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      Home/Elections/2018/US Senate/Minnesota
      2018·US Senate·Minnesota
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      Minnesota US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Tina Smith
      53.0%1,370,540 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Karin Housley
      42.4%1,095,777 votes
      Margin
      D+10.6
      2,587,356 total votes
      3 candidates2,587,356 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tina SmithDEM✓
      		DEM1,370,54053.0%
      Karin HousleyREP
      		REP1,095,77742.4%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH121,0394.7%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Minnesota(Class II)

      2024
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+15.7
      2020
      Tina SmithDEM
      D+5.2
      2014
      Al FrankenDEM
      D+10.2
      2012
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+34.7
      2008
      Al FrankenDEM
      EVEN
      2006
      Amy KlobucharDEM
      D+20.1
      2002
      Norm ColemanREP
      R+2.2
      2000
      Mark DaytonDEM
      D+5.5
      1996
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+9.0
      1994
      Rod GramsREP
      R+5.0
      1990
      Paul WellstoneDEM
      D+2.6
      1988
      Dave DurenbergerREP
      R+14.9
      1984
      Rudy BoschwitzREP
      R+16.8
      View all US Senate history for Minnesota →

      Candidates

      Karin HousleyREP
      Record4W-2L
      Avg MarginR+3.9
      Career2010-2022
      State Senate / US Senate
      Full profile →
      Tina SmithDEM
      Record2W-1L
      Avg MarginD+13.7
      Career1974-2020
      US Senate / State House
      Full profile →

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