Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Erik Paulsen (R) defeated challenger Sharon Sund (D) 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]
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).[6]
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Erik Paulsen (R), who was first elected in 2008.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District encompassed portions of Anoka, Hennepin, and Carver counties.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Erik Paulsen - Incumbent
Sharon Sund
August 12, 2014, primary results
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Elections
General election results
The 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Erik Paulsen (R) defeated challenger Sharon Sund (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Erik Paulsen Incumbent |
62.1% | 167,515 | |
| Democratic | Sharon Sund | 37.8% | 101,846 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 224 | |
| Total Votes | 269,585 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[9] Paulsen joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[10][11]
Campaign contributions
Erik Paulsen
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Paulsen's reports.[12]
| Erik Paulsen (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[13] | July 15, 2013 | $693,846.38 | $357,734.44 | $(108,422.37) | $943,158.45 | ||||
| July Quarterly[14] | July 15, 2013 | $943,158.45 | $496,231.50 | $(142,405.24) | $1,296,984.71 | ||||
| October Quarterly[15] | October 14, 2013 | $1,296,984.71 | $379,712.72 | $(149,890.22) | $1,526,807.21 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[16] | December 31, 2013 | $1,526,807 | $293,074 | $(118,895) | $1,701,994 | ||||
| April Quarterly[17] | April 14, 2014 | $1,701,994.50 | $447,247.27 | $(170,105.75) | $1,979,136.02 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $1,979,136.00 | $438,954.00 | $(218,937.00) | $2,200,323.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $2,412,953.93 | $(908,655.58) | ||||||||
Sharon Sund
| Bob Goodrich (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly | April 15, 2014 | $493.00 | $34,193.00 | $(4,061.00) | $30,625.00 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $30,625.00 | $53,789.00 | $(54,895.00) | $29,519.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $87,982 | $(58,956) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012, which incumbent Erik Paulsen won.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Erik Paulsen Incumbent |
58.1% | 222,335 | |
| Democratic | Brian Barnes | 41.8% | 159,937 | |
| NA | Write-in | 0.1% | 433 | |
| Total Votes | 382,705 | |||
| Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Erik Paulsen (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jim Meffert (D) and Jon Oleson (Independence) in the general election.[19]
| U.S. House, Minnesota District 3 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Erik Paulsen incumbent |
58.8% | 161,177 | |
| Democratic | Jim Meffert | 36.6% | 100,240 | |
| Independence | Jon Oleson | 4.6% | 12,508 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 167 | |
| Total Votes | 274,092 | |||
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
- ↑ Minnesota Legislature, "Minn. Stat. § 204D.08," accessed October 21, 2025
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Website, "How to Register," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Paulsen 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, 2014
- ↑ 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
