Soren Christian Sorensen

This page was current at the end of the individual's last campaign covered by Ballotpedia. Please contact us with any updates.

Soren Christian Sorensen

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

August 11, 2020

Contact

Campaign website

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
	Submit photo	Judith Schwartzbacker (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	5.6	22,190
	Submit photo	John Evans (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
	Submit photo	David Pipho (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	236

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 393,711
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

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

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,050 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gaylene Spolarich (D)
• Marjorie Holmstrom-Sabo (D)
• Soren Christian Sorensen (D)

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

---

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,664 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

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
✔	Submit photo	Judith Schwartzbacker	100.0	540

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 540 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2018

See also: Minnesota's 8th Congressional District election, 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

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 314,211 (100.00% precincts reporting)
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

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

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 69,691
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

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

---

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,438
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2014

See also: Minneapolis Public Schools elections (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

Minneapolis Public Schools, At-Large Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014

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.

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

What's on the ballot? U.S. President U.S. Congress U.S. Congress special elections State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards Election analysis hub

Government

Who represents me? U.S. Congress State executives State legislators State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

Newsletters

Coronavirus Weekly Updates Documenting America's Path to Recovery The Heart of the Primaries The Daily Brew The Weekly Brew The Ballot Bulletin Checks and Balances Economy and Society Hall Pass Number of the Day Robe & Gavel Union Station

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• Minneapolis Public Schools
• Campaign website
• YouTube page
• LinkedIn page

Footnotes

[show]

Minnesota's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Amy Klobuchar (D)

Tina Smith (D)

Representatives

District 1

Brad Finstad (R)

District 2

Angie Craig (D)

District 3

Kelly Morrison (D)

District 4

Betty McCollum (D)

District 5

Ilhan Omar (D)

District 6

Tom Emmer (R)

District 7

Michelle Fischbach (R)

District 8

Pete Stauber (R)

Democratic Party (6)

Republican Party (4)