2018 Minnesota Attorney General election

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Nominee  | Keith Ellison | Doug Wardlow | Noah Johnson
Party  | Democratic (DFL) | Republican | Grassroots—LC
Popular vote  | 1,249,407 | 1,150,459  | 145,748
Percentage  | 48.96% | 45.08%  | 5.71%

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County results

Congressional district results

Precinct results

Ellison: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Wardlow: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Tie: No votes

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| Attorney General before election

Lori Swanson
Democratic (DFL)

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Keith Ellison
Democratic (DFL)

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The 2018 Minnesota Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the attorney general of the U.S. state of Minnesota. A primary election was held on August 14, 2018, in which Doug Wardlow was nominated as the Republican candidate and Keith Ellison was nominated as the Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL) candidate. Ellison won the election.

## Background

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DFL incumbent Lori Swanson was first elected attorney general in 2006. Swanson succeeded two-term DFL incumbent Mike Hatch, who opted to run for governor in 2006. Swanson was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. On January 28, 2018, Swanson announced that she would seek re-election. The announcement came after months of speculation that she would run for governor in 2018.[1] On June 4, 2018, after failing to receive her own party's endorsement for attorney general, Swanson ended her campaign for attorney general and opted to run for governor instead.[2]

## Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

[edit]

### Candidates

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* Keith Ellison, Deputy Chair of the Democratic National Committee since 2017; U.S. Representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2007[3][4]
* Tom Foley, former Ramsey County attorney[5][6]
* Debra Hilstrom, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2001; former Anoka County assistant attorney[7][8]
* Initially withdrew in January 2018 following Swanson's announcement that she would seek re-election.[9] Re-entered the race following Swanson's withdrawal.
* Matt Pelikan, attorney; activist; former clerk for Minnesota Supreme Court Justices Paul Anderson and David Lillehaug[10][11][12]
* Mike Rothman, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Commerce from 2011 to 2017[13][14]
* Initially withdrew on February 16, 2018, following Swanson's announcement that she would seek re-election.[13] Re-entered the race following Swanson's withdrawal.

It was reported in late January 2018 that Ellison was exploring the possibility of seeking election to be attorney general. According to several people he had spoken with recently, Ellison was not likely to run but found it enticing.[15] Following Swanson's withdrawal from the election on June 4, 2018, it was reported that Ellison was likely to enter the race, which he did the next day.[16]

On June 2, 2018, the DFL endorsed Pelikan at their state convention. Swanson received 52 percent over Pelikan after the first round of balloting, but not the required 60 percent. Swanson then withdrew her nomination for the party's endorsement, but did not indicate if she would run in the primary election.[17]

On June 4, 2018, Swanson announced she would no longer seek re-election and would instead run for Governor.[2] The day after her announcement, Ellison, Foley, Hatch, Hilstrom, and Rothman entered the race.[3] Hatch said he did not think Pelikan had sufficient courtroom experience and would withdraw if someone he thought was qualified entered the race, which he did the next day.[18]

#### Withdrawn

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* Sam Clark, former Saint Paul city attorney; former state director and counsel for U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar[19]
* Withdrew on January 31, 2018, following Swanson's announcement that she would seek re-election.[20]
* Mike Hatch, attorney general from 1999 to 2007[3]
* Withdrew on June 6, 2018.[18]
* John Lesch, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2003; Saint Paul assistant city attorney[21]
* Withdrew on September 15, 2017, saying he wanted to spend more time with his infant daughter, to help the DFL win control of the Minnesota of House of Representatives, and cited the uncertainty of whether DFL incumbent Lori Swanson would seek re-election.[22]
* Lori Swanson, incumbent since 2007[1]
* Withdrew on June 4, 2018, to seek election to be governor.[2]
* Ryan Winkler, general counsel for Biothera; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015[23]
* Withdrew in January 2018 following Swanson's announcement that she would seek re-election.[9]

### Results

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Results by county

Map legend

* Ellison—60–70%

* Ellison—50–60%

* Ellison—40–50%

* Ellison—30–40%

* Ellison—<30%

* Hilstrom—30–40%

Results by county

Results by congressional district

Map legend

* Ellison—60–70%

* Ellison—50–60%

Results by congressional district

Democratic primary election results[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic (DFL) | Keith Ellison  | 281,142  | 49.8
| Democratic (DFL) | Debra Hilstrom  | 108,048  | 19.2
| Democratic (DFL) | Tom Foley  | 70,786  | 12.5
| Democratic (DFL) | Matt Pelikan  | 59,876  | 10.6
| Democratic (DFL) | Mike Rothman  | 44,522  | 7.9
Total votes | 564,374  | 100.0

## Republican primary

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### Candidates

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* Sharon Anderson, perennial candidate and nominee for attorney general in 1994[25]
* Bob Lessard, DFL member of the Minnesota Senate from 1977 to 2003[26][27][28]
* Doug Wardlow, attorney for the Alliance Defending Freedom; member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013[28][29][30]

Wardlow was endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention.[17]

#### Withdrawn

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* Harry Niska, attorney; candidate for the Ramsey City Council in 2010[31]
* Withdrew on November 5, 2017, saying campaigning required too much personal life sacrifice.[32]

### Results

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Results by county

Map legend

* Wardlow—50–60%

* Wardlow—40–50%

* Wardlow—30–40%

* Anderson—30–40%

* Anderson—40–50%

* Lessard—30–40%

* Lessard—40–50%

Results by county

Results by congressional district

Map legend

* Wardlow—50–60%

* Wardlow—40–50%

* Wardlow—30–40%

Results by congressional district

Republican primary election results[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Doug Wardlow  | 135,971  | 46.3
| Republican | Sharon Anderson  | 94,245  | 32.0
| Republican | Bob Lessard  | 63,722  | 21.7
Total votes | 293,398  | 100.0

## Minor parties and independents

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### Candidates

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* Noah Johnson (Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party), attorney[33][34]

On October 15, 2018, Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis Party candidate Noah Johnson announced his endorsement of DFL nominee Keith Ellison. In explaining his endorsement, Johnson cited Ellison's recent statement of support for marijuana legalization. Johnson also stated that he wished to avoid drawing votes away from Ellison and thereby increasing Republican nominee Doug Wardlow's chances of victory. Johnson's name remained on the ballot.[35]

## General election

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On October 27, 2018, Politico reported that the State of Minnesota had not elected a Republican attorney general in more than 40 years, but added that Ellison was "putting that streak to the test." According to Politico, Ellison had been "rocked by accusations of domestic abuse" and had fallen behind Wardlow in a recent poll; Politico added that the race "revolves around Ellison and what voters make of the misconduct allegations he's facing."[36]

### Endorsements

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Keith Ellison (DFL)[37]

Organizations

* CWA Minnesota State Council
* Democracy for America
* LIUNA Minnesota & North Dakota
* MoveOn
* NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota
* Our Revolution MN
* TakeAction Minnesota
* Teamsters Local 120
* UFCW Local 1189
* West Area Labor Council / BTCGM

National figures

* Walter Mondale, former vice president of the United States and Democratic nominee for president in 1984
* Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator (I-VT) and 2016 presidential candidate[38]

State senators

* Melisa Franzen
* Jeff Hayden
* Jason Isaacson
* Carolyn Laine
* Sandy Pappas, Senate president 2013–2017
* Melissa Wiklund

State representatives

* Susan Allen
* David Bly
* Karen Clark
* Jim Davnie
* Raymond Dehn
* Betty Folliard, former
* Mike Freiberg
* Alice Hausman
* Sheldon Johnson
* Erin Koegel
* Mary Kunesh-Podein
* Fue Lee
* John Lesch
* Carlos Mariani
* Rena Moran
* Ryan Winkler, former and candidate
* Cheryl Youakim

County commissioners

* Patrick Boyle, St. Louis
* Debbie Goettell, Hennepin
* Linda Higgins, Hennepin
* Frank Jewell, St. Louis
* Mary Jo McGuire, Ramsey

Mayors

* Myron Bailey, Cottage Grove
* Melvin Carter, St. Paul
* Jacob Frey, Minneapolis
* Shep Harris, Golden Valley
* Jim Hovland, Edina
* Ted Kozlowski, Stillwater
* Dan Lund, Newport

City councilors

* Lisa Bender, Minneapolis
* Tim Brausen, St. Louis Park
* Amy Bredmoen, St. Paul
* Marquita Butler, Brooklyn Center
* Alondra Cano, Minneapolis
* Joanie Clausen, Golden Valley
* Phillipe Cunningham, Minneapolis
* Jeremiah Ellison, Minneapolis
* Steve Fletcher, Minneapolis
* Jason Gad, Hopkins
* Edwin Garcia, Richfield
* Maria Regan Gonzales, Richfield
* Lisa Goodman, Minneapolis
* Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis
* Anne Mavity, St. Louis Park
* Linea Palmisano, Minneapolis
* Steve Schmidgall, Golden Valley
* Jeremy Schroeder, Minneapolis
* Simon Trautman, Richfield
* Abdi Warsame, Minneapolis

Others

* Rachel Bohman, Rochester township board member
* Steve Marchese, St. Paul school board member

Doug Wardlow (R)

U.S. executive branch officials

* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States

U.S. representatives

* Tom Emmer (MN-06)[39]
* Jason Lewis (MN-02)[40][41]

Organizations

* Minnesota Gun Owners PAC[42]
* Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association PAC[43]
* National Federation of Independent Business
* Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis[44]

Newspapers

* Duluth News Tribune[45]

Declined to endorse

Newspapers

* Star Tribune[46]

### Debate

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2018 Minnesota Attorney General election debate  No. | Date  | Host  | Moderator  | Link  | Democratic | Republican | Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis

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Keith Ellison | Doug Wardlow | Noah Johnson
1  | Sep. 21, 2018  | Twin Cities PBS | Eric Eskola
Cathy Wurzer | Twin Cities PBS[47] | P | P | P

### Polling

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Poll source  | Date(s)
administered  | Sample
size  | Margin
of error  | Keith
Ellison (DFL)  | Doug
Wardlow (R)  | Other  | Undecided

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SurveyUSA[48] | October 29–31, 2018  | 600  | ±5.3%  | 44% | 40%  | 4%  | 12%
Mason-Dixon[49] | October 15–17, 2018  | 800  | ±3.5%  | 36%  | 43% | 5%  | 16%
Mason-Dixon[50] | September 10–12, 2018  | 800  | ±3.5%  | 41% | 36%  | 5%  | 18%
SurveyUSA[51] | September 6–8, 2018  | 574  | ±4.9%  | 41% | 41% | 4%  | 14%

### Results

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County results for Noah Johnson:

Map legend

* 8%

* 7%

* 6%

* 5%

* 4%

* 3%

2018 Minnesota Attorney General election[52] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic (DFL) | Keith Ellison | 1,249,407  | 48.96%  | −3.64
| Republican | Doug Wardlow | 1,150,459  | 45.08%  | +6.07
| Grassroots—LC | Noah Johnson (withdrawn) | 145,748  | 5.71%  | N/A
| Write-in | 6,158  | 0.24%  | +0.20
Total votes  | 2,551,772  | 100.00%  | N/A
| Democratic (DFL) hold

#### By congressional district

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Despite losing the state, Wardlow won five of eight congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.[53]

District  | Ellison  | Wardlow  | Representative

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1st | 42%  | 52% | Jim Hagedorn
2nd | 46%  | 48% | Angie Craig
3rd | 50% | 45%  | Dean Phillips
4th | 61% | 33%  | Betty McCollum
5th | 74% | 20%  | Ilhan Omar
6th | 36%  | 58% | Tom Emmer
7th | 36%  | 59% | Collin Peterson
8th | 43%  | 51% | Pete Stauber

## See also

[edit]

* 2018 Minnesota elections

## References

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31. ^ Lopez, Ricardo (April 17, 2017). "Republican attorney Harry Niska joins race for AG". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
32. ^ Bakst, Brian (November 6, 2017). "Republican lawyer Niska leaves Minn. AG race". Minnesota Public Radio. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
33. ^ Featherly, Kevin (June 14, 2018). "Bar Buzz: Pro-pot AG candidate's got high hopes". Minnesota Lawyer. BridgeTower Media. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
34. ^ Featherly, Kevin (August 3, 2018). "Weed backer hopes to smoke competition in AG race". Minnesota Lawyer. BridgeTower Media. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
35. ^ Van Berkel, Jessie (October 15, 2018). "Legalize Cannabis candidate endorses Keith Ellison for attorney general". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on October 19, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
36. ^ Choi, Matthew (October 27, 2018). "Keith Ellison reeling after abuse allegations". Politico. Archived from the original on October 28, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
37. ^ "Endorsements — Keith Ellison for Attorney General". Archived from the original on July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
38. ^ Bernie Sanders. "It was great to support @EllisonCampaign in Minnesota, @tammybaldwin and @IronStache in Wisconsin, and @JohnFetterman in Pennsylvania this weekend and to see thousands and thousands of people across the country ready to work for progressive change". Twitter. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
39. ^ Tom Emmer. "Congratulations to @MNJeffJohnson and @doug_wardlow on their primary wins. Look forward to working with the entire @mngop ticket to #TurnMNRed this November". Twitter. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
40. ^ Doug Wardlow. "I'm proud to have the endorsement of Congressman Jason Lewis! "Doug Wardlow understands better than most the Attorney General is there to enforce the laws of the state of Minnesota- and not there to create them." #VoteWardlow #MNAG". Twitter.
41. ^ Doug Wardlow. ""We've had far too much activism in that office in the past and @EllisonCampaign, along with the help of his supporters like Angie Craig, would surely be more of the same. That's why I'm glad to support Doug." #VoteWardlow #MNAG". Twitter.
42. ^ Strawser, Bryan (October 18, 2018). "Minnesota Gun Owners PAC endorses Doug Wardlow for Attorney General". mngopac.org. Archived from the original on October 24, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
43. ^ Doug Wardlow. "I'm proud to have earned the endorsement of the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association PAC! As Attorney General, I will fight to improve the economic climate for our agriculture industry. #VoteWardlow #MNAG". Twitter.
44. ^ Doug Wardlow. ""We trust that as Attorney General, Doug Wardlow will have our back. He will stand with law enforcement and work with us to keep Minnesota families safe." - Lt. Bob Kroll #VoteWardlow". Twitter.
45. ^ News Tribune Editorial Board (October 10, 2018). "Our View / Endorsement: Remove politics from AG's office with Wardlow". Duluth News Tribune. Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
46. ^ Editorial Board (November 1, 2018). "Two flawed candidates, no endorsement in state AG's race". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
47. ^ Twin Cities PBS
48. ^ SurveyUSA
49. ^ Mason-Dixon
50. ^ Mason-Dixon
51. ^ SurveyUSA
52. ^ "Statewide Results for Attorney General". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
53. ^ "Home - Election Results".

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