Minnesota's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
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The 4th Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.
Betty McCollum won re-election on November 6, 2012.[1]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
|---|---|---|
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 could also register at the polls on Election Day, provided they brought requisite proof of residency.[2]
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2012
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Betty McCollum (D), who was first elected in 2000.
This was the first election that used new district maps based on 2010 Census data. Minnesota's 4th Congressional District included Ramsey and Washington counties in the eastern portion of the state.[3]
Candidates
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General election candidates
Democratic Primary
- Betty McCollum: Incumbent
[4] - Diana Longrie
- Brian Stalboerger
- Betty McCollum: Incumbent
Republican Primary
Independence candidate
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Betty McCollum Incumbent |
62.3% | 216,685 | |
| Republican | Tony Hernandez | 31.5% | 109,659 | |
| Independence | Steve Carlson | 6.1% | 21,135 | |
| NA | Write-in | 0.1% | 512 | |
| Total Votes | 347,991 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) | ||||
Impact of Redistricting
- See also: Redistricting in Minnesota
District partisanship
FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study
- See also: FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012
In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. Minnesota's 4th District became less Democratic because of redistricting.[6]
- 2012: 60D / 40R
- 2010: 61D / 39R
Cook Political Report's PVI
In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measured each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. Minnesota's 4th Congressional District had a PVI of D+11, which was the 96th most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 64-36 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 60-40 percent over George W. Bush (R).[7]
District history
2010
On November 2, 2010, McCollum won re-election to the United States House of Representatives. She defeated Teresa Collett (R), Steve Carlson (I), Amber Garlan (I), and Jack Shepard (I) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Minnesota's 4th Congressional District, General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Betty McCollum Incumbent |
59.1% | 136,746 | |
| Republican | Teresa Collett | 34.6% | 80,141 | |
| Independent | Steve Carlson | 6.1% | 14,207 | |
| Independent | Write-In | 0.1% | 283 | |
| Independent | Amber Garlan | 0% | 39 | |
| Independent | Jack Shepard | 0% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 231,426 | |||
Campaign donors
Betty McCollum
| Betty McCollum (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[9] | March 31, 2012 | $175,331.61 | $123,497.76 | $(76,205.19) | $222,624.18 | ||||
| July Quarterly[10] | June 30, 2012 | $222,624.18 | $90,402.27 | $(106,551.98) | $206,474.47 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $213,900.03 | $(182,757.17) | ||||||||
Tony Hernandez
| Tony Hernandez (2012) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| July Quarterly[11] | June 30, 2012 | $0.00 | $16,680.59 | $(11,654.33) | $5,026.26 | ||||
| Pre-Primary Report[12] | August 2, 2012 | $5,026.26 | $5,700.60 | $(5,356.35) | $5,370.51 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $22,381.19 | $(17,010.68) | ||||||||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
- United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 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
- ↑ Minnesota Redistricting Map, "Map" accessed August 30, 2012
- ↑ CBS Minnesota "2012 Primary Results" August 14, 2012
- ↑ CBS Minnesota "2012 Primary Results" August 14, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Minnesota," September 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" accessed October 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013 accessed December 8, 2011
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Betty McCollum April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Betty McCollum July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tony Hernandez July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2012
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Tony Hernandez Pre-Primary Report," accessed October 2, 2012
