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Mary O'Connor (Minnesota)
Mary O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now Party) ran for election to the Minnesota State Senate to represent District 38. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
O'Connor ran for lieutenant governor of Minnesota in 2018. She ran on a joint ticket with the gubernatorial nominee, Josh Welter (L).
O'Connor was a Libertarian Party candidate for Minnesota Attorney General in the 2014 elections.[1] O'Connor lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Elections
2022
See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Minnesota State Senate District 38
Susan Pha defeated Brad Kohler and Mary O'Connor in the general election for Minnesota State Senate District 38 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Susan Pha (D) | 63.9 | 14,116 |
 | Brad Kohler (R)  | 28.7 | 6,337 | |
 | Mary O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 7.3 | 1,602 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 22,088 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 38
Susan Pha defeated Huldah Hiltsley in the Democratic primary for Minnesota State Senate District 38 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Susan Pha | 61.6 | 3,100 |
 | Huldah Hiltsley | 38.4 | 1,930 | |
| Total votes: 5,030 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 38
Brad Kohler advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota State Senate District 38 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Kohler | 100.0 | 1,506 |
| Total votes: 1,506 | |||
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 38
Mary O'Connor advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota State Senate District 38 on August 9, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mary O'Connor | 100.0 | 55 |
| Total votes: 55 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B
Incumbent Samantha Vang defeated Charlotte Smith and Mary O'Connor in the general election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Samantha Vang (D) | 62.8 | 11,370 |
| Charlotte Smith (R) | 25.3 | 4,574 | ||
| Mary O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now Party) | 11.9 | 2,147 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 18,107 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Samantha Vang advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Charlotte Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B.
Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election
The Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election was canceled. Mary O'Connor advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for Minnesota House of Representatives District 40B.
Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Peggy Flanagan defeated Donna Bergstrom, Judith Schwartzbacker, and Mary O'Connor in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Peggy Flanagan (D) | 53.8 | 1,393,096 |
 | Donna Bergstrom (R) | 42.4 | 1,097,705 | |
| Judith Schwartzbacker (Grassroots Party) | 2.7 | 68,667 | ||
| Mary O'Connor (L) | 1.0 | 26,735 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1,084 | ||
| Total votes: 2,587,287 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Peggy Flanagan defeated Erin Maye Quade, Rick Nolan, James Mellin II, and Chris Edman in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Peggy Flanagan | 41.6 | 242,832 |
 | Erin Maye Quade | 32.0 | 186,969 | |
 | Rick Nolan | 24.6 | 143,517 | |
| James Mellin II | 1.1 | 6,398 | ||
| Chris Edman | 0.7 | 4,019 | ||
| Total votes: 583,735 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zarina Baber (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
Donna Bergstrom defeated incumbent Michelle Fischbach and Theresa Loeffler in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Bergstrom | 52.6 | 168,841 |
 | Michelle Fischbach | 43.9 | 140,743 | |
| Theresa Loeffler | 3.5 | 11,330 | ||
| Total votes: 320,914 | |||
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2014
O'Connor ran for election to the office of Minnesota Attorney General.[1] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Secretary of State of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Steve Simon |
47% | 901,450 | |
| Republican | Dan Severson | 45.9% | 879,022 | |
| Independence | Bob Helland | 4.9% | 94,065 | |
| Libertarian | Bob Odden | 2.1% | 40,729 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 1,134 | |
| Total Votes | 1,916,400 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Mary O'Connor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Mary O'Connor did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2022 Elections
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