| Election Name: | 2024 Minnesota general election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 2024 |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2022 Minnesota elections |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Minnesota elections |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 5, 2024. All seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election as well as several judicial seats, Minnesota's 10 presidential electors, a United States Senate seat,[1] Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, one seat of the Minnesota Senate, and several positions for local offices.
Kamala Harris won Minnesota with 51.1% of the vote, with Donald Trump receiving 46.9%. Amy Klobuchar won a fourth term to the U.S. Senate with 56.3% of votes to GOP Royce White's 40.5%. All U.S. House incumbents won re-election.[2]
The presidential election could have brought significant changes to Minnesota’s state government if Vice President Kamala Harris had won. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would become vice president, making lieutenant governor Peggy Flanagan the state’s first female and Native American governor, and Senate President Bobby Joe Champion lieutenant governor.[3]
A primary election to nominate major party candidates for state offices, federal legislative offices, and several judicial and local offices was held on August 13, 2024.[4] A presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024.[5]
Elections for state and federal offices are held via first-past-the-post voting. The candidate or bloc of presidential electors that wins the most votes will be elected. Presidential nominations for parties with major party status—then the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Legal Marijuana Now, and Republican parties—were determined by an open primary election on March 5. All other partisan races held an open primary election on August 13, using the same process. Only two major parties (the DFL and Republican parties) were on the primary ballot after the Minnesota Supreme Court determined that Legal Marijuana Now is no longer a major party.[6] The candidate that wins the most votes in each party becomes their party's nominee for the general election. If only a single candidate seeks the nomination for each party, a primary election for that office is not held. Judicial and several local elections were held via a nonpartisan blanket primary.
The candidate filing period was from May 21 to June 4, 2024. The filing period for cities, townships, school districts, and hospital districts for which a primary election is not possible was from July 30 until August 13, 2024.[7] Early voting was held in-person and by mail.[8]
See main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Minnesota, 2024 Minnesota Democratic presidential primary, 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary and 2024 Minnesota Legal Marijuana Now presidential primary.
A presidential primary was held on March 5, 2024. The three major parties at the time had ballots: the DFL, the Republican Party, and the Legal Marijuana Now party (LMN). The winners were Joe Biden (DFL), Donald Trump (Republican Party), and Krystal Gabel (Legal Marijuana Now). Gabel received a plurality of votes for LMN, but had withdrawn prior to the election, leaving Dennis Schuller as the de facto nominee.[9]
In the general election, Kamala Harris won Minnesota's 10 electors in the Electoral College. Minnesota has voted for the Democratic nominee in every presidential election since 1976, the longest streak of any U.S. state as of the 2024 election.
See main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota. Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election.[10] The DFL and the Republicans each held its four seats.
See main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota. Incumbent Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar won re-election for her fourth term.[11]
See main article: 2024 Minnesota House of Representatives election.
All 134 seats in the Minnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2024. The DFL lost 3 seats to the Republicans, who now each hold 67 seats.[12]
On March 19, 2024, a special election was held for District 27B following the resignation of Kurt Daudt (R). Republican Bryan Lawrence won the seat with 84.5% of the vote and served for the 2024 legislative session.[13] Lawrence won re-election in the general election.
See main article: 2024 Minnesota Senate District 45 special election.
Senate District 45 in southwestern Hennepin County held a special election. The seat was vacant upon the resignation of Kelly Morrison on June 6th, 2024.[14] The DFL held the seat.
There were several judicial offices on the ballot.[8] A total of nine offices were contested, three of which are statewide.[15]
| Minnesota Supreme Court | Chief Justice | Statewide | Natalie Hudson (incumbent) | 1,529,063 | 63.4% | |
| Stephen A. Emery | 872,720 | 36.2% | ||||
| Minnesota Supreme Court | Associate Seat 6 | Statewide | Karl Procaccini (incumbent) | 1,322,180 | 56.6% | |
| Matthew R. Hanson | 1,003,978 | 43.0% | ||||
| Minnesota Court of Appeals | Seat 12 | Statewide | Diane Bratvold (incumbent) | 1,437,341 | 63.5% | |
| Jonathan R. Woolsey | 816,943 | 36.1% | ||||
| 2nd Judicial District | Seat 3 | Ramsey County | Timothy Carey (incumbent) | 115,908 | 62.5% | |
| Paul Yang | 68,584 | 37.0% | ||||
| 2nd Judicial District | Seat 29 | Ramsey County | Timothy Mulrooney (incumbent) | 109,308 | 59.1% | |
| Winona Yang | 74,738 | 40.4% | ||||
| 4th Judicial District | Seat 24 | Hennepin County | Matthew Frank (incumbent) | 316,118 | 72.5% | |
| Christopher Leckrone | 117,673 | 27.0% | ||||
| 6th Judicial District | Seat 6 (open) | Northeast Minnesota | Gunnar Johnson | 52,817 | 45.4% | |
| Shawn Reed | 63,073 | 54.2% | ||||
| Peter Raukar | Eliminated in primary | N/A | ||||
| John B. Schulte | Eliminated in primary | N/A | ||||
| Gerald K. Wallace | Eliminated in primary | N/A | ||||
| 7th Judicial District | Seat 5 | Western Minnesota | Timothy M. Churchwell (incumbent) | 102,067 | 50.9% | |
| Joel A. Novak | 97,694 | 48.7% | ||||
| 10th Judicial District | Seat 3 | North metro | Helen Brosnahan (incumbent) | 222,617 | 55.6% | |
| Nathan Hansen | 176,149 | 44.0% | ||||
| Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State[17] | ||||||
The Minnesota Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) amendment was the only statewide ballot measure in Minnesota for 2024. The measure, which passed with over 77% support, extended a 1988 law directing 40% of state lottery proceeds to environmental projects.[18] The amendment required a majority vote of all voters in the election, meaning abstaining was effectively a "no" vote. The ENRTF was first established in 1988.[19] The fund has raised over $1 billion since 1991.[20]
| Yes | 2,525,629 | 77.2 | |
| No | 530,322 | 16.2 | |
| Blank votes | 214,380 | 6.6 | |
| Total | 3,270,331 | 100.0 |
Elections for several subdivisions were held, including elections for counties, municipalities, townships, and school districts.[8]
Minneapolis voters decided on a proposed $20 million increase to the Minneapolis Public Schools technology levy, raising it to $38 million over the next 10 years. The district aims to reduce reliance on its general fund for technology expenses. The tax increase would cost about $96 annually for a $350,000 home.[21]
| Yes | 126,924 | 66.35 | |
| No | 64,366 | 33.65 | |
| Total | 191,290 | 100.0 |
St. Paul voters had two ballot questions. The first would have allowed the mayor to impose an early childhood care tax of up to $20 million per year, totaling $110 million over a decade, though the mayor stated he won't implement it even if passed, which it did not. The second question proposed shifting city elections from odd to even years to increase voter turnout and reduce costs.[22] This question passed with about 60% support.
| No | 77,064 | 59.9 | |
| Yes | 51,501 | 40.1 | |
| Total | 128,565 | 100.0 |
| Yes | 74,941 | 60.72 | |
| No | 48,475 | 39.28 | |
| Total | 149,882 | 100.0 |