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United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2024 (August 13 Republican primary)

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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: June 4, 2024
Primary: August 13, 2024
General: November 5, 2024
Pre-election incumbent:
Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in Minnesota
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
DDHQ and The Hill: Safe Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2024
See also
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A Republican Party primary took place on August 13, 2024, in Minnesota to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state's general election on November 5, 2024.

Royce White advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota.

Thirty-four of 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were up for election in 2024, including one special election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 51-49 majority.[1] Of the seats up for election in 2024, Democrats held 19, Republicans held 11, and independents held four. As of May 2024, eight members of the U.S. Senate had announced they were not running for re-election.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
June 4, 2024
August 13, 2024
November 5, 2024


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Amy Klobuchar (Democrat), who was first elected in 2006.

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.[2][3][4]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Minnesota's United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state's Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Candidates and election results

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 13, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Royce White
Royce White Candidate Connection
 
38.5
 
74,814
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Joe Fraser
 
29.3
 
56,909
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Raymond Petersen
 
8.4
 
16,237
Image of Alycia Gruenhagen
Alycia Gruenhagen Candidate Connection
 
7.7
 
15,017
Image of John Berman
John Berman
 
7.3
 
14,158
Image of Patrick Munro
Patrick Munro
 
4.9
 
9,444
Image of Christopher Seymore
Christopher Seymore
 
2.6
 
5,020
Image of Loner Blue
Loner Blue
 
1.4
 
2,727

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

Total votes: 194,326
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Candidate profiles

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Alycia Gruenhagen

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Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am a freedom loving, patriotic, pro-life, Constitutionalist from the heart of rural Minnesota. I'm asking for your vote to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate. UNITE to RESTORE and RENEW America."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

Unite behind our shared American values of love for country, liberty and the U.S. Constitution.

Restore order to our government and law enforcement.

Renew Minnesota and America by encouraging entrepreneurship and development in every sector of society.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Minnesota in 2024.

Royce White

Image of Royce White

WebsiteFacebookTwitterYouTube

Party: Republican Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "Royce White My name is Royce White. I’m a father and a patriot ready to fight for The Free People of America. I was born and raised in a working-class family here in the Twin Cities. Currently, I am a pro athlete in both basketball and mixed martial arts. Early in my career as a professional athlete, I fought against the NBA to create a mental health policy when there wasn’t one. Our community finds itself at the center of a culture war, amongst many other forms of warfare… Spiritual, Psychological, Economic, etc. Like many communities in crisis across our country, we need leaders who will not sell out. I’m going to represent the people of Minnesota in a bigger fight for American citizenship. Right now, we face an enemy that intends to bastardize our citizenship through an idea called globalism. We must begin to understand how the global affects the local and take a stand for God, Family, and Country. I have fought against the corporate community responsible for this globalist agenda. Send me to Washington so I can continue that fight on the Senate floor in the swamp."

Key Messages

To read this candidate's full survey responses, click here.

America First

America First

America First

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. Senate Minnesota in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Minnesota

Election information in Minnesota: Aug. 13, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 13, 2024
  • By mail: Received by July 23, 2024
  • Online: July 23, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 12, 2024
  • Online: Aug. 12, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Aug. 13, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Aug. 13, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

June 28, 2024 to Aug. 12, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (CST)


Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
John Berman Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Loner Blue Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Joe Fraser Republican Party $77,213 $58,666 $18,547 As of December 31, 2024
Alycia Gruenhagen Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Patrick Munro Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Raymond Petersen Republican Party $3,642 $3,642 $0 As of December 31, 2024
Christopher Seymore Republican Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Royce White Republican Party $1,625,297 $1,482,636 $142,661 As of December 31, 2024

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Minnesota in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Minnesota, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State Office Party Signatures required Signature formula Filing fee Filing fee formula Filing deadline Source
Minnesota U.S. Senate Ballot-qualified party 2,000 N/A $400.00 Fixed number 6/4/2024 Source
Minnesota U.S. Senate Unaffiliated 2,000 Fixed number N/A N/A 6/4/2024 Source

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.


See also: Presidential voting trends in Minnesota and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Minnesota, 2024
District Incumbent Party PVI
Minnesota's 1st Brad Finstad Ends.png Republican R+7
Minnesota's 2nd Angie Craig Electiondot.png Democratic D+1
Minnesota's 3rd Dean Phillips Electiondot.png Democratic D+8
Minnesota's 4th Betty McCollum Electiondot.png Democratic D+17
Minnesota's 5th Ilhan Omar Electiondot.png Democratic D+30
Minnesota's 6th Tom Emmer Ends.png Republican R+12
Minnesota's 7th Michelle Fischbach Ends.png Republican R+19
Minnesota's 8th Pete Stauber Ends.png Republican R+8


2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Minnesota[5]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Minnesota's 1st 44.3% 53.5%
Minnesota's 2nd 52.5% 45.4%
Minnesota's 3rd 59.5% 38.5%
Minnesota's 4th 67.8% 30.2%
Minnesota's 5th 80.6% 17.4%
Minnesota's 6th 40.1% 57.7%
Minnesota's 7th 32.5% 65.7%
Minnesota's 8th 43.4% 54.7%


2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2020 presidential election, 51.8% of Minnesotans lived in one of the state's nine Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 38.6% lived in one of 59 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Minnesota was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Minnesota following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

Minnesota presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 20 Democratic wins
  • 10 Republican wins
  • 1 other win
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R P[6] R R R R D D D D D R R D D D R D D D D D D D D D D D D

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Minnesota

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Minnesota.

U.S. Senate election results in Minnesota
Race Winner Runner up
2020 48.8%Democratic Party 43.5%Republican Party
2018 53.0%Democratic Party 42.4%Republican Party
2018 60.3%Democratic Party 36.2%Republican Party
2014 53.2%Democratic Party 42.9%Republican Party
2012 65.2%Democratic Party 30.6%Republican Party
Average 56.1 39.1

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Minnesota

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Minnesota.

Gubernatorial election results in Minnesota
Race Winner Runner up
2022 52.3%Democratic Party 44.6%Republican Party
2018 53.8%Democratic Party 42.4%Republican Party
2014 50.1%Democratic Party 44.5%Republican Party
2010 43.6%Democratic Party 43.2%Republican Party
2006 46.7%Republican Party 45.7%Democratic Party
Average 47.7 42.5
See also: Party control of Minnesota state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Minnesota's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Minnesota
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 4 6
Republican 0 4 4
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 8 10

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Minnesota's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Minnesota, May 2024
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Tim Walz
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Peggy Flanagan
Secretary of State Democratic Party Steve Simon
Attorney General Democratic Party Keith Ellison

State legislature

Minnesota State Senate

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 34
     Republican Party 33
     Independent 0
     Other 0
     Vacancies 0
Total 67

Minnesota House of Representatives

Party As of February 2024
     Democratic Party 70
     Republican Party 60
     Independent 0
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 134

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Minnesota Party Control: 1992-2024
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor R R R R R R R I I I I R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R D D D D R R R R R R D D
House D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D R R D D R R R R D D D D D D

The table below details demographic data in Minnesota and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.

Demographic Data for Minnesota
Minnesota United States
Population 5,706,494 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 79,631 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 79.7% 65.9%
Black/African American 6.7% 12.5%
Asian 5% 5.8%
Native American 0.9% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 2.3% 6%
Multiple 5.3% 8.8%
Hispanic/Latino 5.7% 18.7%
Education
High school graduation rate 93.7% 89.1%
College graduation rate 38.2% 34.3%
Income
Median household income $84,313 $75,149
Persons below poverty level 5.5% 8.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Two Independents caucused with the Democratic Party. Another independent, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, counted toward the Democratic majority for committee purposes.
  2. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
  3. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  4. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State,"PRIMARY ELECTION," accessed April 25, 2023
  5. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
  6. ↑ Progressive Party


Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Amy Klobuchar (D)
Tina Smith (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Tom Emmer (R)
District 7
District 8
Democratic Party (6)
Republican Party (4)


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