2020 Senate elections · Minnesota history
Minnesota U.S. Senate election 2020
Tina Smith DEM +5.2 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 3,214,256
- Margin
- 5.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MN
- D+7.1same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tina Smith Won | DEM | 1,566,522 | 48.74% | |
| Jason Lewis | REP | 1,398,145 | 43.50% | |
| Kevin O'Connor | LMN | 190,154 | 5.92% | |
| Oliver Steinberg | GLC | 57,174 | 1.78% | |
| Write-in | — | 2,261 | 0.07% | |
| Total | 3,214,256 | |||
Official source: 2020-general-election-results
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 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
Tina Smith (DEM) won with 48.7% of the vote, ahead of Jason Lewis (43.5%), a margin of 5.2 points.
Did the Minnesota Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Minnesota Senate race?
3,214,256 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.