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Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections
2008 Minnesota Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Presidential Caucus: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, Primary: 9/9/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 9/9/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: September 10, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
President, 51.1% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 66.46%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 32.16%, uncommitted 0.61%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 0.46%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.17%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.06%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.04%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.04%, retiree Frank Lynch (D-FL) 0.01%, |
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 41.36%,
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 21.99%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 19.92%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 15.69%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.59%, write-in 0.46%, |
Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA), |
| Róger Calero (SW-NY), |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA), |
| consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT), |
| Brian P. Moore (S-FL), |
Senator 49.5% in '02, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Chris Cillizza: 9th Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, National Journal's Rankings: 5th Most Likely to Switch Parties, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
tv personality Al Franken (DFL) 65.3%,
attorney Priscilla Lord Faris (DFL) 29.7%, '94 / '96 / '00 / '02 Senate candidate / '04 congressional candidate / '98 & '06 Sec. of St. candidate / ex-city councilman Richard "Dick" Franson (DFL) 1.6%, accountant Bob Larson (DFL) 1.3%, '06 Independence Party nominee Robert "Bob" Fitzgerald (DFL) 1.2%, '00 Senate candidate / '98 / '02 / '06 Gov. candidate Oloveuse Scorpio "Ole" Savior (DFL) 0.5%, '02 candidate Alve Erickson (DFL) 0.4%, |
Norm Coleman (R) 91.3%,
'02 Senate candidate / '04 & '06 Congressional candidate / dentist / fugitive Jack Shepard (R) 8.7%, |
ex-U.S. Sen. Dean Barkley (Ind) 58.8%,
'06 Republican candidate / ex-party chair / businessman Jack Uldrich (Ind) 12.4%,
'06 candidate / ex-farmer Stephen Williams (Ind) 7.1%,
attorney Kurt M. Anderson (Ind) 6.7%,
'04 & '06 Congressional candidate Doug Williams (Ind) 5.7%,
'00 Democratic congressional candidate / '02 Democratic congressional nominee / '06 Democratic candidate / businessman Darryl Tyree Stanton (Ind) 5.5%,
'98 GOP Gov. candidate / '00 GOP candidate / '02 Gov. candidate disabled worker Bill Dahn (Ind) 3.9%,
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| industrial engineer Charles Aldrich (L), |
| police officer James Niemackl (C), |
1st Congressional District, 52.7% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, NRCC Target, |
| Tim Walz (DFL), |
oncologist Brian J. Davis (R) 67.0%,
St. Sen. Dick Day (R) 33.0%, |
'02 Green candidate / '04 independent candidate / '06 GOP candidate / farmer Gregory Mikkelson (Ind), |
2nd Congressional District, 56.2% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| ex-Watertown mayor / Nat'l Guard Sgt. Steve Sarvi (DFL), |
John Kline (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 64.9% in '06, Jim Ramstad (R) retiring after 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 15th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss Up, |
| Iraqi War veteran Ashwin Madia (DFL), |
St. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R), |
printing co. CEO David Dillion (Ind) 72.8%,
Steev Ramsdell (Ind) 27.2%, |
4th Congressional District, 69.5% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Betty McCollum (DFL), |
CPA Edward T. "Ed" Matthews (R), |
Carlos Samaniego (SW/WI), |
5th Congressional District, 55.6% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
Keith Ellison (DFL) 84.5%,
'00 Senate candidate / '06 candidate Gregg A. Iverson (DFL) 15.5%, |
minister Barb Davis White (R), |
Bill McGaughey (Ind), |
| Rebecca Williamson (SW/WI), |
6th Congressional District, 50.1% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, |
| former st. Tran. Comm'r. / ex-Mayor '06 candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg (DFL, Ind), |
Michele M. Bachmann (R) 85.9%,
prof. Aubrey Immelman (R) 14.1%, |
Bob Anderson (Ind), |
7th Congressional District, 69.7% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Collin C. Peterson (DFL), |
accountant Glen Menze (R) 51.8%,
ex-farmer Alan Roebke (R) 48.2%, |
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8th Congressional District, 63.6% in '06, 17th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| James L. "Jim" Oberstar (DFL), |
Michael Cummins (R), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Minnesota Political Parties:
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