2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

The 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a United States senator from Minnesota to replace incumbent Democratic senator Al Franken until the regular expiration of the term on January 3, 2021. Facing multiple accusations of sexual misconduct, Franken announced on December 7, 2017, that he would resign effective January 2, 2018. Governor Mark Dayton appointed Franken's successor, Tina Smith, on December 13, 2017, and she ran in the special election. This election coincided with a regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election for the Class 1 Senate seat, U.S. House elections, a gubernatorial election, State House elections, and other elections.

DFL primary

Candidates Nominated • Tina Smith, incumbent U.S. senator Eliminated in primary • Ali Chehem • Gregg A. Iverson, perennial candidate • Richard Painter, University of Minnesota Law School professor and former White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush • Christopher Lovell Seymore Sr. • Keith Ellison, U.S. representative from (ran for attorney general) • Melisa Franzen, state senator • Betty McCollum, U.S. representative from (ran for re-election) • Rick Nolan, U.S. representative from (ran for lieutenant governor) • Lori Swanson, attorney general of Minnesota (ran for governor) • Patricia Torres Ray, state senator (ran for U.S. House) • Tim Walz, U.S. representative from (ran for governor) Endorsements Results ==Republican primary==

Republican primary

Candidates Nominated • Karin Housley, state senator Eliminated in primary • Bob Anderson, businessman • Nikolay Nikolayevich Bey • Michelle Benson, state senator • Christopher Chamberlin (ran for U.S. House) • Norm Coleman, former U.S. senator from this seat (endorsed Housley) • Kurt Daudt, speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives • Tom Emmer, U.S. representative from (endorsed Housley, ran for re-election) • Paul Gazelka, majority leader of the Minnesota Senate • Jason Lewis, U.S. representative from (ran for re-election) • Jenifer Loon, state representative (endorsed Housley) • Stewart Mills III, businessman and nominee for MN-08 in 2014 and 2016 • Joyce Peppin, majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives • Julie Rosen, Minnesota state senator Endorsements Results ==Minor parties and independents==

Minor parties and independents

Candidates • Jerry Trooien (independent), real estate developer • Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now Party) == General election ==

General election

Predictions ^Highest rating given Endorsements {{Endorsements box Former U.S. executive branch officials • Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States • Hillary Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state • Walter Mondale, 42nd vice president of the United States and former U.S. senator (D-MN) • Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States U.S. senators • Tammy Baldwin, U.S. senator (D-WI) • Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. senator (D-NV) • Dick Durbin, U.S senator (D-IL) and Senate Minority Whip • Kamala Harris, U.S. senator (D-CA) • Maggie Hassan, U.S. senator (D-NH) • Doug Jones, U.S senator (D-AL) • Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator (D-MN) • Jeff Merkley, U.S. senator (D-OR) • Gary Peters, U.S. senator (D-MI) • Brian Schatz, U.S. senator (D-HI) • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator (D-MA) U.S. representatives • Keith Ellison, U.S. representative (D-MN 5) • Rick Nolan, U.S. representative (D-MN 8) • Mark Dayton, governor of Minnesota • Peggy Flanagan, state representative Voter demographics ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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