Yesterday's primary election was one of the most competitive in recent history. The races for Minnesota's Governor, Senate, and Congress were stacked with candidates.
The 2018 primary also saw a record number of people heading to the polls with close to 30 percent of Minnesota's population voting on August 14. East central Minnesota followed along with this trend as Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, and Pine County all saw an increase in voter registration since the 2016 election.
Below is a breakdown of the election results.
Governor
DFL - Primary
Tim Walz - 242,291 votes - 41.65% - Winner
Erin Murphy - 186,445 votes - 32.05%
Lori Swanson - 142,654 votes - 24.52%
Tim Holden - 6,380 votes - 1.10%
Olé Savior - 4,024 votes - .69%
Republican - Primary
Jeff Johnson - 168,042 votes - 52.60% - Winner
Tim Pawlenty - 140,164 votes - 43.87%
Mathew Kruse - 11258 votes - 3.52%
Senate
Republican - Primary
Jim Newberger - 200,809 votes - 69.49% - Winner
Merrill Anderson - 45,353 votes - 15.69%
Rae Hart Anderson - 25,839 votes - 8.94%
Roque De La Fuente - 16,988 votes - 5.88%
DFL - Primary
Amy Klobuchar - 555,740 votes - 95.69% - Winner
Steve Carlson - 9,903 votes - 1.71%
Stephen A. Emery - 7,056 votes - 1.21%
David Robert Groves - 4,509 votes - .78%
Leonard J. Richards - 3,553 votes - .61%
Senate Special Election
DFL - Primary
Tina Smith - 432,385 votes - 76.05% - Winner
Richard W. Painter - 78,006 votes - 13.72%
Ali Chehem Ali - 18,874 votes - 3.32%
Gregg A. Iverson - 17,767 votes - 3.12%
Nick Leonard - 16,499 votes - 2.90%
Christonpher Lovell Seymore Sr. - 5,033 votes - .89%
Republican - Primary
Karin Housley - 185759 votes - 61.96% - Winner
Bob Anderson - 106693 votes - 35.59%
Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey - 7340 votes - 2.45%
8th Congressional District
Republican - Primary
Pete Stauber - 44501 votes - 89.77% - Winner Harry Robb Welty - 5072 votes - 10.23%
DFL - Primary
Joe Radinovich - 30166 votes - 44.16% - Winner
Michelle D. Lee - 18717 votes - 27.40%
Jason Metsa - 8983 votes - 13.15%
Kirsten Kennedy - 8056 votes -11.79%
Soren Christian Sorensen - 2392 votes - 3.50%
Minnesota Attorney General
DFL - Primary
Keith Ellison - 280564 votes - 49.85% - Winner
Debra Hilstrom - 107548 votes - 19.11%
Tom Foley - 70529 votes - 12.53%
Matt Pelikan - 59758 votes - 10.62%
Mike Rothman - 44454 votes - 7.90%
Republican - Primary
Doug Wardlow - 135560 votes - 46.28% - Winner
Sharon Anderson - 93967 votes - 32.08%
Robert Lessard - 63393 votes - 21.64%
