2018 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 2018
Amy Klobuchar DEM +24.1 · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 2,596,879
- Margin
- 24.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Klobuchar Won | DEM | 1,566,174 | 60.31% | |
| Jim Newberger | REP | 940,437 | 36.21% | |
| Dennis Schuller | LMN | 66,236 | 2.55% | |
| Paula M. Overby | GRE | 23,101 | 0.89% | |
| Write-in | — | 931 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2,596,879 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Minnesota Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 15.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Tina Smith | 5.2 |
| 2018 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 24.1 |
| 2018 special | Class II | Tina Smith | 10.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Al Franken | 10.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 34.7 |
| 2008 | Class II | Al Franken | 0.0 |
| 2006 | Class I | Amy Klobuchar | 20.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | Norm Coleman | 2.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mark Dayton | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Class II | Paul Wellstone | 9.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Rod Grams | 5.0 |
Full Minnesota Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 Minnesota Senate race?
Amy Klobuchar (DEM) won with 60.3% of the vote, ahead of Jim Newberger (36.2%), a margin of 24.1 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 2018?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 Minnesota Senate race?
2,596,879 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.