U.S. Senate, 2018 Election

General

Date:	November 6, 2018
Cycle:	2018
Office:	U.S. Senate
State:	Minnesota
District:	Statewide

Candidate	Gender	Party	Votes	Percent	Margin
Amy Klobuchar Incumbent	Woman	Democratic-Farmer-Labor	1,566,174	60.31	+24.10
Jim Newberger	Man	Republican	940,437	36.21
Dennis Schuller	Man	Legal Marijuana Now	66,236	2.55
Paula M. Overby	Transgender / Non-binary	Minnesota Green	23,101	0.89
Scattering		Write-In	872	0.03
Stephen A. Emery	Man	Write-In	51	0.00
Tim Meier	Man	Write-In	5	0.00
Steve Carlson	Man	Write-In	3	0.00

Senator Klobuchar was reelected to a third term.

Newberger was a paramedic from Becker and sitting state Representative (HD 15B, 2013-2019). He was the party-endorsed candidate.

Schuller was an operator of a recording studio and resident of Minneapolis.

Overby was a resident of Eagan and Independence nominee for the 2nd CD in 2014 and 2016.

Related Reports

2018 is 15th Cycle with Multiple States Hosting Elections for Both US Senate Seats (March 6, 2018)
2018 Poised to Shatter Record for Female US Senators Seeking Reelection (January 8, 2017)

Sources

Report of the State Canvassing Board, Office of Secretary of State, State of Minnesota, November 27, 2018 (p. 4-8). State of Minnesota Write-In Report, Office of Secretary of State, November 27, 2018 (p. 1-3).