2018 Minnesota State Auditor election
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The 2018 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the state auditor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Julie Blaha, the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) endorsed candidate, won the election.
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November 6, 2018
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Background
DFL incumbent Rebecca Otto was first elected in 2006, defeating one-term Republican incumbent Pat Anderson. Otto was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. On January 9, 2017, Otto announced she would seek election to be governor and would not seek re-election to be state auditor.[1]
Candidates
Republican Party of Minnesota
- Pam Myhra, Certified Public Accountant, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015; candidate for the Republican nomination for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district in 2016; candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor as Marty Seifert's running mate in 2014[2]
Myhra was unanimously endorsed by the Republicans on June 2, 2018, at their state convention.[3]
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
- Julie Blaha, secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL–CIO; former president of Anoka-Hennepin Education Minnesota; former middle school math teacher[4]
Blaha was endorsed by the DFL over Jon Tollefson on June 3, 2018, at their state convention.[5] Tollefson filed for office, but later withdrew.[6]
Withdrawn
- Jack Dickinson, small business owner[7]
- Withdrew on February 6, 2018, and endorsed Jon Tollefson.[8]
- Jon Tollefson, lobbyist for the Minnesota Nurses Association; candidate for the DFL nomination for Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2016; candidate for the DFL nomination for District 44B in the Minnesota House of Representatives in 2014[9]
- Withdrew on June 7, 2018.[6]
Minor parties and independents
- Chris Dock, Libertarian Party of Minnesota[10]
- Michael Ford, Legal Marijuana Now Party[10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Julie Blaha | 1,250,524 | 49.35% | −2.16% | |
| Republican | Pam Myhra | 1,095,310 | 43.23% | +3.25% | |
| Legal Marijuana Now | Michael Ford | 133,913 | 5.28% | N/A | |
| Libertarian | Chris Dock | 53,068 | 2.09% | +0.51% | |
| Write-in | 1,125 | 0.04% | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,533,940 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | |||||
By congressional district
Blaha won four of eight congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Myhra, including one that elected a Democrat.[12]
| District | Blaha | Myhra | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 43% | 50% | Jim Hagedorn |
| 2nd | 47% | 45% | Angie Craig |
| 3rd | 50% | 44% | Dean Phillips |
| 4th | 61% | 31% | Betty McCollum |
| 5th | 73% | 19% | Ilhan Omar |
| 6th | 37% | 55% | Tom Emmer |
| 7th | 37% | 57% | Collin Peterson |
| 8th | 44% | 49% | Pete Stauber |