Minnesota US Presidential Election 2024: Voting, result info, candidates, what you need to know

Minnesota is set to cast its votes for the US presidential polls on November 5.

The Minnesota voters will pick electors who will represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote.

The state has a total of 10 electoral votes in the Electoral College, after reapportionment due to the 2020 United States census in which it neither gained nor lost a seat.

Minnesota presidential ballot

- Donald Trump and JD Vance (Republican Party)
- Kamala Harris and Tim Walz (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)
- Chase Oliver and Mike ter Maat (Libertarian Party)
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Nicole Shanahan (We The People Party)
- Jill Stein and Samson Kpadenou (Green Party)
- Claudia De la Cruz and Karina Garcia (Socialism and Liberation Party)
- Rachele Fruit and Dennis Richter (Socialist Workers Party)
- Cornel West and Melina Abdullah (Justice For All Party)
- Shiva Ayyadurai and Crystal Ellis (Independent Party)

Minnesota is considered a moderately blue state as the Democrats hold the longest winning streak.

The last Republican to register a victory was in 1972 when the voters backed incumbent President Richard Nixon.

Who won the presidential election in the state in 2020?

In the 2020 US Presidential elections, Minnesota supported President Joe Biden, where he defeated Donald Trump by seven percentage points.

In 2016, Hillary Clinton defeated Trump by less than two percentage points registering a very close contest.

US Senate races

These candidates compete for one US Senate seat up for election.

- Amy Klobuchar (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)
- Royce White (Republican Party)
- Joyce Lacey (Independence-Alliance Party of Minnesota)
- Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian Party)

US House race

All eight districts are up for election:

District 1: Brad Finstad (Incumbent - Republican Party) and Rachel Bohman (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)

District 2: Joe Tierab (Republican Party), Angie Craig (Incumbent - Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party), Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party)

District 3: Tad Jude (Republican Party) and Kelly Morrison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)

District 4: May Lor Xiong (Republican Party) and Betty McCollum (Incumbent - Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)

District 5: Dalia Al-Aqidi (Republican Party) and Ilhan Omar (Incumbent - Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)

District 6: Tom Emmer (Incumbent - Republican Party) and Jeanne Hendricks (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)

District 7: Michelle Fischbach (Incumbent - Republican Party) and A. John Peters (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)

District 8: Pete Stauber (Incumbent - Republican Party and Jennifer Schultz (Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party)

Election results 2024

This section will be updated as results come in after the November 5 elections.

(With inputs from agencies)