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Minnesota Secretary of State - Elections
2008 Minnesota Congressional and Statewide Races
Presidential Caucus: 2/5/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/15/08, Primary: 9/9/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 9/9/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: April 6, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 51.1% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 66.46%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 32.16%, uncommitted 0.61%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 0.46%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.17%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 0.06%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 0.04%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.04%, retiree Frank Lynch (D-FL) 0.01%, |
ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 41.36%,
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 21.99%, ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 19.92%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 15.69%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.59%, write-in 0.46%, |
Independence Party |
Governor, 46.7% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| St. Sen. Thomas M. "Tom" Bakk (DFL)?, Mayor Chris Coleman (DFL), Co. Att. Susan Gaertner (DFL), Mayor R.T. Rybak (DFL), |
Tim Pawlenty (R), |
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Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 46.7% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
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Carol Molnau (R), |
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Attorney General, 53.2% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Lori Swanson (DFL), |
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Secretary of State, 49.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mark Ritchie (DFL), |
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Auditor, 51.9% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Rebecca Otto (DFL), |
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Senator 49.5% in '02, 1st term, next election in 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Chris Cillizza: 6th Most Likely Seat to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, National Journal's Rankings: 5th Most Likely to Switch Parties, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| tv personality Al Franken (DFL), prof. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer (DFL), '02 & '00 congressional candidate / '06 candidate businessman Darryl Tyree Stanton (DFL), perennial candidate Richard "Dick" Franson (DFL), |
Norm Coleman (R),
'02 Senate candidate / '04 & '06 Congressional candidate / dentist / fugitive Jack Shepard (R-MN), ex-U.S. Sen. Rod Grams (R)?, |
James D. Broom Wellstone (Ind), Former Governor Jesse Ventura (Ind)?, Stephen Williams (Ind), ex-U.S. Sen. Dean Barkley (Ind-MN)?, |
Mike Cavlan (G), Thomas Harens (G), |
Ernest Mailhot (SW), |
Senator 58.1% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2012,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated, |
| Amy Klobuchar (DFL), |
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1st Congressional District, 52.7% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Robert Novak: Likely GOP Target, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, NRCC Target, |
| Tim Walz (DFL), |
oncologist Brian J. Davis (R), St. Sen. Dick Day (R), St. Rep. Randy Demmer (R) withdrew, |
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2nd Congressional District, 56.2% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| ex-Watertown mayor / Nat'l Guard Sgt. Steve Sarvi (DFL), |
John Kline (R), |
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3rd Congressional District, 64.9% in '06, Jim Ramstad (R) retiring after 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Chris Cillizza: 3rd Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss Up, |
Iraqi War veteran Ashwin Madia (DFL),
St. Sen. Terri E. Bonoff (DFL), |
St. Rep. Erik Paulsen (R),
St. Rep. Kurt Zellers (R),
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printing co. CEO David Dillion (Ind), |
4th Congressional District, 69.5% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Betty McCollum (DFL), |
CPA Edward T. "Ed" Matthews (R), |
Carlos Samaniego (SW), |
5th Congressional District, 55.6% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Keith Ellison (DFL), |
minister Barb Davis White (R), |
Rebecca Williamson (SW), |
6th Congressional District, 50.1% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, |
| former st. Tran. Comm'r. / ex-Mayor '06 candidate Elwyn Tinklenberg (DFL), |
Michele M. Bachmann (R), |
John Brockberg (Ind), |
7th Congressional District, 69.7% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Collin C. Peterson (DFL), |
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8th Congressional District, 63.6% in '06, 17th term, might retire, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| James L. "Jim" Oberstar (DFL), |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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4. Minnesota Media Links:
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