Christopher Seymore (Minnesota)
Christopher Seymore (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Minnesota. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 11, 2026.
Seymore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Christopher Seymore earned a high school diploma from Harding High School. His career experience includes working as a chaplain. In 1993, Seymore founded LCORPS (Life-Changing Out Reach Programs & Services), a nonprofit which describes its mission as "to assist in the development of men, women, and youth boys & girls, culturally, academically, socially, and economically; and to offer programs & services which are designed to help them develop maturity, responsibility, self-esteem, and control over their lives while setting future goals and making the best possible decisions."[1] At the time of his entrance into the 2018 election, Seymore remained involved with the organization. Seymore's other professional experience includes time spent as a pastor at the Church of God in Christ between 2000 and 2007 and time spent as an executive neighborhood guide with the Boy Scouts of America between 2009 and 2013.[2][3]
Elections
2026
See also: Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on August 11, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for Governor of Minnesota
Mike Newcome (Independent) is running in the general election for Governor of Minnesota on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| | Mike Newcome (Independent) ![]() | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tim Walz (D)
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Governor of Minnesota
Amy Klobuchar (D) and Christopher Seymore (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Minnesota on August 11, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| | Amy Klobuchar | |
| | Christopher Seymore ![]() | |
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Governor of Minnesota
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Minnesota on August 11, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| | Peggy Bennett | |
| | Lisa Demuth | |
| | Thomas Evenstad ![]() | |
| | Scott Jensen | |
| Jeff Johnson | ||
| | Patrick Knight | |
| | Brad Kohler ![]() | |
| | Mike Lindell | |
| | Phillip Parrish ![]() | |
| | Kendall Qualls | |
| | Kristin Robbins | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Madel (R)
Endorsements
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2024
See also: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar defeated Royce White, Rebecca Whiting, and Joyce Lacey in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Klobuchar (D) | 56.2 | 1,792,441 | |
Royce White (R) ![]() | 40.5 | 1,291,712 | ||
Rebecca Whiting (L) ![]() | 1.7 | 55,215 | ||
Joyce Lacey (Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota) ![]() | 1.5 | 46,377 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 3,578 | ||
| Total votes: 3,189,323 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Amy Klobuchar defeated Steve Carlson, Ahmad Hassan, Ole Savior, and George Kalberer in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amy Klobuchar | 94.3 | 305,055 | |
| Steve Carlson | 2.9 | 9,535 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 1.5 | 4,891 | ||
| Ole Savior | 0.8 | 2,478 | ||
| George Kalberer | 0.5 | 1,578 | ||
| Total votes: 323,537 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Derek Logan (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Royce White ![]() | 38.5 | 74,814 | |
| Joe Fraser | 29.3 | 56,909 | ||
| Raymond Petersen | 8.4 | 16,237 | ||
Alycia Gruenhagen ![]() | 7.7 | 15,017 | ||
| John Berman | 7.3 | 14,158 | ||
| Patrick Munro | 4.9 | 9,444 | ||
| Christopher Seymore | 2.6 | 5,020 | ||
| Loner Blue | 1.4 | 2,727 | ||
| Total votes: 194,326 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Hilbrich (R)
- Gene Rechtzigel (R)
- Mike Ruoho (R)
Endorsements
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2020
See also: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tina Smith (D) | 48.8 | 1,566,522 | |
| Jason Lewis (R) | 43.6 | 1,398,145 | ||
| Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 5.8 | 185,064 | ||
| Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) | 1.8 | 57,174 | ||
| Rob Barrett Jr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 22 | ||
| George Dennis Jr. (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
Steve Carlson (Independent) (Write-in) ![]() | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| John Berman (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Jason Shaver (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Josh Ondich (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2,261 | ||
| Total votes: 3,209,198 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Tina Smith defeated Paula Overby, Ahmad Hassan, Steve Carlson, and Christopher Seymore in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tina Smith | 87.1 | 497,501 | |
| Paula Overby | 5.3 | 30,497 | ||
| Ahmad Hassan | 3.5 | 20,037 | ||
Steve Carlson ![]() | 2.9 | 16,429 | ||
| Christopher Seymore | 1.1 | 6,480 | ||
| Total votes: 570,944 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Jason Lewis defeated Cynthia Gail, John Berman, Bob Carney Jr., and James Reibestein in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jason Lewis | 78.1 | 191,288 | |
| Cynthia Gail | 7.2 | 17,675 | ||
| John Berman | 6.6 | 16,212 | ||
| Bob Carney Jr. | 4.3 | 10,503 | ||
| James Reibestein | 3.8 | 9,210 | ||
| Total votes: 244,888 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Oliver Steinberg advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Oliver Steinberg | 100.0 | 3,275 | |
| Total votes: 3,275 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Kevin O'Connor advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kevin O'Connor | 100.0 | 6,996 | |
| Total votes: 6,996 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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2018
Governor
Seymore was a candidate running for governor of Minnesota in the 2018 election.
U.S. Senate
General election
Special general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Incumbent Tina Smith defeated Karin Housley, Sarah Wellington, and Jerry Trooien in the special general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tina Smith (D) | 53.0 | 1,370,540 | |
| Karin Housley (R) | 42.4 | 1,095,777 | ||
| Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 3.7 | 95,614 | ||
Jerry Trooien (Unaffiliated) ![]() | 0.9 | 24,324 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1,101 | ||
| Total votes: 2,587,356 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tina Smith | 76.1 | 433,705 | |
| Richard Painter | 13.7 | 78,193 | ||
Ali Chehem Ali ![]() | 3.3 | 18,897 | ||
| Gregg Iverson | 3.1 | 17,825 | ||
| Nick Leonard | 2.9 | 16,529 | ||
| Christopher Seymore | 0.9 | 5,041 | ||
| Total votes: 570,190 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota
Karin Housley defeated Bob Anderson and Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey in the special Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karin Housley | 62.0 | 186,384 | |
| Bob Anderson | 35.6 | 107,102 | ||
| Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey | 2.5 | 7,375 | ||
| Total votes: 300,861 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016.
Andrew Carlson defeated incumbent Chad Anderson in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B general election.[4][5]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 53.68% | 12,084 | ||
| Republican | Chad Anderson Incumbent | 46.32% | 10,429 | |
| Total Votes | 22,513 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Andrew Carlson defeated Christopher Seymore Sr. in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B Democratic primary.[6][7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | 88.58% | 2,125 | ||
| Democratic | Christopher Seymore Sr. | 11.42% | 274 | |
| Total Votes | 2,399 | |||
Incumbent Chad Anderson ran unopposed in the Minnesota House of Representatives District 50B Republican primary.[6][7]
| Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | ||
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Christopher Seymore completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Seymore's responses.
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I have over 18 years of experience in Minnesota politics, including 16 years of involvement with the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) Party: 2008: DFL Eden Prairie Caucus & Precinct Chairman (P15 SD42), State Delegate 2012: DFL Eden Prairie Caucus & Precinct Chairman (P15 SD42), National Delegate Alternate for Barack Obama 2016: DFL Bloomington (P13 SD50 CD3), National Delegate Alternate for Bernie Sanders 2016: DFL Bloomington Caucus Chairman, Precinct Chairman, Central Committee Member, State Central Committee Director Ran for multiple public offices, including: 2016: Minnesota House of Representatives, District 50B (Democratic Primary) 2017: Governor of Minnesota, Independence Alliance Party 2018: U.S. Senate of Minnesota (Democratic Primary) 2020: U.S. Senate of Minnesota (Democratic Primary) 2024: Endorsed U.S. Senate Candidate, Legal Marijuana Now Party 2024: Minnesota GOP U.S. Senate Primary Candidate / Legal Marijuana Now write-in candidate (General Election) 2026: Declared Candidate for Governor of Minnesota (DFL Party, unendorsed)
I am qualified to serve as Governor of Minnesota because my leadership has been forged through sustained tenacity and direct engagement with real-world problems requiring real-time solutions. My approach is that of a systems architect rather than a symbolic politician, designing policies that function within budget constraints, census realities, regulatory limits, and human need.- PRIORITY #1 End Statewide Fraud
Overhaul to Institute New Trustworthy Statewide Financial Stewardship
Strengthen Oversight Mechanisms: Increase State & Federal cooperation and transparency for financial allocation oversight. Conduct thorough evaluations and audits of funded programs.
Prioritize Competitive Grant Processes: Encourage the use of competitive grant processes to ensure that funds are awarded based on merit and the potential for impact, rather than political connections.
Enhance Transparency: Mandate regular reporting and public disclosure of fund utilization by recipient organizations to foster accountability.
Restructure State Grant Recipient Criteria’s for those that are not direct state, county or city grant recipients. - Champion Legislative Agendas for the People As Governor of Minnesota, I will ensure that the state's boards, councils, commissions, committees, ombudsman offices, and task forces work in bipartisan unison to pass legislative agendas that serve the people of MN. Councils of Indian Affairs Black Minnesotans Asian-Pacific Latino Affairs Legislative Commission on Economic Status of Women League of MN Cities MN Dept of Ed DEED MN Dept of Agr MN State Investment Board Iron Range Board MN Board on Aging NAACP Through these partnerships, my administration will align policy initiatives with the needs of communities, ensuring that state funding, legislative actions, and economic opportunities reflect the interests of the people of Minnesota.
- Investing In The Future of Infrastructure for MN : Through Minnesota’s State-Owned Enterprises, we will fund projects that modernize roads, bridges, and broadband infrastructure without relying solely on federal allocations. A Future Built on Economic, Social, and Technological Equity My administration will create a self-sustaining economic model that generates revenue without raising taxes on working-class Minnesotans. Through public-private partnerships, AI-driven analytics, and strategic state-owned enterprises, we will fund vital public services, create generational wealth for underserved communities, and transform Minnesota into a national leader in equitable economic development and job growth.
Increase Safety & Security By Working Towards A Drug Free Minnesota
Building Trust Between Police and Communities: My administration will create Community Policing Agreements that strengthen ties between Federal & State law enforcement and neighborhoods, emphasizing de-escalation and accountability.
We Will Renew Our Commitment A Safer MN:
• Eradicating the sale, distribution, and public use of all illicit drugs and misused pharmaceuticals.
• Reinstating social and civic order through clearly enforced policies.
• Empowering communities to heal and recover with government-supported resources.
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2024
Christopher Seymore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Seymore’s campaign website stated the following:
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My vision for America is one where: - Economic policies are crafted to stimulate growth, innovation, and job creation, benefiting workers and businesses alike. - Social issues are approached with compassion and respect for individual liberties, including a woman's right to make informed decisions about her body within the bounds of reason and morality. - Foreign policy is based on strategic partnerships and diplomacy, promoting peace and stability while safeguarding our national interests. - Environmental stewardship is embraced, recognizing that conservation and responsible management of our natural resources are inherently conservative values.[8] |
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| —Christopher Seymore’s campaign website (2024)[9] | ||
2020
Christopher Seymore did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
The following issue statements were found on Seymore's official campaign website. For a full list of issue statements, click here.
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I PROMISE TO FUND PUBLIC EDUCATION 100 % in the State of Minnesota.
I promise to Decrease the numbers of at risk youth in the State of Minnesota
I Promise a new added 2 year option of education for High School Grades
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| —Christopher Seymore[10] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LCORPS.ORG, "About," accessed November 5, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Christopher Seymore," accessed November 5, 2017
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 16, 2026
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ MINNESOTA U. S. SENATE CANDIDATE VOTE CHRIS SEYMORE 2024, “VISIT PROFILE,” accessed August 2, 2024
- ↑ Christopher Seymore for Minnesota, "Campaign Promises," accessed November 5, 2017

