
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Minnesota Attorney General |
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Election details |
Filing deadline: May 31, 2022 |
Primary: August 9, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Keith Ellison (Democratic) |
How to vote |
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Minnesota |
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Incumbent Keith Ellison (D) defeated Jim Schultz (R) in the November 8, 2022, general election for Minnesota Attorney General.
In September 2022, Sabato's Crystal Ball's Louis Jacobson wrote, "[Keith] Ellison’s progressive views, combined with rising concerns about crime, are the main complications to his quest for a second term. The GOP nominee is Jim Schultz, an attorney who won a majority of the vote in a 3-way primary contest. Schultz is considered more mainstream than some of the GOP’s other statewide candidates." Click here to read the analysis.[1]
Ellison was first elected in 2018, defeating Doug Wardlow (R) 49% to 45%. Ellison previously served in the U.S. House and the Minnesota House of Representatives. Before his election to public office, Ellison worked as a civil rights and defense attorney.[2] In a campaign ad, Ellison said, “As your attorney general, I’ve worked every day to uplift people, to help you afford your life, and live with dignity, safety, and respect.”[3]
Schultz worked as an attorney in the private sector specializing in business, regulatory, and compliance law. He previously worked for Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Two Harbors Investment Corp., and for Värde Partners, an investment firm.[4][5] In a campaign ad, Schultz said, “We have to do better. I’ll enforce the law, prosecute violent criminals, and fight for everyone to feel safer.”[6]
Minnesota had a Democratic attorney general since 1971. The last Republican to hold office was Douglas M. Head, who served from 1967 to 1971.[7]
This was one of 30 elections for attorney general taking place in 2022. All 50 states have an attorney general who serves as the state's chief legal officer, responsible for enforcing state law and offering the state government advice on legal matters. In 43 states, the office was, at the time of the 2022 elections, an elected post. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 27 Republican attorneys general and 23 Democratic attorneys general. Click here for an overview of all 30 attorney general elections that took place in 2022. A state government triplex refers to a situation where the governor, attorney general, and secretary of state are all members of the same political party. Heading into the 2022 elections, there were 23 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and nine divided governments where neither party held triplex control.
Keith Ellison (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read his responses.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022 (August 9 Democratic primary)
- Minnesota Attorney General election, 2022 (August 9 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Jim Schultz and Laurice Anderson in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Keith Ellison (D) | 50.4 | 1,254,371 |
Jim Schultz (R) | 49.5 | 1,233,556 | ||
![]() | Laurice Anderson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 12 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,362 |
Total votes: 2,490,301 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Incumbent Keith Ellison defeated Bill Dahn in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Keith Ellison | 89.3 | 378,367 |
![]() | Bill Dahn | 10.7 | 45,110 |
Total votes: 423,477 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Jim Schultz defeated Doug Wardlow and Sharon Anderson in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jim Schultz | 52.5 | 163,944 | |
![]() | Doug Wardlow ![]() | 34.8 | 108,537 | |
![]() | Sharon Anderson | 12.7 | 39,723 |
Total votes: 312,204 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Smith (R)
- Tad Jude (R)
- Lynne Torgerson (R)
Campaign data
Campaign finance
General election
Democratic primary
Republican primary
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Minnesota
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Past elections
2018
General election
General election for Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison defeated Doug Wardlow and Noah Johnson in the general election for Attorney General of Minnesota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Keith Ellison (D) ![]() | 49.0 | 1,249,407 |
![]() | Doug Wardlow (R) | 45.1 | 1,150,459 | |
![]() | Noah Johnson (Grassroots Party) | 5.7 | 145,748 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6,158 |
Total votes: 2,551,772 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Keith Ellison defeated Debra Hilstrom, Tom Foley, Matt Pelikan, and Mike Rothman in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Keith Ellison ![]() | 49.8 | 281,142 |
Debra Hilstrom | 19.1 | 108,048 | ||
![]() | Tom Foley | 12.5 | 70,786 | |
![]() | Matt Pelikan | 10.6 | 59,876 | |
![]() | Mike Rothman | 7.9 | 44,522 |
Total votes: 564,374 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Lori Swanson (D)
- Ryan Winkler (D)
- Sam Clark (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota
Doug Wardlow defeated Sharon Anderson and Robert Lessard in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Doug Wardlow | 46.3 | 135,971 |
![]() | Sharon Anderson | 32.1 | 94,245 | |
![]() | Robert Lessard | 21.7 | 63,722 |
Total votes: 293,938 | ||||
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2014
Attorney General of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Democratic | ![]() |
52.6% | 1,014,714 | |
Republican | Scott Newman | 39% | 752,543 | |
Legalize Marijuana | Dan R. Vacek | 3% | 57,604 | |
Independence | Brandan Borgos | 2.3% | 44,613 | |
Libertarian | Mary O'Connor | 1.6% | 30,008 | |
Green | Andy Dawkins | 1.5% | 28,748 | |
Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 750 | |
Total Votes | 1,928,980 | |||
Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State |
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Minnesota, 2022 | |||
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District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
Minnesota's 1st | Vacant | ![]() |
R+7 |
Minnesota's 2nd | Angie Craig | ![]() |
D+1 |
Minnesota's 3rd | Dean Phillips | ![]() |
D+8 |
Minnesota's 4th | Betty McCollum | ![]() |
D+17 |
Minnesota's 5th | Ilhan Omar | ![]() |
D+30 |
Minnesota's 6th | Tom Emmer | ![]() |
R+12 |
Minnesota's 7th | Michelle Fischbach | ![]() |
R+19 |
Minnesota's 8th | Pete Stauber | ![]() |
R+8 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Minnesota[8] | ||||
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District | Joe Biden ![]() |
Donald Trump ![]() | ||
Minnesota's 1st | 44.3% | 53.5% | ||
Minnesota's 2nd | 52.5% | 45.4% | ||
Minnesota's 3rd | 59.5% | 38.5% | ||
Minnesota's 4th | 67.8% | 30.2% | ||
Minnesota's 5th | 80.6% | 17.4% | ||
Minnesota's 6th | 40.1% | 57.7% | ||
Minnesota's 7th | 32.5% | 65.7% | ||
Minnesota's 8th | 43.4% | 54.7% |
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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Democratic | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
Republican | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
New Republican | D | D | R |
Following the 2020 presidential election, 51.8% of Minnesotans lived in one of the state's nine Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 38.6% lived in one of 59 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Minnesota was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Minnesota following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
Minnesota county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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Solid Democratic | 9 | 51.8% | |||||
Solid Republican | 59 | 38.6% | |||||
Trending Republican | 15 | 5.8% | |||||
Battleground Democratic | 4 | 3.8% | |||||
Total voted Democratic | 13 | 55.7% | |||||
Total voted Republican | 74 | 44.3% |
Historical voting trends
Minnesota presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 20 Democratic wins
- 10 Republican wins
- 1 other win
Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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Winning Party | R | R | R | P[9] | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Minnesota.
U.S. Senate election results in Minnesota | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2020 | 48.8%![]() |
43.5%![]() |
2018 | 53.0%![]() |
42.4%![]() |
2018 | 60.3%![]() |
36.2%![]() |
2014 | 53.2%![]() |
42.9%![]() |
2012 | 65.2%![]() |
30.6%![]() |
Average | 56.1 | 39.1 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Minnesota
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Minnesota.
Gubernatorial election results in Minnesota | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2018 | 53.8%![]() |
42.4%![]() |
2014 | 50.1%![]() |
44.5%![]() |
2010 | 43.6%![]() |
43.2%![]() |
2006 | 46.7%![]() |
45.7%![]() |
2002 | 44.4%![]() |
36.5%![]() |
Average | 47.7 | 42.5 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Minnesota's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Minnesota, November 2022 | |||
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Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
Democratic | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Republican | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 8 | 10 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Minnesota's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
State executive officials in Minnesota, November 2022 | |
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Office | Officeholder |
Governor | ![]() |
Lieutenant Governor | ![]() |
Secretary of State | ![]() |
Attorney General | ![]() |
State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Minnesota State Legislature as of November 2022.
Minnesota State Senate
Party | As of November 2022 | |
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Democratic Party | 31 | |
Republican Party | 34 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Vacancies | 1 | |
Total | 67 |
Minnesota House of Representatives
Party | As of November 2022 | |
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Democratic Party | 69 | |
Republican Party | 63 | |
Independent | 1 | |
Vacancies | 1 | |
Total | 134 |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Minnesota was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and a majority in the house and Republicans controlling a majority in the state senate. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Minnesota Party Control: 1992-2022
Two years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | I | I | I | I | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Minnesota and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
Demographic Data for Minnesota | ||
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Minnesota | Vereinigte Staaten | |
Population | 5,706,494 | 331,449,281 |
Land area (sq mi) | 79,631 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 81.6% | 70.4% |
Black/African American | 6.4% | 12.6% |
Asian | 4.9% | 5.6% |
Native American | 1% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
Two or more | 3.9% | 5.2% |
Hispanic/Latino | 5.5% | 18.2% |
Bildung | ||
High school graduation rate | 93.4% | 88.5% |
College graduation rate | 36.8% | 32.9% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $73,382 | $64,994 |
Persons below poverty level | 9.3% | 12.8% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
See also
Minnesota | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "The Attorneys General: A Dozen Races Dot the Competitive Landscape," September 14, 2022
- ↑ Office of the Minnesota Attorney General, "Biography of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison," accessed November 2, 2022
- ↑ Facebook, "Keith Ellison on November 1, 2022," accessed November 2, 2022
- ↑ Jim Schultz's campaign website, "About Jim," accessed November 2, 2022
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jim Schultz," accessed November 2, 2022
- ↑ Jim Schultz's campaign website, "Home," accessed November 2, 2022
- ↑ Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, "Minnesota Territorial and State Attorneys General 1849-present," accessed November 2, 2022
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
- ↑ Progressive Party
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