2024 United States Senate Election In Minnesota
The 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2018 and is running for re-election to a fourth term. Primary elections will take place on August 13, 2024.
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Background
Minnesota is considered to be a moderately blue state at the federal level. In the 2020 presidential election, Joe Biden carried Minnesota by about seven percentage points. Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats, all statewide executive offices, and both state legislative chambers.
Klobuchar was first elected in 2006, defeating former U.S. Representative Mark Kennedy. She won re-election in 2012 and 2018 by large margins.
This race is considered to be clearly favoring Klobuchar, as she has won all three of her Senate elections by more than 20 points and typically over-performs other down-ballot candidates.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Amy Klobuchar, incumbent U.S. senator
Filed paperwork
- Derek Logan, hotel worker
Endorsements
- U.S representatives
- Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from Arizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012)
- Organizations
Fundraising
| Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
| Amy Klobuchar (DFL) | $14,084,463 | $12,921,138 | $5,098,801 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- John Berman, engineer and perennial candidate
- Joe Fraser, banker and retired U.S. Navy commander
- Patrick Munro, landscaping company owner and perennial candidate
- Royce White, former NBA player and candidate for Minnesota's 5th congressional district in 2022
Filed paperwork
- Gene Rechtzigel, property manager and perennial candidate
Declined
- Michelle Benson, former state senator (2011–2023) and candidate for governor in 2022
- Paul Gazelka, former Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate (2017–2021) from the 9th district (2011–2023) and candidate for governor in 2022
- Walter Hudson, state representative (2023–present)
- Scott Jensen, former state senator (2017–2021) and nominee for governor in 2022
- Erik Paulsen, former U.S. representative from Minnesota's 3rd congressional district (2009–2019)
- Kendall Qualls, healthcare technology executive, nominee for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2020, and candidate for governor in 2022
- Jim Schultz, lawyer and nominee for attorney general in 2022
- Ryan Wilson, medical device research company CEO and nominee for state auditor in 2022
Third-party and independent candidates
Candidates
Declared
- Joyce Lacey (Independence—Alliance), guardianship advocate and Republican candidate for governor in 2022
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report | Solid D | November 9, 2023 |
| Inside Elections | Solid D | November 9, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | November 9, 2023 |
| Elections Daily | Safe D | May 4, 2023 |
| CNalysis | Solid D | November 21, 2023 |
Polling
- Amy Klobuchar vs. Joe Fraser
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Amy Klobuchar (D) | Joe Fraser (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | April 3–7, 2024 | 608 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 51% | 34% | 6% | 10% |
| SurveyUSA | February 23–28, 2024 | 1,603 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 49% | 33% | 5% | 14% |
Notes
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