2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota
	November 4, 2014
	November 4, 2014
All 8 Minnesota seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Popular vote by congressional district. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote in the state, but instead by results in each congressional district.

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota took place in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4, 2014, to elect Minnesota's eight representatives in the United States House of Representatives for two-year terms, one from each of Minnesota's eight congressional districts. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014.

In these elections, Minnesotans elected their oldest U.S. House delegation across the 80 cycles since statehood, at an average age of 58.8 years: Rick Nolan (age 70), Collin Peterson (70), John Kline (67), Betty McCollum (60), Keith Ellison (51), Tom Emmer (53), Tim Walz (50) and Erik Paulsen (49).[1]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2014[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Democratic–Farmer–Labor	985,760	50.20%	5	5	-
	Republican	913,539	46.53%	3	3	-
	Independence	50,836	2.59%	0	0	-
	Green	11,450	0.58%	0	0	-
	Others	1,954	0.10%	0	0	-
Totals		1,963,539	100.00%	8	8	—

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota by district:[3]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	122,851	54.19%	103,536	45.67%	308	0.14%	226,695	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 2	95,565	38.87%	137,778	56.04%	12,505	5.09%	245,848	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 3	101,846	37.78%	167,515	62.14%	224	0.08%	269,585	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 4	147,857	61.19%	79,492	32.90%	14,288	5.91%	241,637	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 5	167,079	70.79%	56,577	23.97%	12,354	5.24%	236,010	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 6	90,926	38.39%	133,328	56.29%	12,592	5.32%	236,846	100.0%	Republican Hold
District 7	130,546	54.21%	109,955	45.66%	334	0.14%	240,835	100.0%	Democratic Hold
District 8	129,090	48.52%	125,358	47.11%	11,635	4.37%	266,083	100.0%	Democratic Hold
Total	985,760	50.20%	913,539	46.53%	64,240	3.27%	1,963,539	100.0%

District 1

DFL incumbent Tim Walz has represented the 1st district since 2007.

Republican State Representative Mike Benson,[4] Jim Hagedorn of Blue Earth and U.S. Army veteran Aaron Miller of Byron all sought the nomination to challenge Walz. Hagedorn and Miller had pledged to abide by the Republican endorsement while Benson did not.[5] On April 5, 2014, Aaron Miller won the GOP endorsement.[6] Benson and Hagedorn then withdrew, though Hagedorn re-entered the race on May 18, expressing concerns that Miller was not dedicating enough time to the race.[7]

Candidates

Nominee

Tim Walz, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (incumbent)	19,983	100.0

Candidates

Declared

Jim Hagedorn, candidate for the seat in 2010[7]
Aaron Miller, U.S. Army veteran[5]

Withdrew

Mike Benson, state representative[6]

Declined

Jeremy Miller, state senator[9]

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	12,748	54.0
	Republican	Aaron Miller	10,870	46.0
Total votes			23,618	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tim Walz (DFL)	Jim Hagedorn (R)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling (R-Hagedorn)	September 9–10, 2014	437	± 4.69%	38%	32%	31%

Results

Minnesota's 1st congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz (incumbent)	122,851	54.2
	Republican	Jim Hagedorn	103,536	45.7
	n/a	Write-ins	308	0.1
Total votes			226,695	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

District 2

Republican Representative John Kline was rumored to be interested in running for Governor of Minnesota or the United States Senate. Instead, he announced he would seek re-election. David Gerson challenged Kline for the Republican nomination but conceded after Kline won the Republican endorsement.[11]

The 2014 election in the 2nd district was expected to be one of the tightest congressional races in the country. Kline's district was one of 17 Republican congressional districts to vote for President Barack Obama in 2012, and polling data suggested a Democratic challenger could unseat Kline.[12]

Candidates

Declared

John Kline, incumbent U.S. Representative[13]

Withdrew

David Gerson, candidate for the seat in 2012[11][14]

Declined

Kurt Bills, former state representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012[15]
Chris Gerlach, state senator and Dakota County Commissioner[15]
Pat Garofalo, state representative[15]
Kelby Woodard, state representative[15]

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Kline (incumbent)	18,236	100.0

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Mike Obermueller, who lost to Kline in 2012, had decided to run again.[13] He won the DFL endorsement on April 26, 2014.[16] Sona Mehring, the founder of CaringBridge, declared her candidacy, but dropped out of the race three weeks later.[17] Thomas Craft, who volunteered for Obermueller in the 2012 race, declared his candidacy in July 2013 and positioned himself as a fiscally conservative, socially liberal alternative to Kline and Obermueller.[18] Craft ceased his campaign after Obermueller won the DFL endorsement.[16] Eagan quality assurance analyst Paula Overby initially sought the DFL endorsement but withdrew after Obermueller won it and instead became the Independence Party nominee.[16][19]

Declared

Mike Obermueller, former state representative and nominee for the seat in 2012[13]
Michael Roberts[20]

Withdrew

Thomas Craft, IT consultant[16]
Sona Mehring, founder of CaringBridge[17]
Paula Overby, quality assurance analyst (ran for the Independence nomination)[16]

Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Mike Obermueller	12,361	82.5
	Democratic (DFL)	Michael J. Roberts	2,622	17.5
Total votes			14,983	100.0

Candidates

Nominee

Paula Overby, quality assurance analyst[21]

Results

Independence primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Paula Overby	461	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Kline (R)	Mike Obermueller (DFL)	Paula Overby (I)	Undecided
Remington Research Group	September 18–21, 2014	568	± 4.1%	54%	32%	4%	10%
Public Policy Polling	October 21–22, 2013	825	± 3.4%	38%	42%	—	20%

Results

Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Kline (incumbent)	137,778	56.0
	Democratic (DFL)	Mike Obermueller	95,565	38.9
	Independence	Paula Overby	12,319	5.0
	n/a	Write-ins	186	0.1
Total votes			245,848	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

Republican U.S. Representative Erik Paulsen considered running for governor or the United States Senate in 2014. He announced he would seek re-election to the U.S. House instead.[22]

Candidates

Declared

Erik Paulsen, incumbent U.S. Representative[22]

Candidates

Declared

Sharon Sund, businesswoman[23]

Declined

James Lawrence, businessman[24]
Don Shelby, former WCCO-TV anchor[25]

Results

Minnesota's 3rd congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Paulsen (incumbent)	167,515	62.1
	Democratic (DFL)	Sharon Sund	101,846	37.8
	n/a	Write-ins	224	0.1
Total votes			269,585	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Candidates

Nominee

Betty McCollum, incumbent U.S. Representative[20]

Candidates

Nominee

Sharna Wahlgren[20]

Candidates

Nominee

Dave Thomas, educator, firefighter, and Iraq War veteran[20]

Results

Minnesota's 4th congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Betty McCollum (incumbent)	147,857	61.2
	Republican	Sharna Wahlgren	79,492	32.9
	Independence	Dave Thomas	14,059	5.8
	n/a	Write-ins	229	0.1
Total votes			241,637	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

District 5

Candidates

Nominee

Keith Ellison, incumbent U.S Representative[20]

Candidates

Nominee

Doug Daggett[20]

Candidates

Nominee

Lee Bauer[20]

Results

Minnesota's 5th congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Keith Ellison (incumbent)	167,079	70.8
	Republican	Doug Daggett	56,577	24.0
	Independence	Lee Bauer	12,001	5.1
	n/a	Write-ins	353	0.1
Total votes			236,010	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

District 6

Republican U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann won re-election in 2012, defeating DFL nominee Jim Graves by approximately 1.2 percentage points, although fellow Republican Mitt Romney received 56% of the vote to Democrat Barack Obama's 41% in this district in the 2012 presidential election. Bachmann announced on May 29, 2013, that she would not seek re-election.[26] Graves, who had previously said he would run again, said he would continue to run.[27] However, on May 31, 2013, Graves announced that he was suspending his campaign.[28]

Former state representative and 2010 gubernatorial nominee Tom Emmer and Anoka County Commissioner Rhonda Sivarajah sought the Republican nomination.[29][30][31] Allan Levene, a Kennesaw, Georgia, resident who sought the Republican nomination in four congressional districts in four separate states, including Minnesota, ultimately did not file an affidavit of candidacy.[32]

Candidates

Declared

Tom Emmer, former state representative and nominee for Governor in 2010[29]
Rhonda Sivarajah, Anoka County Commissioner[30]

Withdrew

Phil Krinkie, former state representative[33]
Allan Levene, resident of Georgia running in three other congressional races[32]
John Pederson, state senator[34]

Declined

Michele Bachmann, incumbent U.S. Representative[26]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Emmer	Phil Krinkie	Rhonda Sivarajah	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Emmer)	April 16–17, 2014	300	± 5.66%	73%	4%	5%	18%

Results

Republican primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Emmer	19,557	73.3
	Republican	Rhonda Sivarajah	7,125	26.7
Total votes			26,682	100.0

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Joe Perske, Mayor of Sartell, Minnesota, was the DFL endorsed candidate and nominee. Judy Adams, a painter and environmental activist, and Jim Read, an author and professor of political science at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, both withdrew after failing to win the DFL endorsement.[35][36][37][38]

Candidates

Nominee

Joe Perske, Mayor of Sartell[36]

Withdrew

Judy Adams, environmental activist[35][38]
Jim Graves, businessman and nominee for the seat in 2012[28]
Jim Read, professor at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University[37][38]

Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Joe Perske	10,070	100.0

Candidates

Nominee

John Denney[20]

Results

Independence primary results[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	John Denney	467	100.0

Results

Minnesota's 6th congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Emmer	133,328	56.3
	Democratic (DFL)	Joe Perske	90,926	38.4
	Independence	John Denney	12,457	5.2
	Write-in		135	0.1
Total votes			236,846	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

The 7th district covers almost the entire western side of Minnesota. It is the largest district in the state and one of the largest in the country and includes the cities of Moorhead, Fergus Falls, Alexandria and Willmar. The incumbent was DFLer Collin Peterson, who had represented the district since 1991. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+6.

In 2013, Republicans began pressuring Peterson, in hopes of convincing him to retire. His seat was one of only a handful that was represented by a Democrat but was carried by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the 2012 election and was seen as a top pick-up opportunity had Peterson retired. Their tactics included airing television advertisements, hiring a press staffer to give opposition research to reporters, hiring a tracker to follow him around his district and record him, and sending mobile billboards with critical statements on them to drive around his hometown. Peterson responded by saying "They don't have anybody else to go after. It's kind of ridiculous, but whatever."[39][40] After Republicans spread rumors that Peterson was planning to buy a house in Florida and retire there, he said: "I went from neutral on running again to 90 percent just because of this stupid stuff they're doing. You can't let these people be in charge of anything, in my opinion."[41] On March 17, 2014, Peterson officially announced that he was running for re-election, saying, "I still have a lot of work to do."[42]

Candidates

Nominee

Collin Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative[42]

Declined

Paul Marquart, state representative[15]

Candidates

Nominee

Torrey Westrom, state senator[43]

Declined

Dan Fabian, state representative[15]
Mary Franson, state representative[15]
Bill Ingebrigtsen, state senator[15]
Morrie Lanning, former state representative[15]
Marty Seifert, former Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives and candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 2010 and 2014[15]
Scott Van Binsbergen, businessman[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Collin Peterson (DFL)	Torrey Westrom (R)	Undecided
Tarrance Group (R-NRCC)	October 12–14, 2014	300	± 5.8%	43%	44%	13%
SurveyUSA	October 3–6, 2014	545	± 4.3%	50%	41%	10%
Tarrance Group (R-Westrom)	September 21–23, 2014	402	± 4.9%	45%	40%	15%
Global Strategy Group (D-Peterson)	September 4–7, 2014	405	± 4.9%	53%	29%	18%
Tarrance Group (R-Westrom)	February 3–5, 2014	400	± 4.9%	46%	39%	15%

Results

Minnesota's 7th congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Collin Peterson (incumbent)	130,546	54.2
	Republican	Torrey Westrom	109,955	45.7
	n/a	Write-ins	334	0.1
Total votes			240,835	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

District 8

Candidates

Nominee

Rick Nolan, incumbent U.S. Representative[20]

Candidates

Nominee

Stewart Mills III, Mills Fleet Farm executive[44]

Green Party

Nominee

Skip Sandman

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Nolan (DFL)	Stewart Mills (R)	Skip Sandman (G)	Undecided
KSTP/SurveyUSA	October 9–12, 2014	555	± 4.2%	39%	47%	4%	11%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D-DCCC)	September 25–28, 2014	405	± 4.9%	48%	37%	7%	9%

Results

Minnesota's 8th congressional district, 2014[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Rick Nolan (incumbent)	129,090	48.5
	Republican	Stewart Mills III	125,358	47.1
	Green	Skip Sandman	11,450	4.3
	n/a	Write-ins	185	0.1
Total votes			266,083	100.0
	Democratic (DFL) hold

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[1] Ostermeier, Eric (November 13, 2014). "Minnesotans Elect Oldest Governor, US House Delegation in State History". Smart Politics.

[2] ttp://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/

[clerk2014-3] Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 28, 2019.

[benson-4] Carlson, Heather J. (June 17, 2013). "Benson to run for Congress against Walz". Post-Bulletin. Retrieved June 17, 2013.

[hagedorn-5] Baier, Elizabeth (September 4, 2013). "Hagedorn launches bid to challenge Walz". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved November 27, 2013.

[millerselected-6] Carlson, Heather J. (April 5, 2014). "Miller wins Republican endorsement". Post-Bulletin. Retrieved August 10, 2014.

[hagedornreentry-7] Moniz, Josh (May 18, 2014). "Hagedorn re-entering 1st District race". The Free Press. Retrieved May 20, 2014.

[primary-8] "Results for All Congressional Districts, Primary Election". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2014.

[miller-9] Juhl, Mary (June 15, 2013). "Thanks, but no thanks: Miller won't take on Walz in '14 but isn't ruling out future run". Winona Daily News. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[geresults-10] "Results for All Congressional Districts, 2014". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

[gersonconcedes-11] Zdechlik, Mark (April 5, 2014). "Rep. John Kline endorsed for seventh term". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

[12] Mitchell, Corey (October 26, 2013). "Fierce re-election battle forecast for Kline". Star Tribune. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[kline-13] Stassen-Berger, Rachel E. (April 19, 2013). "Kline to seek re-election, not Senate or governor's office". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 22, 2013.

[gerson-14] Henry, Devin (December 9, 2013). "David Gerson launches second challenge to Kline". MinnPost. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[several_7th-15] Cahn, Emily (September 18, 2013). "Minnesota Politicians Wait for Kline, Peterson Exits to Ascend". Roll Call. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[Obermueller_endorsed-16] Salisbury, Bill (April 26, 2014). "Obermueller wins DFL bid to take on Kline". Pioneer Press. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

[mehring-17] Boldt, Megan (April 24, 2013). "CaringBridge founder Sona Mehring drops out of congressional race". Pioneer Press. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

[craft-18] Bierschbach, Briana (July 10, 2013). "Kline gets a second DFL challenger: Thomas Craft". Politics in Minnesota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[overby-19] Magan, Christopher (August 11, 2013). "Eagan woman doesn't want gender identity to define impending run for Congress". Pioneer Press. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[mnsosusreps-20] "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings, U.S. Representatives". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

[overbyind-21] Magan, Christopher (June 9, 2014). "Independence Party endorses Paula Overby for Congress". Pioneer Press. Retrieved August 11, 2014.

[paulsen-22] Diaz, Kevin (May 13, 2013). "U.S. Rep. Paulsen rules out run for Minnesota governor or U.S. Senate". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

[23] Zdechlik, Mark (March 13, 2014). "Plymouth businesswoman announces run in 3rd Congressional District". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved March 14, 2014.

[lawrence-24] Brucato, Cyndy (November 7, 2013). "Possible challenger to Paulsen surfaces". MinnPost. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[shelby-25] "Former WCCO-TV anchor Don Shelby won't run for Congress". Star Tribune. August 9, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

[bachmann-26] Henry, Devin (May 29, 2013). "Michele Bachmann announces she will not run for re-election". MinnPost. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

[graves-27] Henry, Devin (May 29, 2013). "Graves: Strategy won't change with Bachmann out of the race". MinnPost. Retrieved May 29, 2013.

[graves_withdraw-28] Black, Eric (May 31, 2013). "With Bachmann not running, Jim Graves pulls out of 6th District race". MinnPost. Retrieved May 31, 2013.

[emmer-29] Salisbury, Bill (June 5, 2013). "Tom Emmer announces candidacy for Congress". Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[Sivarajah-30] Belden, Doug (June 12, 2013). "Bachmann's seat has 3rd contender: Rhonda Sivarajah, Anoka County commissioner". Pioneer Press. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

[krinkie-31] "Republican Phil Krinkie to run for Bachmann's Sixth District seat". Star Tribune. July 19, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

[at_the_same_time-32] Galloway, Jim (November 6, 2013). "Running for Congress, in Georgia and three other states – at the same time". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 21, 2013.

[33] Kimball, Joe (June 3, 2014). "Phil Krinkie drops out of GOP 6th District congressional race". MinnPost. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

[pederson-34] Sommerhauser, Mark (January 3, 2014). "Pederson drops 6th District run, says he's undecided on whom to endorse". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

[adams-35] Durkin, Mike (June 10, 2013). "Democrat Judy Adams jumps into 6th District race". KMSP-TV. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

[perske-36] Sommerhauser, Mark (January 14, 2014). "Perske makes run for 6th District seat official". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota

Overview

By district

District 1

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Results

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Polling

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District 2

Candidates

Results

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

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Polling

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District 3

Candidates

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District 4

Candidates

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Results

District 5

Candidates

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District 6

Candidates

Polling

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Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

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District 7

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District 8

Candidates

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Green Party

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