Minnesota — 2016 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Minnesota in 2016, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 8 of 8 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 | 1,367,705 | 46.4% |
| Republican | 1,322,949 | 44.9% |
| Libertarian | 112,972 | 3.8% |
| Independence | 53,075 | 1.8% |
| Green | 36,986 | 1.3% |
| Write-in | 27,247 | 0.9% |
| Legal Marijuana Now | 11,291 | 0.4% |
| Constitution | 9,456 | 0.3% |
| Socialist Workers | 1,671 | 0.1% |
| American Delta Party | 1,430 | 0.0% |
| Total | 2,944,782 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2016 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy J. Walz | Democrat | 169,071 | 50.3% |
| Jim Hagedorn | Republican | 166,524 | 49.6% |
| Write-in | 278 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 335,873 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Lewis | Republican | 173,970 | 47.0% |
| Angie Craig | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 167,315 | 45.2% |
| Paula Overby | Independence | 28,870 | 7.8% |
| Write-in | 360 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 370,515 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Paulsen | Republican | 223,075 | 56.7% |
| Terri E. Bonoff | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 169,238 | 43.0% |
| Write-in | 1,144 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 393,457 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 4
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betty McCollum | Democrat | 203,299 | 57.8% |
| Greg Ryan | Republican | 121,033 | 34.4% |
| Susan Pendergast Sindt | Legal Marijuana Now | 27,152 | 7.7% |
| Write-in | 461 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 351,945 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 5
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Ellison | Democrat | 249,957 | 69.1% |
| Frank Nelson Drake | Republican | 80,660 | 22.3% |
| Dennis Schuller | Legal Marijuana Now | 30,759 | 8.5% |
| Write-in | 499 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 361,875 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 6
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Emmer | Republican | 235,385 | 65.6% |
| David Snyder | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 123,010 | 34.3% |
| Write-in | 535 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 358,930 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 7
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collin C. Peterson | Democrat | 173,572 | 52.5% |
| Dave Hughes | Republican | 156,944 | 47.4% |
| Write-in | 307 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 330,823 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
District 8
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard M. Nolan | Democrat | 179,097 | 50.2% |
| Stewart Mills | Republican | 177,088 | 49.6% |
| Write-in | 786 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 356,971 |
The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.
Source
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.