The 2020 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 3, 2020, to elect members to the Senate of the 92nd Minnesota Legislature. A primary election was held in several districts on August 11, 2020. The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature, the House of Representatives, and other elections.
The last election in 2016 resulted in the Republican Party of Minnesota winning a majority of seats, after losing a majority to the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) only four years earlier in the previous election in 2012. In conjunction with the result of the House election, it also resulted in the return of all-Republican control of the Legislature for the first time since 2012 and only the second time Republicans have had majorities in both houses since the return of partisan elections to the Senate in 1976. Control of the Senate has alternated between the Republicans and the DFL every election since 2010. All-Republican control of the Legislature ended when the DFL won a majority in the House in 2018.
A special election was held for District 11 on February 5, 2019, as a result of the resignation of incumbent DFL Senator Tony Lourey after he was selected to be the next commissioner of human services by Governor-elect Tim Walz in early January 2019.[1] Republican state representative Jason Rarick won the special election, increasing the Republican majority to 35 seats.[2]
A primary election was held on August 11 in 16 districts to nominate Republican and DFL candidates. Four Republican nominations and 13 DFL nominations were contested. Nine incumbents were opposed for their party's nomination. DFL incumbents Erik Simonson in District 7 and Jeff Hayden in District 62 were not renominated.[9][10]
On November 18, 2020, longtime DFL senators Thomas M. Bakk and David Tomassoni announced they would be leaving the DFL party and form their own "Independent Caucus" in the state senate.[18] Majority Leader Paul Gazelka welcomed the move and promised to give both senators chairmanships on "prominent committees". This changes the senate composition to 34 Republicans, 31 Democrats, and two independents.
^Coolican, J. Patrick (January 3, 2019). "Gov.-elect Tim Walz names seven new commissioners, including state Sen. Tony Lourey". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^Van Oot, Torey (February 6, 2019). "Republican Jason Rarick wins Minnesota Senate seat vacated by Democrat". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^Phillips, Amber (October 2, 2020). "The state legislative battles to watch in 2020". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
^Turtinen, Melissa (February 14, 2020). "Sen. Paul Anderson won't seek re-election for Senate District 44". Lakeshore Weekly News. MediaNews Group. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Olson, Mark (July 22, 2019). "State. Sen. Scott Jensen won't seek re-election to District 47". Chaska Herald. Big Fish Works. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^"State Sen. Carolyn Laine will retire from the Legislature this year". ABC Newspapers. Adams Publishing Group. January 10, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Van Oot, Torey (November 18, 2019). "Longtime DFL Sen. Dick Cohen of St. Paul won't run for re-election in 2020". Star Tribune. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^Johnson, Brooks (August 12, 2020). "Jen McEwen beats incumbent Erik Simonson in DFL primary for Duluth Senate seat". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^Van Oot, Torey; Condon, Patrick (August 12, 2020). "Progressives shake up DFL incumbents in Minnesota". Star Tribune. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
^"Party Control of the Minnesota Senate, 1951-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^Hauser, Tom; Maher, Tracy (November 18, 2020). "Longtime Minnesota senators quit DFL caucus to form Independent Caucus". KSTP-TV. from the original on November 29, 2020.
Further readingedit
Amber Phillips (October 2, 2020), "The state legislative battles to watch in 2020", Washingtonpost.com, Minnesota state Senate. (About redistricting).
External linksedit
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Not to be confused with 2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota The 2020 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U S state of Minnesota on November 3 2020 to elect members to the Senate of the 92nd Minnesota Legislature A primary election was held in several districts on August 11 2020 The election coincided with the election of the other house of the Legislature the House of Representatives and other elections 2020 Minnesota State Senate election 2016 November 3 2020 2022 All 67 seats in the Minnesota Senate34 seats needed for a majorityTurnout79 98 5 26 pp Majority party Minority party Leader Paul Gazelka Susan Kent Party Republican Democratic DFL Leader since November 10 2016 February 1 2020 Leader s seat 9th Nisswa 53rd Woodbury Last election 34 seats 48 96 33 seats 50 12 Seats before 35 32 Seats won 34 33 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1 532 446 1 577 523 Percentage 48 39 49 82 Swing 0 57 pp 0 30 ppMajority Leader before election Paul Gazelka Republican Elected Majority Leader Paul Gazelka Republican Contents 1 Background 2 Electoral system 3 Retiring members 3 1 Republican 3 2 DFL 4 Primary elections results 5 Predictions 6 Results 6 1 Close races 6 2 District results 6 3 Seats changing parties 7 Post election changes 8 See also 9 Notes 10 References 11 Further reading 12 External linksBackground editThe last election in 2016 resulted in the Republican Party of Minnesota winning a majority of seats after losing a majority to the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party DFL only four years earlier in the previous election in 2012 In conjunction with the result of the House election it also resulted in the return of all Republican control of the Legislature for the first time since 2012 and only the second time Republicans have had majorities in both houses since the return of partisan elections to the Senate in 1976 Control of the Senate has alternated between the Republicans and the DFL every election since 2010 All Republican control of the Legislature ended when the DFL won a majority in the House in 2018 A special election was held for District 11 on February 5 2019 as a result of the resignation of incumbent DFL Senator Tony Lourey after he was selected to be the next commissioner of human services by Governor elect Tim Walz in early January 2019 1 Republican state representative Jason Rarick won the special election increasing the Republican majority to 35 seats 2 In October 2020 The Washington Post identified this state election as one of eight whose outcomes could affect partisan balance during post census redistricting 3 Electoral system editThe 67 members of the Senate were elected from single member districts via first past the post voting for two 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 nominated by petition Write in candidates must have filed a request with the secretary of state s office for votes for them to be counted The filing period was from May 19 to June 2 2020 4 Retiring members edit nbsp Retiring incumbents light red and light blue by district Republican edit Paul Anderson 44th 5 Scott Jensen 47th 6 DFL edit Carolyn Laine 41st 7 Dick Cohen 64th 8 Primary elections results editA primary election was held on August 11 in 16 districts to nominate Republican and DFL candidates Four Republican nominations and 13 DFL nominations were contested Nine incumbents were opposed for their party s nomination DFL incumbents Erik Simonson in District 7 and Jeff Hayden in District 62 were not renominated 9 10 District Party Candidates Votes 6 Republican John Moren 3 569 100 00 DFL David Tomassoni 6 519 86 41 Christopher Horoshak 1 025 13 59 7 Republican Donna Bergstrom 2 129 100 00 DFL Jen McEwen 8 603 73 54 Erik Simonson 3 095 26 46 9 Republican Paul Gazelka 5 822 83 49 Richard Dahl 1 151 16 51 DFL A John Peters 2 759 100 00 10 Republican Carrie Ruud 5 558 82 50 Shaun Christian Hansen 1 179 17 50 DFL Steve Samuelson 4 869 100 00 22 Grassroots Brian Abrahamson 44 100 00 Republican Bill Weber 4 406 100 00 DFL Shawna Marshall 1 897 76 06 Roger Elgersma 597 23 94 34 Republican Warren Limmer 3 875 100 00 DFL Bonnie Westlin 5 810 71 81 Aarica Coleman 2 281 28 19 39 Republican Karin Housley 3 213 100 00 DFL Josiah Hill 7 188 86 94 Brian Hile 1 080 13 06 43 Grassroots Doug Daubenspeck 81 100 00 Republican Bob Zick 2 352 100 00 DFL Chuck Wiger 6 051 69 67 Natasha Lapcinski 2 634 30 33 44 Republican Greg Pulles 3 946 100 00 DFL Ann Johnson Stewart 9 672 76 59 Zina Alston Fizer 2 956 23 41 47 Republican Julia Coleman 4 586 63 52 Tom Funk 2 634 36 48 DFL Addie Miller 5 105 86 97 Bala Chintaginjala 765 13 03 49 Republican Julie Dupre 2 581 62 78 Jenny Rhoades 1 530 37 22 DFL Melisa Franzen 14 895 100 00 53 Republican Mary Giuliani Stephens 2 889 100 00 DFL Susan Kent 6 418 66 63 Marquita Stephens 3 214 33 37 56 Republican Dan Hall 3 090 100 00 DFL Lindsey Port 4 669 66 70 Kevin Shea 1 925 27 50 Richard Tucker 406 5 80 59 Republican Paul Anderson 841 100 00 DFL Bobby Joe Champion 11 639 77 07 Suleiman Isse 3 463 22 93 62 Republican Bruce Lundeen 443 100 00 DFL Omar Fateh 11 109 54 86 Jeff Hayden 9 140 45 14 65 Republican Paul Holmgren 902 100 00 DFL Sandy Pappas 7 484 63 67 Laverne McCartney Knighton 4 270 36 33 Source Minnesota Secretary of State 11 Predictions editSource Ranking As of The Cook Political Report 12 Tossup October 21 2020Results edit nbsp Districts won nbsp Party Candidates Votes Seats No No Republican Party of Minnesota 67 1 532 446 48 39 0 57 34 1 50 75 Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party 65 1 577 523 49 82 0 30 33 1 49 25 Legal Marijuana Now Party 7 29 841 0 94 0 62 0 0 0 00 Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party 6 17 291 0 55 0 55 0 0 0 00 Independence Alliance Party of Minnesota 1 5 654 0 18 0 07 0 0 0 00 Write in N A 3 835 0 12 0 09 0 0 0 00 Total 3 166 590 100 00 0 00 67 0 100 00 Invalid blank votes 127 190 3 86 1 38 Total 3 293 780 100 00 0 Registered voters Turnout 13 4 118 462 79 98 5 26 Source Minnesota Secretary of State 14 Star Tribune 15 Close races edit Districts where the margin of victory was under 10 District 14 0 8 gain District 34 1 56 District 26 1 76 District 25 2 53 District 27 4 5 gain District 38 4 15 District 37 4 25 District 54 5 83 District 39 6 02 District 56 6 12 gain District 33 8 District 53 8 26 District 58 9 08 gain District 4 9 16 District 3 9 51 District results edit District Incumbent Candidates 16 Name Party Firstelected Name Party Votes WinnerParty 1 Mark Johnson Republican 2016 Mark Johnson Republican 27 972 69 63 Republican Reed Perkins DFL 12 162 30 28 2 Paul Utke Republican 2016 Paul Utke Republican 28 951 65 11 Republican Alan Roy DFL 15 458 34 76 3 Tom Bakk DFL 2002 Tom Bakk DFL 26 700 55 19 DFL Christopher Hogan Republican 21 613 44 68 4 Kent Eken DFL 2012 Kent Eken DFL 23 333 54 53 DFL Mark Larson Republican 19 415 45 37 5 Justin Eichorn Republican 2016 Justin Eichorn Republican 25 169 55 59 Republican Rita Albrecht DFL 16 706 36 89 Robyn Smith LMN 2 400 5 30 Dennis Barsness Grassroots 967 2 14 6 David Tomassoni DFL 2000 David Tomassoni DFL 25 557 57 04 DFL John Moren Republican 19 191 42 83 7 Erik Simonson a DFL 2016 Jen McEwen DFL 30 526 68 32 DFL Donna Bergstrom Republican 14 081 31 51 8 Bill Ingebrigtsen Republican 2006 Bill Ingebrigtsen Republican 33 625 67 69 Republican Michele Anderson DFL 15 997 32 20 9 Paul Gazelka Republican 2010 Paul Gazelka Republican 33 472 75 60 Republican A John Peters DFL 10 765 24 31 10 Carrie Ruud Republican 2002 b Carrie Ruud Republican 33 027 67 55 Republican Steve Samuelson DFL 15 828 32 37 11 Jason Rarick Republican 2019 c Jason Rarick Republican 24 498 56 58 Republican Michelle Lee DFL 18 761 43 33 12 Torrey Westrom Republican 2012 Torrey Westrom Republican 33 442 74 42 Republican Jill Abahsain DFL 11 467 25 52 13 Jeff Howe Republican 2018 c Jeff Howe Republican 32 623 69 43 Republican Michael Willemsen DFL 14 306 30 45 14 Jerry Relph Republican 2016 Aric Putnam DFL 18 318 46 39 DFL Jerry Relph Republican 18 002 45 59 Jaden Partlow LMN 3 127 7 92 15 Andrew Mathews Republican 2016 Andrew Mathews Republican 33 886 72 25 Republican Brent Krist DFL 12 957 27 63 16 Gary Dahms Republican 2010 Gary Dahms Republican 29 696 73 64 Republican Joshua Prine IA 5 654 14 02 Steve Preslicka LMN 4 880 12 10 17 Andrew Lang Republican 2016 Andrew Lang Republican 28 337 67 86 Republican Fernando Alvarado DFL 13 383 32 05 18 Scott Newman Republican 2010 Scott Newman Republican 31 357 71 35 Republican Chad Tschimperle DFL 12 538 28 53 19 Nick Frentz DFL 2016 Nick Frentz DFL 26 165 59 82 DFL Elizabeth Bangert Republican 17 504 40 02 20 Rich Draheim Republican 2016 Rich Draheim Republican 26 523 54 24 Republican Jon Olson DFL 19 431 39 73 Jason Hoschette Grassroots 2 901 5 93 21 Mike Goggin Republican 2016 Mike Goggin Republican 27 981 59 67 Republican Ralph Kaehler DFL 18 871 40 25 22 Bill Weber Republican 2012 Bill Weber Republican 26 697 69 17 Republican Shawna Marshall DFL 9 936 25 74 Brian Abrahamson Grassroots 1 947 5 04 23 Julie Rosen Republican 2002 Julie Rosen Republican 32 533 78 66 Republican David Pulkrabek LMN 8 730 21 11 24 John Jasinski Republican 2016 John Jasinski Republican 25 943 63 66 Republican Roger Steinkamp DFL 14 756 36 21 25 Dave Senjem Republican 2002 Dave Senjem Republican 25 021 51 21 Republican Sara Flick DFL 23 783 48 68 26 Carla Nelson Republican 2010 Carla Nelson Republican 24 740 50 86 Republican Aleta Borrud DFL 23 831 48 99 27 Dan Sparks DFL 2002 Gene Dornink Republican 19 759 48 87 Republican Dan Sparks DFL 17 941 44 37 Tyler Becvar LMN 2 699 6 68 28 Jeremy Miller Republican 2010 Jeremy Miller Republican 24 811 57 66 Republican Sarah Kruger DFL 18 171 42 23 29 Bruce Anderson Republican 2012 Bruce Anderson Republican 30 405 63 23 Republican Chris Brazelton DFL 13 572 28 23 Mary Murphy Grassroots 4 066 8 46 30 Mary Kiffmeyer Republican 2012 Mary Kiffmeyer Republican 34 714 67 25 Republican Diane Nguyen DFL 16 861 32 66 31 Michelle Benson Republican 2010 Michelle Benson Republican 35 980 70 57 Republican Kate Luthner DFL 14 962 29 34 32 Mark Koran Republican 2016 Mark Koran Republican 32 493 66 35 Republican Joshua Fike DFL 16 412 33 51 33 David Osmek Republican 2012 David Osmek Republican 31 614 53 97 Republican Gretchen Piper DFL 26 928 45 97 34 Warren Limmer Republican 1995 c Warren Limmer Republican 29 347 50 74 Republican Bonnie Westlin DFL 28 443 49 18 35 Jim Abeler Republican 2016 c Jim Abeler Republican 31 291 62 63 Republican David Nelson DFL 18 622 37 27 36 John Hoffman DFL 2012 John Hoffman DFL 27 580 56 33 DFL Karen Attia Republican 21 319 43 55 37 Jerry Newton DFL 2016 Jerry Newton DFL 26 100 52 38 DFL Brad Sanford Republican 23 659 47 48 38 Roger Chamberlain Republican 2010 Roger Chamberlain Republican 28 041 52 08 Republican Justin Stofferahn DFL 25 755 47 83 39 Karin Housley Republican 2012 Karin Housley Republican 29 246 52 97 Republican Josiah Hill DFL 25 921 46 95 40 Chris Eaton DFL 2011 c Chris Eaton DFL 24 291 71 46 DFL Robert Marvin Republican 9 647 28 38 41 Carolyn Laine d DFL 2016 Mary Kunesh Podein DFL 29 967 66 85 DFL Lucia Vogel Republican 14 791 32 99 42 Jason Isaacson DFL 2016 Jason Isaacson DFL 29 645 58 71 DFL Ben Schwanke Republican 20 771 41 14 43 Chuck Wiger DFL 1996 Chuck Wiger DFL 26 345 56 20 DFL Bob Zick Republican 16 520 35 24 Doug Daubenspeck Grassroots 3 950 8 43 44 Paul Anderson d Republican 2016 Ann Johnson Stewart DFL 33 855 58 74 DFL Greg Pulles Republican 23 756 41 22 45 Ann Rest DFL 2000 Ann Rest DFL 29 054 60 70 DFL Roxana Bruins Republican 14 040 29 33 Andy Schuler LMN 4 729 9 88 46 Ron Latz DFL 2006 Ron Latz DFL 37 972 72 72 DFL Bryan Bjornson Republican 14 189 27 17 47 Scott Jensen d Republican 2016 Julia Coleman Republican 32 366 57 63 Republican Addie Miller DFL 23 728 42 25 48 Steve Cwodzinski DFL 2016 Steve Cwodzinski DFL 29 985 58 15 DFL Jeff Jiang Republican 21 558 41 81 49 Melisa Franzen DFL 2012 Melisa Franzen DFL 36 149 62 77 DFL Julie Dupre Republican 21 403 37 16 50 Melissa Wiklund DFL 2012 Melissa Wiklund DFL 30 516 66 62 DFL Dean Mumbleau Republican 15 243 33 28 51 Jim Carlson DFL 2006 e Jim Carlson DFL 30 719 61 23 DFL Doug Willetts Republican 19 389 38 65 52 Matt Klein DFL 2016 Matt Klein DFL 29 730 60 58 DFL Tomas Settell Republican 19 291 39 31 53 Susan Kent DFL 2012 Susan Kent DFL 29 538 54 08 DFL Mary Giuliani Stephens Republican 25 024 45 82 54 Karla Bigham DFL 2018 c Karla Bigham DFL 25 530 52 85 DFL Leilani Holmstadt Republican 22 712 47 02 55 Eric Pratt Republican 2012 Eric Pratt Republican 31 082 61 61 Republican Sahra Odowa DFL 19 322 38 30 56 Dan Hall Republican 2010 Lindsey Port DFL 26 071 53 01 DFL Dan Hall Republican 23 061 46 89 57 Greg Clausen DFL 2012 Greg Clausen DFL 30 897 56 41 DFL Jose Jimenez Republican 23 825 43 50 58 Matt Little DFL 2016 Zach Duckworth Republican 29 020 55 01 Republican Matt Little DFL 23 701 44 93 59 Bobby Joe Champion DFL 2012 Bobby Joe Champion DFL 33 810 82 06 DFL Paul Anderson Republican 7 300 17 72 60 Kari Dziedzic DFL 2012 c Kari Dziedzic DFL 37 488 85 73 DFL Mary Holmberg Republican 6 171 14 11 61 Scott Dibble DFL 2002 Scott Dibble DFL 49 050 84 78 DFL Jennifer Zielinski Republican 8 727 15 08 62 Jeff Hayden a DFL 2011 c Omar Fateh DFL 33 103 88 99 DFL Bruce Lundeen Republican 3 947 10 61 63 Patricia Torres Ray DFL 2006 Patricia Torres Ray DFL 40 742 77 64 DFL Diane Napper Republican 8 231 15 69 Chris Wright Grassroots 3 460 6 59 64 Dick Cohen d DFL 1986 Erin Murphy DFL 40 174 78 68 DFL Sharon Anderson Republican 7 471 14 63 Patti McArdell LMN 3 276 6 42 65 Sandy Pappas DFL 1990 Sandy Pappas DFL 31 463 81 47 DFL Paul Holmgren Republican 7 044 18 24 66 John Marty DFL 1986 John Marty DFL 31 867 76 90 DFL Greg Copeland Republican 9 482 22 88 67 Foung Hawj DFL 2012 Foung Hawj DFL 24 008 73 86 DFL Alexander Deputie Republican 8 407 25 86 Seats changing parties edit nbsp Seat gains and holds by party Party Incumbent District Firstelected Winner Party Republican Jerry Relph 14 2016 Aric Putnam DFL Paul Anderson d 44 2016 Ann Johnson Stewart DFL Dan Hall 56 2010 Lindsey Port DFL DFL Dan Sparks 27 2002 Gene Dornink Republican Matt Little 58 2016 Zach Duckworth RepublicanPost election changes editOn November 18 2020 longtime DFL senators Thomas M Bakk and David Tomassoni announced they would be leaving the DFL party and form their own Independent Caucus in the state senate 18 Majority Leader Paul Gazelka welcomed the move and promised to give both senators chairmanships on prominent committees This changes the senate composition to 34 Republicans 31 Democrats and two independents See also edit2020 Minnesota House of Representatives election 2020 Minnesota elections 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial electionNotes edit a b Lost primary election for party s nomination Lost re election in 2006 Elected again in 2012 a b c d e f g h Elected in a special election 17 a b c d e Retiring not seeking re election Lost re election 2010 Elected again in 2012 References edit Coolican J Patrick January 3 2019 Gov elect Tim Walz names seven new commissioners including state Sen Tony Lourey Star Tribune Retrieved May 20 2020 Van Oot Torey February 6 2019 Republican Jason Rarick wins Minnesota Senate seat vacated by Democrat Star Tribune Retrieved May 20 2020 Phillips Amber October 2 2020 The state legislative battles to watch in 2020 The Washington Post Retrieved October 2 2020 Candidate Filing Periods Minnesota Secretary of State Retrieved May 20 2020 Turtinen Melissa February 14 2020 Sen Paul Anderson won t seek re election for Senate District 44 Lakeshore Weekly News MediaNews Group Retrieved May 21 2020 Olson Mark July 22 2019 State Sen Scott Jensen won t seek re election to District 47 Chaska Herald Big Fish Works Retrieved May 21 2020 State Sen Carolyn Laine will retire from the Legislature this year ABC Newspapers Adams Publishing Group January 10 2020 Retrieved May 21 2020 Van Oot Torey November 18 2019 Longtime DFL Sen Dick Cohen of St Paul won t run for re election in 2020 Star Tribune Retrieved May 21 2020 Johnson Brooks August 12 2020 Jen McEwen beats incumbent Erik Simonson in DFL primary for Duluth Senate seat Star Tribune Retrieved August 13 2020 Van Oot Torey Condon Patrick August 12 2020 Progressives shake up DFL incumbents in Minnesota Star Tribune Retrieved August 13 2020 Results for All State Senate Races Minnesota Secretary of State Retrieved August 14 2020 October Overview Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races The Cook Political Report Retrieved November 1 2020 Statewide Reporting Statistics Minnesota Secretary of State Retrieved November 13 2020 Results for All State Senate Races Minnesota Secretary of State Retrieved November 13 2020 Minnesota election results 2020 Star Tribune Retrieved November 11 2020 Candidate Filings Minnesota Secretary of State Retrieved June 16 2020 Party Control of the Minnesota Senate 1951 present Minnesota Legislative Reference Library Retrieved May 20 2020 Hauser Tom Maher Tracy November 18 2020 Longtime Minnesota senators quit DFL caucus to form Independent Caucus KSTP TV Archived from the original on November 29 2020 Further reading editAmber Phillips October 2 2020 The state legislative battles to watch in 2020 Washingtonpost com Minnesota state Senate About redistricting External links editElections amp Voting Minnesota Secretary of State Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 Minnesota Senate election amp oldid 1223447084, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
