2022 Minnesota State Auditor election explained

Election Name:	2022 Minnesota State Auditor election
Type:	presidential
Previous Election:	2018 Minnesota State Auditor election
Previous Year:	2018
Next Election:	2026 Minnesota State Auditor election
Next Year:	2026
Country:	Minnesota
Flag Year:	1983
Party1:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Image1:	Julie Blaha.jpg
Image1 Size:	x150px
Nominee1:	Julie Blaha
Image2 Size:	x150px
Nominee2:	Ryan Wilson
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
State Auditor
Before Election:	Julie Blaha
Before Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
After Election:	Julie Blaha
After Party:	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
Popular Vote1:	1,168,185
Percentage1:	47.47%
Popular Vote2:	1,159,750
Percentage2:	47.13%

The 2022 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the state auditor of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Incumbent DFLer Julie Blaha narrowly won re-election to a second term.

Blaha was challenged by Republican candidate Ryan Wilson, Grassroot-Legalize Cannabis Party candidate Will Finn, and Legal Marijuana Now Party candidate Tim Davis.^[1]

This election was the second-closest for Minnesota State Auditor ever, after 1934.^[2]

Background

In Minnesota, the state auditor is charged with supervising and auditing the finances of the state's approximately 4,800 local governments, which altogether tax and spend over $40 billion annually.^[3] Likewise, the state auditor performs under contract the annual single audit of nearly $26 billion in federal funds spent by state agencies and their subrecipients.^[4] The state auditor's authority transcends jurisdictions and applies to all local governments, be they counties, cities, towns, school districts, local pension funds, metropolitan and regional agencies, or myriad special purpose districts, and to every state agency that receives federal financial assistance.^[5]

Nature of the office

Since the elected constitutional office of state treasurer was eliminated in 2003, and despite the office's importance, the election for state auditor has been considered Minnesota's most "low-key" statewide race.^[6] Auditor races are obscure enough to earn headlines when a "real issue" emerges.^[7] Other analyses suggest that the auditor's office, which has lost half its staff since the 1990s, is Minnesota's "most overlooked and underfunded statewide office."^[8]

Synopsis of incumbent's tenure

In 2018, Julie Blaha, then secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL–CIO, was elected to replace retiring fellow DFLer Rebecca Otto who unsuccessfully sought the DFL nomination for governor. As state auditor, Blaha was involved in uncovering and investigating a handful of public finance scandals, including an embezzlement scandal in Canton and Whalan and a conflict-of-interest case concerning the mayor of Two Harbors.^{[9] [10]} Auditor Blaha was also publicly critical of Minnesota's civil asset forfeiture laws, arguing they were needlessly punitive for low-income suspects. She led a push to reform the laws which was ultimately successful in 2021.^[11]

Candidates

The primary for State Auditor was uncontested.

Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party

Julie Blaha, incumbent State Auditor and former secretary-treasurer of the Minnesota AFL–CIO, announced her intention to run for election in November 2021. She won the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's endorsement unanimously at the party convention in May 2022.^[12]

Nominee

• Julie Blaha, incumbent State Auditor^[13]

Republican Party

Ryan Wilson, an attorney and former founder and CEO of a Minnesota-based clinical trial auditing firm, announced his candidacy in February 2022.^[14] Wilson, of Maple Grove, sought and received the endorsement of the Republican Party of Minnesota in May at the party's state convention.^[15]

Nominee

• Ryan Wilson, attorney, former CEO of Symbios Clinical

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party

Kevin Finander, who appeared on ballots under the name Will Finn, was the nominee for the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party. A self-described Libertarian, Finander was the chair of the Minnesota Taxation is Theft political action committee and a member of the South St. Paul library board.^[16]

Nominee

• Will Finn, Libertarian, member of the South St. Paul library board

Legal Marijuana Now Party

Longtime activist and Legal Marijuana Now Party chairman Tim Davis was his party's nominee in 2022. In an interview, Davis acknowledged that Auditor Blaha supported legalizing marijuana, but was committed to running nonetheless, arguing "[DFLers] haven’t gotten anything done. We will be running. If we can get candidates, we will run.”^[17]

Nominee

• Tim Davis, activist and perennial candidate^[18]

General election

Campaign issues

Feeding Our Future

Feeding Our Future, a now-dissolved Minnesota nonprofit, defrauded the state's USDA-funded school nutrition programs of at least $250 million over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[19] [20]} On September 20, 2022, the U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger announced federal charges against 47 former Feeding Our Future employees for their involvement in the nation's largest pandemic-related fraud scheme.^[21] Republican nominee Ryan Wilson argued that DFL incumbent Auditor Julie Blaha could have minimized the fraud scheme's damage if her office had notified the federal authorities sooner of Feeding Our Future's internal control discrepancies.^[22] Auditor Blaha contended that her office is primarily designed for auditing local governments in Minnesota and that her office had submitted a report to the Minnesota Department of Education which noted that Feeding Our Future had not complied with standard auditing practice.^[23]

ESG investing

The Minnesota State Auditor is a member of the State Board of Investment (SBI), which oversees the state's $130 billion investment portfolio. As auditor, Julie Blaha had argued that the state should shift its investing strategies to meet so-called environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) guidelines. Blaha had argued that the state is a "long-term investor" that must focus on the potential long-term impacts of climate change and social inequities to maintain a stable investment portfolio.^[24] Wilson had argued that ESG investment is inherently political and that SBI should prioritize return on investment as a fiduciary over other public policy considerations, arguing Blaha was looking to "play politics" with state pensions.^[25]

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s)administered	Samplesize	Marginof error	Julie Blaha (DFL)	Ryan Wilson (R)	Others	Undecided
SurveyUSA	Oct. 26 – 30, 2022	836 (LV)	± 3.9%	39%		44%	3%	14%
Trafalgar Group (R)	Oct. 17 – 19, 2022	1,091 (LV)	± 2.9%	40.4%		44.1%	6.0%	9.5%
Embold Research	Oct. 10 – 14, 2022	1,585 (LV)	± 2.6%		40.4%	39.8%	6.1%	13.7%
SurveyUSA	Sep. 30 – Oct. 3, 2022	604 (LV)	± 4.4%		41%	38%	3%	18%
Trafalgar Group (R)	Sep. 14, 2022	1,079 (LV)	± 2.9%	41.2%		42.3%	5.7%	10.8%
SurveyUSA	Aug. 30 – Sep. 4, 2022	562 (LV)	± 4.9%		38%	37%	3%	23%

Results

By county

County	Julie Blaha DFL		Ryan Wilson GOP		Tim Davis LMN		Will Finn GLC		Write-in		Margin		Total votes
	data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"			data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"		data-sort-type="number"	%	data-sort-type="number"
	Aitkin	32.31%	2,685	62.93%	5,229	3.26%	271	1.48%	123	0.01%	1		-30.62%		-2,544	8,309
	Anoka	42.15%	64,825	51.21%	78,758	4.64%	7,133	1.94%	2,988	0.05%	80		-9.06%		-13,933	153,784
	Becker	30.41%	4,435	64.80%	9,450	3.28%	479	1.47%	215	0.03%	5		-34.39%		-5,015	14,584
	Beltrami	40.95%	7,306	52.92%	9,442	4.02%	717	2.09%	372	0.02%	4		-11.97%		-2,136	17,841
	Benton	28.89%	4,652	65.09%	10,480	3.97%	640	1.99%	321	0.06%	9		-36.19%		-5,828	16,102
	Big Stone	33.07%	792	62.13%	1,488	3.59%	86	1.13%	27	0.08%	2		-29.06%		-696	2,395
	Blue Earth	46.81%	12,192	47.54%	12,382	3.97%	1,034	1.67%	434	0.02%	5		-0.73%		-190	26,047
	Brown	28.81%	3,306	66.97%	7,686	2.77%	318	1.39%	159	0.06%	7		-38.17%		-4,380	11,476
	Carlton	46.01%	7,188	47.55%	7,429	4.08%	637	2.25%	352	0.10%	16		-1.54%		-241	15,622
	Carver	40.25%	21,247	55.00%	29,036	3.06%	1,614	1.66%	876	0.03%	18		-14.75%		-7,789	52,791
	Cass	29.85%	4,492	65.11%	9,799	2.94%	443	2.07%	311	0.04%	6		-35.26%		-5,307	15,051
	Chippewa	31.10%	1,521	64.44%	3,152	3.13%	153	1.29%	63	0.04%	2		-33.35%		-1,631	4,891
	Chisago	31.83%	8,114	61.67%	15,720	4.45%	1,134	2.00%	510	0.04%	11		-29.84%		-7,606	25,489
	Clay	47.58%	10,204	46.60%	9,995	3.95%	848	1.75%	376	0.12%	25		0.97%		209	21,448
	Clearwater	23.59%	829	71.97%	2,529	3.02%	106	1.42%	50	0.00%	0		-48.38%		-1,700	3,514
	Cook	64.10%	2,048	31.77%	1,015	2.47%	79	1.63%	52	0.03%	1		32.33%		1,033	3,195
	Cottonwood	26.09%	1,190	68.95%	3,145	3.31%	151	1.53%	70	0.11%	5		-42.86%		-1,955	4,561
	Crow Wing	31.24%	10,042	63.37%	20,367	3.78%	1,216	1.58%	508	0.02%	7		-32.13%		-10,325	32,140
	Dakota	50.26%	99,090	44.70%	88,141	3.43%	6,758	1.52%	2,992	0.09%	187		5.55%		10,949	197,168
	Dodge	31.12%	2,884	64.64%	5,991	2.51%	233	1.68%	156	0.04%	4		-33.52%		-3,107	9,268
	Douglas	29.09%	5,642	67.18%	13,030	2.65%	514	1.05%	204	0.04%	7		-38.09%		-7,388	19,397
	Faribault	28.61%	1,700	66.87%	3,974	2.98%	177	1.50%	89	0.05%	3		-38.26%		-2,274	5,943
	Fillmore	35.11%	3,285	60.07%	5,621	3.14%	294	1.60%	150	0.07%	7		-24.97%		-2,336	9,357
	Freeborn	36.31%	4,643	58.27%	7,451	3.70%	473	1.70%	217	0.02%	3		-21.96%		-2,808	12,787
	Goodhue	37.94%	8,610	57.27%	12,995	3.03%	688	1.73%	392	0.03%	7		-19.32%		-4,385	22,692
	Grant	33.81%	983	60.68%	1,764	3.72%	108	1.69%	49	0.10%	3		-26.87%		-781	2,907
	Hennepin	64.66%	363,204	30.27%	170,033	3.28%	18,436	1.73%	9,719	0.06%	331		34.39%		193,171	561,723
	Houston	38.46%	3,333	57.02%	4,941	3.28%	284	1.23%	107	0.01%	1		-18.56%		-1,608	8,666
	Hubbard	32.00%	3,373	63.44%	6,686	2.90%	306	1.60%	169	0.05%	5		-31.44%		-3,313	10,539
	Isanti	27.21%	5,040	65.49%	12,129	4.70%	871	2.53%	469	0.06%	11		-38.28%		-7,089	18,520
	Itasca	39.25%	8,252	55.08%	11,580	3.85%	810	1.77%	372	0.04%	9		-15.83%		-3,328	21,023
	Jackson	27.22%	1,226	68.18%	3,071	2.84%	128	1.73%	78	0.02%	1		-40.96%		-1,845	4,504
	Kanabec	28.03%	1,962	65.19%	4,563	4.33%	303	2.41%	169	0.04%	3		-37.16%		-2,601	7,000
	Kandiyohi	31.62%	5,692	63.89%	11,500	3.07%	552	1.40%	252	0.02%	4		-32.27%		-5,808	18,000
	Kittson	34.17%	640	59.26%	1,110	4.54%	85	2.03%	38	0.00%	0		-25.09%		-470	1,873
	Koochiching	36.07%	1,866	58.30%	3,016	3.65%	189	1.95%	101	0.02%	1		-22.23%		-1,150	5,173
	Lac qui Parle	33.38%	1,040	63.09%	1,966	2.28%	71	1.16%	36	0.10%	3		-29.72%		-926	3,116
	Lake	48.51%	2,727	45.95%	2,583	3.38%	190	2.10%	118	0.05%	3		2.56%		144	5,621
	Lake of the Woods	24.79%	443	72.08%	1,288	2.24%	40	0.84%	15	0.06%	1		-47.29%		-845	1,787
	Le Sueur	30.67%	3,979	63.64%	8,256	3.89%	505	1.77%	229	0.03%	4		-32.97%		-4,277	12,973
	Lincoln	28.35%	683	67.29%	1,621	2.70%	65	1.62%	39	0.04%	1		-38.94%		-938	2,409
	Lyon	30.78%	2,986	64.73%	6,280	3.15%	306	1.30%	126	0.04%	4		-33.95%		-3,294	9,702
	Mahnomen	37.77%	613	55.95%	908	4.50%	73	1.66%	27	0.12%	2		-18.18%		-295	1,623
	Marshall	24.37%	969	71.66%	2,850	2.59%	103	1.31%	52	0.08%	3		-47.30%		-1,881	3,977
	Martin	25.81%	2,134	69.25%	5,726	3.62%	299	1.31%	108	0.01%	1		-43.44%		-3,592	8,268
	McLeod	27.02%	4,371	67.59%	10,934	3.54%	573	1.82%	294	0.02%	4		-40.57%		-6,563	16,176
	Meeker	26.81%	2,861	68.13%	7,270	3.29%	351	1.70%	181	0.07%	7		-41.32%		-4,409	10,670
	Mille Lacs	27.34%	2,989	66.32%	7,251	4.29%	469	2.01%	220	0.05%	5		-38.98%		-4,262	10,934
	Morrison	21.02%	3,205	74.89%	11,421	2.74%	418	1.34%	205	0.01%	2		-53.87%		-8,216	15,251
	Mower	42.07%	5,855	51.81%	7,210	4.38%	609	1.69%	235	0.05%	7		-9.74%		-1,355	13,916
	Murray	26.49%	1,020	70.01%	2,696	2.60%	100	0.86%	33	0.05%	2		-43.52%		-1,676	3,851
	Nicollet	46.47%	6,984	48.64%	7,310	3.24%	487	1.60%	240	0.06%	9		-2.17%		-326	15,030
	Nobles	28.44%	1,702	67.03%	4,011	3.09%	185	1.40%	84	0.03%	2		-38.59%		-2,309	5,984
	Norman	37.16%	906	57.18%	1,394	3.81%	93	1.68%	41	0.16%	4		-20.02%		-488	2,438
	Olmsted	50.46%	33,800	46.03%	30,835	2.22%	1,486	1.27%	852	0.02%	11		4.43%		2,965	66,984
	Otter Tail	29.47%	8,296	66.14%	18,616	2.95%	829	1.41%	397	0.03%	8		-36.67%		-10,320	28,146
	Pennington	31.56%	1,699	62.11%	3,344	4.42%	238	1.89%	102	0.02%	1		-30.55%		-1,645	5,384
	Pine	30.87%	3,767	62.51%	7,629	4.64%	566	1.92%	234	0.07%	8		-31.65%		-3,862	12,204
	Pipestone	22.14%	829	74.39%	2,786	2.38%	89	1.07%	40	0.03%	1		-52.26%		-1,957	3,745
	Polk	30.22%	3,253	65.34%	7,033	3.08%	332	1.32%	142	0.04%	4		-35.12%		-3,780	10,764
	Pope	32.16%	1,804	63.68%	3,572	2.78%	156	1.28%	72	0.09%	5		-31.52%		-1,768	5,609
	Ramsey	65.44%	138,676	27.39%	58,035	4.47%	9,472	2.63%	5,569	0.07%	149		38.06%		80,641	211,901
	Red Lake	29.68%	463	64.87%	1,012	4.04%	63	1.35%	21	0.06%	1		-35.19%		-549	1,560
	Redwood	23.46%	1,489	72.08%	4,574	3.12%	198	1.31%	83	0.03%	2		-48.61%		-3,085	6,346
	Renville	26.57%	1,650	67.75%	4,208	3.96%	246	1.67%	104	0.05%	3		-41.18%		-2,558	6,211
	Rice	46.65%	13,040	48.33%	13,510	3.23%	903	1.76%	492	0.03%	7		-1.68%		-470	27,952
	Rock	26.18%	1,068	70.21%	2,864	2.13%	87	1.45%	59	0.02%	1		-44.03%		-1,796	4,079
	Roseau	22.89%	1,467	73.11%	4,685	2.82%	181	1.17%	75	0.00%	0		-50.22%		-3,218	6,408
	Scott	39.90%	26,579	55.09%	36,698	3.55%	2,362	1.43%	950	0.03%	21		-15.19%		-10,119	66,610
	Sherburne	29.34%	12,010	64.94%	26,582	3.82%	1,562	1.88%	770	0.03%	12		-35.60%		-14,572	40,936
	Sibley	24.72%	1,608	70.40%	4,580	3.27%	213	1.58%	103	0.03%	2		-45.68%		-2,972	6,506
	St. Louis	53.70%	49,010	39.79%	36,316	4.02%	3,665	2.43%	2,221	0.07%	62		13.91%		12,694	91,274
	Stearns	33.19%	21,284	61.65%	39,533	3.33%	2,136	1.74%	1,117	0.08%	53		-28.46%		-18,249	64,123
	Steele	34.55%	5,610	60.23%	9,781	3.37%	548	1.82%	296	0.02%	4		-25.69%		-4,171	16,239
	Stevens	33.67%	1,343	62.75%	2,503	2.21%	88	1.35%	54	0.03%	1		-29.08%		-1,160	3,989
	Swift	33.59%	1,302	61.95%	2,401	3.22%	125	1.19%	46	0.05%	2		-28.35%		-1,099	3,876
	Todd	22.93%	2,457	72.00%	7,715	3.42%	366	1.59%	170	0.07%	7		-49.07%		-5,258	10,715
	Traverse	29.36%	446	64.91%	986	3.95%	60	1.71%	26	0.07%	1		-35.55%		-540	1,519
	Wabasha	32.53%	3,440	62.54%	6,613	3.22%	341	1.66%	176	0.04%	4		-30.01%		-3,173	10,574
	Wadena	24.09%	1,426	71.53%	4,234	3.04%	180	1.33%	79	0.00%	0		-47.44%		-2,808	5,919
	Waseca	30.12%	2,484	64.29%	5,302	3.82%	315	1.72%	142	0.05%	4		-34.17%		-2,818	8,247
	Washington	48.45%	62,085	46.65%	59,772	3.08%	3,944	1.77%	2,267	0.05%	64		1.81%		2,313	128,132
	Watonwan	32.95%	1,252	62.29%	2,367	3.00%	114	1.66%	63	0.11%	4		-29.34%		-1,115	3,800
	Wilkin	26.88%	685	68.41%	1,743	3.30%	84	1.26%	32	0.16%	4		-41.52%		-1,058	2,548
	Winona	45.00%	9,090	50.50%	10,201	3.06%	618	1.39%	280	0.05%	10		-5.50%		-1,111	20,199
	Wright	30.38%	19,624	63.64%	41,114	3.83%	2,472	2.11%	1,365	0.04%	29		-33.26%		-21,490	64,604
	Yellow Medicine	27.50%	1,189	67.85%	2,933	3.28%	142	1.34%	58	0.02%	1		-40.34%		-1,744	4,323
Totals	47.47%	1,168,185	47.13%	1,159,750	3.55%	87,386	1.80%	44,270	0.05%	1,341	0.34%	8,435	2,460,932

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Wilson won 5 of 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.^[26]

District	Blaha	Wilson	Representative
		40%	55%		Brad Finstad
		47%	48%		Angie Craig
		53%	42%		Dean Phillips
		61%	32%		Betty McCollum
		76%	18%		Ilhan Omar
		35%	59%		Tom Emmer
		29%	66%		Michelle Fischbach
		40%	54%		Pete Stauber

Aftermath

On November 9, the day after the election, Blaha claimed victory in Minnesota's closest race of the year. She released a statement, reading in part: "Our victory is a message that Minnesotans want their auditor to continue to focus on local government, to ultimately protect our freedom to make decisions in our own communities."^[27]

Ryan Wilson conceded the same day, saying that he planned to return to practicing law and fundraising for a baseball stadium at Hamel in Medina.

The 8,435-vote margin was slightly above the threshold for an automatic recount.

See also

• 2022 Minnesota elections

External links

• Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State

Official campaign websites

• Julie Blaha (DFL)
• Ryan Wilson (R)
• Will Finn (GLC)
• Tim Davis (LMN)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Candidate Filings . 2022-09-27 . candidates.sos.state.mn.us.
2. Web site: Minnesota Historical Election Archive . 2023-04-05 . Minnesota Historical Election Archive . en.
3. Web site: Office of the State Auditor 2020-21 Biennial Budget Request. Minnesota Management and Budget. June 21, 2022.
4. Web site: 2021 Financial and Compliance Report on Federally Assisted Programs. Minnesota Office of the State Auditor. August 13, 2022.
5. Web site: Chapter 6., 2022 Minnesota Statutes. Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. June 21, 2022.
6. Web site: Bierschbach . Briana . 2018-10-31 . In low-key state auditor's race, candidates struggle for attention . 2023-04-05 . MPR News . en.
7. Web site: Callaghan . Peter . 2022-09-15 . Wait? There's a 'real issue' in the state auditor's race? . 2023-04-05 . MinnPost . en-US.
8. Web site: Bierschbach . Briana . 2021-08-14 . Julie Blaha brings 'fresh attitude' to building back State Auditor's Office . 2022-10-06 . Star Tribune.
9. Web site: Turtinen . Melissa . 2022-04-06 . Treasurer used city funds to pay bills, fund travel, Minnesota auditor finds . 2022-09-10 . FOX 9 . en-US.
10. Web site: Lovrien . Jimmy . 2022-07-29 . State auditor: NE Minnesota mayor may not have disclosed all business interests when they went before city . 2022-09-10 . InForum . en.
11. Web site: Montemayor . Stephen . 2021-07-03 . Changes to Minnesota's civil asset forfeiture laws pass Legislature . 2022-09-10 . Star Tribune.
12. Web site: 2022-05-20 . DFL Party Endorses Julie Blaha for State Auditor . 2022-09-29 . Minnesota DFL . en-US.
13. Web site: Chhith . Alex . 2021-11-16 . Minnesota State Auditor Julie Blaha announces bid for re-election . 2022-09-10 . Star Tribune.
14. Web site: Montemayor . Stephen . 2022-01-31 . Two GOP candidates launch bids for Minnesota attorney general, state auditor . 2022-09-27 . Star Tribune.
15. Web site: Orrick . Dave . 2022-05-13 . MN Republicans endorse Ryan Wilson for state auditor . 2023-04-05 . Pioneer Press . en-US.
16. Web site: Lopez . Ricardo . 2022-06-06 . To counter GOP meddling, some cannabis activists pushed effort to change party name . 2022-10-20 . Minnesota Reformer . en-US.
17. Web site: Pugmire . Tim . 2022-02-23 . Legal cannabis parties weigh election year strategy . 2022-12-04 . MPR News . en.
18. Web site: What's on my ballot? . 2022-09-10 . Minnesota Secretary of State Online Voter Tools . en.
19. Web site: Feeding Our Future, Attorney General Race, Opioid Crisis . October 19, 2022 . Twin Cities PBS.
20. Web site: Feeding Our Future Fallout, Early Voting, Minneapolis Police Chief . October 19, 2022.
21. Web site: 2022-09-20 . U.S. Attorney Announces Federal Charges Against 47 Defendants in $250 Million Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme . 2022-10-19 . U.S. Department of Justice.
22. Web site: State Auditor Debate, Campaign News of the Week . October 17, 2022 . Twin Cities PBS.
23. Web site: Ryan Wilson Continues to Misrepresent Office of the State Auditor, Misleading Voters . October 19, 2022 . Blaha for State Auditor.
24. Web site: Medina . Regina . 2022-10-06 . Voter guide: See Minnesota auditor candidates' stances on key issues . 2022-10-20 . MPR News . en.
25. Web site: Mulcahy . Mike . 2022-10-21 . Meet the candidates for Minnesota state auditor . October 22, 2022 . MPR News.
26. Web site: Home - Election Results. electionresults.sos.state.mn.us. 15 April 2023.
27. Web site: Olson . Rochelle . 2022-11-09 . State Auditor Blaha declares victory, Wilson concedes in closest statewide matchup . 2022-12-04 . Star Tribune.