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Cynthia Gail
Cynthia Gail (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Minnesota. She lost in the Republican primary on August 11, 2020.
Elections
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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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2016
- See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the Minnesota State Senate 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.
Incumbent Dan Sparks defeated Gene Dornink in the Minnesota State Senate District 27 general election.[1][2]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 27 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Dan Sparks Incumbent |
54.80% | 20,540 | |
| Republican | Gene Dornink | 45.20% | 16,944 | |
| Total Votes | 37,484 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Dan Sparks ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 27 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dan Sparks Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Gene Dornink defeated Cynthia Gail in the Minnesota State Senate District 27 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Minnesota State Senate, District 27 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Gene Dornink |
69.15% | 948 | |
| Republican | Cynthia Gail | 30.85% | 423 | |
| Total Votes | 1,371 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Cynthia Gail did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
