2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota
Election of Minnesota's Class 1 senator in the United States Senate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2018 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a United States Senator from Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar was reelected in a landslide, defeating Republican state House of Representatives member Jim Newberger. This election was held alongside a special election for Minnesota's other Senate seat, which was held by Al Franken until he resigned in January 2018. U.S. House elections, a gubernatorial election, State House elections, and other elections were also held.
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Turnout | 63.89% | ||||||||||||||||
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Klobuchar: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Newberger: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: No Vote: | |||||||||||||||||
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The candidate filing deadline was June 5, 2018, and the primary election was held on August 14, 2018.[1] This is the last time that the winner of the United States Senate election in Minnesota won a majority of Minnesota's counties.