United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 2012
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Voters in Minnesota elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the November 6, 2012 elections.
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar (D) won re-election on November 6, 2012.[1]
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: Minnesota has an open primary system, meaning any registered voter can vote in any party's primary.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by July 24, 2012. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 16, 2012. Voters may also register at the polls on Election Day, provided they bring requisite proof of residency.[2]
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2012
Incumbent: The election would fill the Class 1 Senate seat, which was held by Amy Klobuchar (D). First elected in 2006, Klobuchar ran for re-election in 2012.
Election results
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
65.2% | 1,854,595 | |
Republican | Kurt Bills | 30.5% | 867,974 | |
Independence | Stephen Williams | 2.6% | 73,539 | |
Grassroots | Tim Davis | 1.1% | 30,531 | |
Progressive | Michael Cavlan | 0.5% | 13,986 | |
Total Votes | 2,843,207 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) |
Candidates
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General election candidates
Democratic Primary
- Amy Klobuchar: Incumbent
[3]
- Dick Franson: Previous candidate[4]
- Jack Shepard[5]
- Darryl Stanton
- Amy Klobuchar: Incumbent
Republican primary
Independence primary
Grassroots candidate
Minnesota Open Progressives candidate
Race background
Democratic incumbent Senator Amy Klobuchar, first elected in 2006, ran for re-election in 2012. Also running for the Class 1 Senate seat in the November 6th, 2012 general election was Republican nominee Kurt Bills, who defeated two opponents in his party's primary on August 14th, 2012, as well as three minor-party challengers: Independence nominee Stephen Williams, Grassroots' Timothy Davis, and Minnesota Open Progressives candidate Michael Cavlan.
Competitiveness
An analysis of 2012 Senate races conducted by The New York Times rated Minnesota as solid Democratic.[8]
Race rating
Cook Political Report
Each month the Cook Political Report released race ratings for President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House (competitive only) and Governors. There were seven possible designations:[9]
Solid Democratic
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Tossup |
Lean Republican
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Cook Political Report Race Rating -- Minnesota Senate | |
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Month | Rating |
November 1, 2012[10] | |
October 4, 2012[11] | |
September 13, 2012[12] | |
August 21, 2012[13] | |
July 12, 2012[14] | |
May 31, 2012[15] | |
May 10, 2012[16] | |
March 22, 2012[17] | |
March 1, 2012[18] | |
January 26, 2012[19] | |
December 22, 2011[20] | |
December 1, 2011[21] |
Election history
2008
On November 4, 2008, Al Franken won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Norm Coleman, Dean Barkley (I), Charles Aldrich (L), James Niemackl (C), Michael Cavlan (I, Write-In) and Anthony Keith Price (I, Write-In) in the general election.[22]
2006
On November 7, 2006, Amy Klobuchar won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Mark R. Kennedy (R), Robert Fitzgerald, (I), Michael James Cavlan (G), and Ben Powers (C) in the general election.[23]
Campaign donors
Amy Klobuchar
Amy Klobuchar (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[24] | March 31, 2012 | $4,611,466.46 | $1,016,244.75 | $(463,997.76) | $5,163,713.45 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$1,016,244.75 | $(463,997.76) |
Dick Franson
Dick Franson (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[25] | March 31, 2012 | $95.02 | $6,741.66 | $(6,741.66) | $95.02 | ||||
July Quarterly[26] | June 30, 2012 | $95.02 | $8,731.84 | $(8,731.84) | $95.02 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$15,473.5 | $(15,473.5) |
Jack Shepard
Jack Shepard (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[27] | March 31, 2012 | $15,134.15 | $100.00 | $(1,735.00) | $13,064.00 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$100 | $(1,735) |
Kurt Bills
Kurt Bills (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[28] | March 31, 2012 | $0.00 | $45,567.64 | $(11,959.24) | $33,608.40 | ||||
July Quarterly[29] | June 30, 2012 | $33,608.40 | $243,867.04 | $(212,808.64) | $64,681.80 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$289,434.68 | $(224,767.88) |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2012
- United States Senate elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Minnesota," November 7, 2012
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Registering to Vote," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ CSPAN Politics, "AP Election Results" August 14, 2012
- ↑ MinnPost, "GOP ready to go after Sen. Klobuchar but has a problem: no first-tier candidate," accessed January 5, 2012
- ↑ Jack Shepard campaign website accessed January 5, 2012
- ↑ CSPAN Politics, "AP Election Results" August 14, 2012
- ↑ CSPAN Politics, "AP Election Results" August 14, 2012
- ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2012 Senate Race Ratings," accessed September 17, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Our Accuracy," accessed December 12, 2011 (dead link)
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," November 1, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," October 4, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," September 13, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," August 21, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," July 12, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 31, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," May 10, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 22, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," March 1, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," January 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 27, 2011
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2012 SENATE RACE RATINGS," December 1, 2011
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006" accessed November 2, 2011
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Amy Klobuchar April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dick Franson April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Dick Franson July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jack Shepard April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kurt Bills April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Kurt Bills July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012