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Gregg Iverson

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 14, 2018

Education

High school

University High School

Bachelor's

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Graduate

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Personal
Profession
MnDOT employee

Gregg Iverson (Democratic Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. Senate to represent Minnesota. He lost in the special Democratic primary on August 14, 2018.

Iverson was a candidate for mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was defeated in the general election on November 7, 2017. Although municipal elections in Minneapolis are officially nonpartisan, candidates can choose a party affiliation to appear on the ballot.[1] Iverson ran as a DFL candidate.[2]

Iverson previously ran for mayor of Minneapolis in 1993 and 2013 and for the Ward 11 seat on the Minneapolis City Council in 2005 and 2009.[3][4][5] He was also a Democratic candidate for Minnesota state auditor in 1994 and 2002, Minnesota secretary of state in 2014, the U.S. Senate in 2000, and Minnesota's 5th Congressional District seat in the U.S. House in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2016.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Biography

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Iverson earned a bachelor's degree in geography and a master's degree in education from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. His experience includes service in the U.S. Air Force and work in pre-highway design for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and as a teacher for the Anoka-Hennepin School District.[12]

Elections

2018

See also: United States Senate special election in Minnesota, 2018

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
✔
Image of Tina Smith
Tina Smith (D)
 
53.0
 
1,370,540
Image of Karin Housley
Karin Housley (R)
 
42.4
 
1,095,777
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Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now Party)
 
3.7
 
95,614
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Jerry Trooien (Unaffiliated) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
24,324
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.0
 
1,101

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
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Tina Smith
 
76.1
 
433,705
Image of Richard Painter
Richard Painter
 
13.7
 
78,193
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Ali Chehem Ali Candidate Connection
 
3.3
 
18,897
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Gregg Iverson
 
3.1
 
17,825
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Nick Leonard
 
2.9
 
16,529
Image of Christopher Seymore
Christopher Seymore
 
0.9
 
5,041

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
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Karin Housley
 
62.0
 
186,384
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Bob Anderson
 
35.6
 
107,102
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Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey
 
2.5
 
7,375

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 300,861
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2017

See also: Mayoral election in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017) and Municipal elections in Minneapolis, Minnesota (2017)

Minneapolis, Minnesota, held a general election for mayor, all 13 seats on the city council, both elected members of the board of estimate and taxation, and all nine members of the park and recreation board on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was August 15, 2017.

Incumbents ran for re-election to all but two of the city council seats. Ward 3 Councilman Jacob Frey filed to run for mayor instead, and Ward 8 Councilwoman Elizabeth Glidden opted not to run for re-election.[13]

Minneapolis Mayor, 2017, Round 5
Candidate Vote % Votes Transfer
Betsy Hodges (i) - Eliminated 0% 0 −26,875
Raymond Dehn 42.8% 34,971 7,613
Al Flowers 0% 0 0
Jacob Frey - Winner 57.2% 46,716 7,348
Tom Hoch 0% 0 0
Gregg Iverson 0% 0 0
Nekima Levy-Pounds 0% 0 0
Aswar Rahman 0% 0 0
Charlie Gers 0% 0 0
L.A. Nik 0% 0 0
Troy Benjegerdes 0% 0 0
Ron Lischeid 0% 0 0
David Rosenfeld 0% 0 0
Ian Simpson 0% 0 0
Captain Jack Sparrow 0% 0 0
David John Wilson 0% 0 0
Christopher Robin Zimmerman (Write-in) 0% 0 0
Theron Preston Washington (Write-in) 0% 0 0
Undeclared Write-ins 0% 0 0
Exhausted 22,835 11,914
Total Votes 104,522 0
Note: Negative numbers in the transfer total are due to exhaustion by overvotes.


Legend:     Eliminated in current round     Most votes     Lost






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Campaign themes

2017

In response to a question from KARE about why he was running, Iverson said:

“

Because I think the city needs some help and I don’t think the people that are there right now are doing the best job.[16]

”
—Gregg Iverson (2017)[12]

He listed his main issues as "Crime, affordable housing, Hiawatha Golf Course."[12]

2013

In response to a question from the Minneapolis Star Tribune about his priority if elected, Iverson said:

“

Control of police so we do not always bail them out with $$$. End council corruption. Have smart spending so taxes can be lower. Leave education for the educators. I will have lunch with the superintendent. I am a strong union supporter; have been a union worker my whole life. Support a good park system.[16]

”
—Gregg Iverson (2013)[17]

He offered the following ideas to address job and population growth, reduce crime, and lower property taxes:[17]

  • Job and population growth: "Tax incentives and better transportation."
  • Reduce crime: "Put criminals in jail and have more patrols in high-crime areas."
  • Lower property taxes: "Smart spending will lower taxes."

Campaign finance summary

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Gregg Iverson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018U.S. Senate MinnesotaLost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ MinnPost, "Minnesota Loves to Brag About Turnout. But Minneapolis and St. Paul Residents Are Actually Pretty Bad About Voting in Municipal Elections," July 7, 2017
  2. ↑ City of Minneapolis, "Official Ballot," accessed November 3, 2017
  3. ↑ MinnPost, "Crowded Minneapolis Mayoral Ballot Likely to Have at Least 23 Candidates," August 8, 2013
  4. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 8, 2005," November 10, 2005
  5. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 3, 2009," November 10, 2009
  6. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, "Canvassing Board Report," September 23, 1994
  7. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, September 10, 2002," September 18, 2002
  8. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, "2000 Primary Election Results," accessed October 24, 2017
  9. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, September 12, 2006," October 16, 2006
  10. ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Incumbents Win Congressional Primary Challenges," August 10, 2010
  11. ↑ Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, "Unofficial Results Tuesday, August 14, 2012
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 KARE, "Gregg Iverson," October 15, 2017
  13. ↑ Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Elizabeth Glidden Won't Seek Re-election to Minneapolis City Council," December 12, 2016
  14. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 1, 2016
  15. ↑ Politico, "Minnesota House Primaries Results," August 9, 2016
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Minneapolis Star Tribune, "Gregg A. Iverson," October 5, 2013


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