2022 Minnesota Senate election|
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Leader
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Melisa López Franzen (retired)
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Jeremy Miller
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Party
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Democratic (DFL)
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Republican
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Leader since
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September 14, 2021
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September 9, 2021
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Leader's seat
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49th-Edina
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28th-Winona
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Last election
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33 seats, 49.82%
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34 seats, 48.39%
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Seats before
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31
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34
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Seats after
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34
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33
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Seat change
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3
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1
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popular vote
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1,239,682
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1,180,254
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Percentage
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50.70%
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48.27%
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Swing
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0.88 pp
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1.55 pp
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The 2022 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 8, 2022, to elect members of the Senate of the 93rd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 9, 2022. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the Minnesota House of Representatives, and all other statewide elections.
Democrats (DFL) gained three seats, giving them a majority of 34 out of 67 seats and winning control of the chamber for the first time since 2012.[1] Simultaneously with Democrats retaining control of the state house, and Governor Tim Walz winning re-election, the DFL won a trifecta in the state for the first time since 2012.[1]
The last election in 2020 resulted in the Republican Party of Minnesota retaining a majority of seats,[2] after winning a majority from the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) only four years earlier in the previous election in 2016. Control of the Senate had alternated between the Republicans and the DFL in every election since 2010.[3] All-Republican control of the Legislature ended when the DFL won a majority in the House in 2018.[4]
The 67 members of the Senate were elected from single-member districts via first-past-the-post voting for four-year terms. Contested nominations of recognized major parties (DFL, Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis, Legal Marijuana Now, and Republican) for each district were determined by an open primary election. Minor party candidates were to be nominated by petition. Write-in candidates had to file a request with the Secretary of State's office for votes for them to be counted. Candidates for the state Senate in 2022 were required to file to run between May 17, 2022, and May 31, 2022.[5]
- Bill Ingebrigsten, 8th[6]
- Paul Gazelka, 9th[7]
- Carrie Ruud, 10th[8]
- Scott Newman, 18th[9]
- Mike Goggin, 21st[10]
- Julie Rosen, 23rd[11]
- Dave Senjem, 25th[12]
- Mary Kiffmeyer, 30th[13]
- Michelle Benson, 31st[7]
- David Osmek, 33rd[14]
- Kent Eken, 4th[15]
- Jerry Newton, 37th[16]
- Chris Eaton, 40th[17]
- Chuck Wiger, 43rd[18]
- Ann Johnson Stewart, 44th
- Melisa Lopez Franzen, 49th[19]
- Susan Kent, 53rd[20]
- Karla Bigham, 54th[21]
- Greg Clausen, 57th[7]
- Patricia Torres Ray, 63rd[7]
Due to the 2020 United States Census, the law required redistricting to occur before February 15, 2022, in order to give candidates ample notice before the legislative filing window in late May. Historically, the legislature has often been unable to agree on redistricting, leading to a court decision on the issue.
In August 2021, hearings began in both the House and Senate Redistricting Committee, with the Senate committee members having their first meeting in Bemidji on August 9, and the House committee members having their first meeting on August 18.[24]
A legal challenge was filed against the congressional and legislative maps, predicting that the state legislature would not draw valid maps and would malapportion the districts.
On March 22, 2021, the Minnesota Supreme Court appointed a special redistricting panel, but issued a stay on its proceedings; on June 30, the Supreme Court appointed judges to the panel and allowed it to proceed with its appointed business.[25]
On February 15, 2022, after the Minnesota Legislature missed the redistricting deadline, the special redistricting panel released its own congressional and legislative maps.[26]
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Party
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Candidates
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Votes
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Seats
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No.
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%
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+/−
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No.
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+/−
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%
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Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
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63
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1,239,682
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50.70
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+0.88
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34
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+3
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50.75
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Republican Party of Minnesota
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61
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1,180,254
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48.27
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–1.55
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33
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–1
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49.25
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Legal Marijuana Now Party
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3
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10,348
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0.42
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–0.52
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0
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±0
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0.00
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Independent
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1
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1,485
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0.01
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N/A
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0
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–2
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0.00
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Libertarian Party
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1
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1,061
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0.01
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N/A
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0
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±0
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0.00
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Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party
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1
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669
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0.01
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–0.54
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0
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±0
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0.00
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Write-in
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N/A
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11,550
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0.47
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+0.35
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0
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±0
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0.00
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Total
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2,445,079
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100
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67
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±0
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100
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Invalid/blank votes
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Total
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100.00
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Registered voters/turnout
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Source: Minnesota Secretary of State[29]
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Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 35, 0.54%
- District 41, 0.75%
- District 3, 1.62% (gain)
- District 14, 4.70%
- District 33, 5.64%
- District 58, 5.68%
- District 36, 5.68% (gain)
- District 4, 5.69%
- District 32, 5.98%
- District 7, 6.99% (gain)
- District 48, 8.72%
- District 34, 9.82%
- District 37, 9.84%
- ^ a b "Minnesota Democrats win Capitol 'trifecta'". MPR News. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ "2020 Minnesota State Senate Election Results | USA TODAY". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Party Control of the Minnesota Senate – Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota Election Results 2018: Democrats Have A Good Night". Southwest Minneapolis, MN Patch. November 6, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota Secretary Of State – Candidate Filing Periods". www.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen announces retirement following this term, won't seek a sixth term in St. Paul". Southernminn.com. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Legislative Retirements – Minnesota Legislative Reference Library". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
- ^ "State Senator Carrie Ruud Not Seeking Re-Election This Fall". Lakeland PBS. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Sen. Scott Newman not running for re-election". West Central Tribune. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ KSTP, Ashley Halbach (January 27, 2022). "State Sen. Mike Goggin retiring". KSTP.com Eyewitness News. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ Mewes, Trey. "Rosen to retire, endorse Draheim for new Senate district". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Senjem announces planned retirement from Minnesota Senate". Rochester Post Bulletin. April 22, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ Khanna, Rajesh. "After Redistricting, State Sen. Mary Kiffmeyer Announces Retirement, Endorsement Of GOP Colleague". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Osmek announces retirement from the Minnesota Senate". hometownsource.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Longtime area legislator Kent Eken will not seek reelection". Detroit Lakes Tribune. April 14, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ^ "Newton, Jerry – Legislator Record – Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Lopez, Ricardo (August 4, 2021). "Sen. Chris Eaton announces retirement from Brooklyn Center-area Senate seat, endorses Susan Pha". Minnesota Reformer. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ Orrick, Dave (October 13, 2021). "After 25 years in state Senate, Chuck Wiger of Maplewood won't seek re-election". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on October 13, 2021.
- ^ "Senate DFL leader López Franzen won't run again; Osmek out too". MPR News. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Lopez, Ricardo (September 2, 2021). "Sen. Susan Kent steps down as Senate minority leader, will not seek reelection". Minnesota Reformer. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021.
- ^ "State Sen. Karla Bigham announces run for Washington County Board of Commissioners". Twin Cities. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota State Senator Tom Bakk announces retirement". kare11.com. March 17, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Tomassoni announces retirement from Minnesota Senate". Duluth News Tribune. February 20, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs 2021 Legislative Report" (PDF). Minnesota Legislature Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ^ "Wattson v. Simon". All About Redistricting. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
- ^ Rakich, Ryan Best, Aaron Bycoffe and Nathaniel (August 9, 2021). "What Redistricting Looks Like In Every State – Minnesota". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ "MN State Leg. Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ "Minnesota Secretary Of State - Results for All State Senate Races". www.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
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