Soren Christian Sorensen
Soren Christian Sorensen (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Minnesota's 8th Congressional District. Sorensen did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 11, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2020
Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)
Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Incumbent Pete Stauber defeated Quinn Nystrom, Judith Schwartzbacker, John Evans, and David Pipho in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pete Stauber (R) | 56.8 | 223,432 |
 | Quinn Nystrom (D) | 37.6 | 147,853 | |
| Judith Schwartzbacker (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota) | 5.6 | 22,190 | ||
| John Evans (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| David Pipho (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 236 | ||
| Total votes: 393,711 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Quinn Nystrom advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Quinn Nystrom | 100.0 | 46,050 |
| Total votes: 46,050 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Incumbent Pete Stauber defeated Harry Welty in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Stauber | 93.7 | 39,058 |
 | Harry Welty | 6.3 | 2,606 | |
| Total votes: 41,664 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Judith Schwartzbacker advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Judith Schwartzbacker | 100.0 | 540 | |
| Total votes: 540 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Pete Stauber defeated Joe Radinovich and Ray Sandman in the general election for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Stauber (R) | 50.7 | 159,364 |
 | Joe Radinovich (D) | 45.2 | 141,950 | |
 | Ray Sandman (Independence Party) | 4.1 | 12,741 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 156 | ||
| Total votes: 314,211 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Joe Radinovich defeated Michelle Lee, Jason Metsa, Kirsten Hagen Kennedy, and Soren Christian Sorensen in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Radinovich | 44.1 | 30,732 |
 | Michelle Lee | 27.5 | 19,182 | |
 | Jason Metsa | 13.2 | 9,229 | |
 | Kirsten Hagen Kennedy | 11.7 | 8,133 | |
 | Soren Christian Sorensen | 3.5 | 2,415 | |
| Total votes: 69,691 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Leah Phifer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8
Pete Stauber defeated Harry Welty in the Republican primary for U.S. House Minnesota District 8 on August 14, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pete Stauber | 90.0 | 45,391 |
| Harry Welty | 10.0 | 5,047 | |
| Total votes: 50,438 | |||
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2014
The election in Minneapolis featured five seats up for general election on November 4, 2014. The primary election was held on August 12, 2014. Incumbent Rebecca Gagnon ran against six challengers to retain her at-large seat. Two newcomers, Nelson Inz and Jay Larson, competed for the District 5 seat. District 1 incumbent Jenny Arneson and District 3 newcomer Siad Ali ran unopposed to win their seats. In addition to Arneson and Ali, Gagnon and challenger Don Samuels won the two at-large seats, and Inz won the District 5 seat.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Rebecca Gagnon Incumbent |
30.9% | 11,888 | |
| Nonpartisan | Don Samuels |
27.5% | 10,562 | |
| Nonpartisan | Iris Altamirano |
22.5% | 8,661 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ira Jourdain |
5.9% | 2,249 | |
| Nonpartisan | Doug Mann | 5.7% | 2,199 | |
| Nonpartisan | Soren Christian Sorensen | 4.5% | 1,727 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Minck | 2.9% | 1,132 | |
| Total Votes | 38,418 | |||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State, "Results for Selected Contests in School District No. 1 - Minneapolis," accessed August 12, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Sorensen reported $331.08 in contributions and $330.56 in expenditures during the election, which left him with $0.52 on hand according to the Hennepin County Elections office.[1]
Endorsements
Sorensen did not receive any endorsements during the election.
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Soren Christian Sorensen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
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- Campaign website
- YouTube page
- LinkedIn page
Footnotes
