Certified returns for every federal race in Minnesota in 2012, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 9 of 9 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
1,546,167
52.7%
Republican
1,320,225
45.0%
Libertarian
35,098
1.2%
Green
13,023
0.4%
Write-in
10,641
0.4%
Constitution
3,722
0.1%
Grassroots Party
3,149
0.1%
Justice
1,996
0.1%
Constitutional Government
1,092
0.0%
Socialist Workers
1,051
0.0%
Socialism and Liberation
397
0.0%
Total
2,936,561
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2012 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Amy Klobuchar
Democrat
1,854,595
65.2%
Kurt Bills
Republican
867,974
30.5%
Stephen Williams
Independence
73,539
2.6%
Tim Davis
Grassroots Party
30,531
1.1%
Michael Cavlan
Minnesota Open Progressives
13,986
0.5%
Write-in
2,582
0.1%
Total
2,843,207
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Timothy J. Walz
Democrat
193,211
57.5%
Allen Quist
Republican
142,164
42.3%
Write-in
505
0.2%
Total
335,880
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John Kline
Republican
193,587
54.0%
Mike Obermueller
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
164,338
45.8%
Write-in
521
0.1%
Total
358,446
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Erik Paulsen
Republican
222,335
58.1%
Brian Barnes
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
159,937
41.8%
Write-in
433
0.1%
Total
382,705
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Betty McCollum
Democrat
216,685
62.3%
Tony Hernandez
Republican
109,659
31.5%
Steve Carlson
Independence
21,135
6.1%
Write-in
512
0.1%
Total
347,991
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Keith Ellison
Democrat
262,102
74.5%
Chris Fields
Republican
88,753
25.2%
Write-in
1,114
0.3%
Total
351,969
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Michele Bachmann
Republican
179,240
50.5%
Jim Graves
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
174,944
49.3%
Write-in
969
0.3%
Total
355,153
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Collin C. Peterson
Democrat
197,791
60.4%
Lee Byberg
Republican
114,151
34.8%
Adam Steele
Independence
15,298
4.7%
Write-in
336
0.1%
Total
327,576
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Richard Nolan
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
191,976
54.3%
Chip Cravaack
Republican
160,520
45.4%
Write-in
1,167
0.3%
Total
353,663
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2012 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 008405203a2f7fd9258852de449309b430fb0c7dc441ba08b2480845d8413616
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.