MINNESOTA

Your complete directory of Minnesota candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Primary): May 21, 2024 Filing Deadline (Third Parties): August 30, 2024 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): October 29, 2024 State Conventions: May 2024 (GOP)   & May 2024 (DFL) Primary: August 13, 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on May 26, 2023

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Tim Walz (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Peggy Flanagan (DFL)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Steve Simon (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Keith Ellison (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Julie Blaha (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - ( DFL Caucus - Republican Caucus )

State Senate - ( DFL Caucus - Republican Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Amy Klobuchar (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
John Berman (R) - Engineer, Washington State Resident & Frequent Candidate
David Hilbrich (R) - Retail Manager
Patrick Munro (R) - Businessman, Iraq War Veteran & Frequent Candidate

Tina Smith (DFL)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.
Mike Ruoho (R) - Restaurant Owner

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Brad Finstad (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Angie Craig (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)
Tyler Kistner (R) - USMC Reserve Officer & '20/'22 Nominee
Mike Murphy (R) - Ex-Lexington Mayor, Businessman & '22 Gov Candidate
Tayler Rahm (R) - Attorney

District 3:
Dean Phillips (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Betty McCollum (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Ilhan Omar (DFL)* - (Campaign Site)

District 6:
Tom Emmer (R)* - (House Majority Whip Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Michelle Fischbach (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Tomahawk (I)

District 8:
Pete Stauber (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jen Schultz (DFL) - Ex-State Rep., College Professor & '22 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Minnesota (C)
Constitutional Republic Party (CR)
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL)
Forward Party (F)
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party (GLC)
Green Party of Minnesota (G)
Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota (IAP)
Legal Marijuana Now Party (LMN)
Libertarian Party of Minnesota (L)
Minnesota Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Campaign Finance & Public Disclosure Board

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Echo Press
Austin Daily Herald
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Bring Me The News (Arena News Group)
Checks & Balances (Politics)
Duluth News-Tribune
Grant County Herald
HometownSource.com (East Central Minnesota Community Newspapers)
Lavender Magazine (LGBT)
Mankato Free Press
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnesota Daily (UMN)
El Minnesota de Hoy (Spanish)
Minnesota Lawyer
Minneapolis Racket (Alternative)
Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder (African-American)
MinnPost.com
Morrison County Record
New Ulm Journal

Page 1 Publications (Community Newspapers)
La Prensa de Minnesota (Spanish)
Rochester Post-Bulletin
Sahan Journal (Immigrant Community)
Southwest Minneapolis Journal
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Willmar West Central Tribune
Winona Daily News

KBJR TV-6 (CBS - Duluth)
KQDS TV-21 (FOX - Duluth)
KCCO TV-4 (CBS - Minneapolis)
KSTP TV-5 (ABC - Minneapolis)
KSMP TV-9 (FOX - Minneapolis)
KARE TV-11 (NBC - Minneapolis)
KJNK TV-25 (Telemundo - Minneapolis)
KSMQ TV-15 (PBS - Austin)
Pioneer PBS (Granite Falls)
Twin Cities PBS
Minnesota Public Radio (NPR)