Electoral history of Tim Walz
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Tim Walz is the 41st and current governor of Minnesota. He previously represented Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2019. He also ran for the U.S. Vice Presidency in 2024.
2006
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 26,475 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 26,475 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 141,556 | 52.7 | |
| Republican | Gil Gutknecht (incumbent) | 126,486 | 47.1 | |
| Write-in | 379 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 268,421 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) gain from Republican | ||||
2008
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 20,998 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 20,998 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 207,753 | 62.5 | |
| Republican | Brian J. Davis | 109,453 | 32.9 | |
| Independence | Gregory Mikkelson | 14,904 | 4.5 | |
| Write-in | 290 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 332,110 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 122,365 | 49.3 | |
| Republican | Randy Demmer | 109,242 | 44.0 | |
| Independence | Steven Wilson | 13,242 | 5.3 | |
| Independent | Lars Johnson | 3,054 | 1.2 | |
| Write-in | 102 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 248,035 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
2012
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 15,697 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 15,697 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 193,211 | 57.5 | |
| Republican | Allen Quist | 142,164 | 42.3 | |
| Write-in | 505 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 335,880 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 19,983 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 19,983 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 122,851 | 54.2 | |
| Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 103,536 | 45.7 | |
| Write-in | 308 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 226,695 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 13,538 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 13,538 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz (incumbent) | 169,074 | 50.4 | |
| Republican | Jim Hagedorn | 166,526 | 49.6 | |
| Write-in | 277 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 335,877 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | ||||
Gubernatorial elections
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz | 242,832 | 41.60% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Erin Murphy | 186,969 | 32.03% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Lori Swanson | 143,517 | 24.59% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Holden | 6,398 | 1.10% | |
| Democratic (DFL) | Olé Savior | 4,019 | 0.69% | |
| Total votes | 583,735 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan | 1,393,096 | 53.84% | +3.77% | |
| Republican | Jeff Johnson/Donna Bergstrom | 1,097,705 | 42.43% | −2.08% | |
| Grassroots | Chris Wright/Judith Schwartzbacker | 68,667 | 2.65% | +1.07% | |
| Libertarian | Josh Welter/Mary O'Connor | 26,735 | 1.03% | +0.11% | |
| Write-in | 1,084 | 0.04% | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,587,287 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | |||||
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (DFL) | Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan (incumbent) | 1,312,311 | 52.27% | −1.57% | |
| Republican | Scott Jensen/Matt Birk | 1,119,911 | 44.61% | +2.18% | |
| Legal Marijuana Now | James McCaskel/David Sandbeck | 29,435 | 1.17% | N/A | |
| Grassroots—LC | Steve Patterson/Matt Huff | 22,604 | 0.90% | −1.75% | |
| Independence | Hugh McTavish/Mike Winter | 18,156 | 0.72% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | Gabrielle Prosser/Kevin Dwire | 7,240 | 0.29% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 1,026 | 0.04% | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 2,510,683 | 100.0% | |||
| Democratic (DFL) hold | |||||
