Minnesota's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Betty McCollum (D) defeated challengers Sharna Wahlgren (R) and Dave Thomas (IND) in the general election.[4]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Minnesota utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[5][6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters needed to register on election day, or pre-register by July 22, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (21 days days prior to the election).[8]
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Betty McCollum (D), who was first elected in 2000.
Minnesota's 4th Congressional District includes areas Ramsey and Washington counties and is located in the eastern part of the state.[9]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Betty McCollum - Incumbent
Sharna Wahlgren
Dave Thomas
August 12, 2014, primary results
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Independence Party Primary
Elections
General election results
The 4th Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Betty McCollum (D) defeated challengers Sharna Wahlgren (R) and Dave Thomas (IND) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Betty McCollum Incumbent |
61.2% | 147,857 | |
| Republican | Sharna Wahlgren | 32.9% | 79,492 | |
| Independence | Dave Thomas | 5.8% | 14,059 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 229 | |
| Total Votes | 241,637 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign contributions
Betty McCollum
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Betty McCollum's reports.[11]
| Betty McCollum (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[12] | April 12, 2013 | $48,013.91 | $101,121.26 | $(86,293.09) | $62,842.08 | ||||
| July Quarterly[13] | July 12, 2013 | $62,842.08 | $58,967.27 | $(63,752.34) | $58,057.01 | ||||
| October Quarterly[14] | October 12, 2013 | $58,057.01 | $99,751.25 | $(68,731.55) | $89,076.71 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[15] | December 31, 2013 | $89,076 | $93,142 | $(58,130) | $124,088 | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 12, 2014 | $124,088.88 | $144,652.00 | $(54,661.67) | $214,079.21 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $214,079.00 | $114,963.00 | $(80,122.00) | $249,036.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $612,596.78 | $(411,690.65) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
Incumbent Betty McCollum won re-election to the 4th Congressional District of Minnesota U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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) | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Betty McCollum (D) won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Teresa Collett (R), Steve Carlson (I), Amber Garlan (Write-in) and Jack Shepard (Write-in) in the general election.[18]
| U.S. House, Minnesota District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| 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 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 283 | |
| Write-in | Amber Garlan | 0% | 39 | |
| Write-in | Jack Shepard | 0% | 10 | |
| Total Votes | 231,426 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State,"PRIMARY ELECTION," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Website, "How to Register," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "McCollum 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 18, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 11, 204
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed May 16, 2014
- ↑ ABC News, "General Election Results 2012-Minnesota," November 7, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
