Minnesota Attorney General election, 2014
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August 12, 2014 |
November 4, 2014 |
Lori Swanson  |
Lori Swanson |
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The Minnesota Attorney General election took place on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Lori Swanson (D) was first elected in 2006 and was running for re-election. She defeated Republican candidate Scott Newman, Green Party candidate Andy Dawkins, Libertarian Party candidate Mary O'Connor, Independence Party candidate Brandan Borgos and Legal Marijuana Party candidate Dan R. Vacek. Swanson won another four-year term in the election.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Minnesota utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Candidates
General election
Lori Swanson - Incumbent 
Scott Newman
Andy Dawkins
Mary O'Connor
Legal Marijuana Party candidate Dan R. Vacek
Brandan Borgos
Defeated in the primary
Results
General election
| Attorney General of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lori Swanson Incumbent |
52.6% | 1,014,714 | |
| Republican | Scott Newman | 39% | 752,543 | |
| Legalize Marijuana | Dan R. Vacek | 3% | 57,604 | |
| Independence | Brandan Borgos | 2.3% | 44,613 | |
| Libertarian | Mary O'Connor | 1.6% | 30,008 | |
| Green | Andy Dawkins | 1.5% | 28,748 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0% | 750 | |
| Total Votes | 1,928,980 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
Republican primary
| Minnesota Attorney General, Republican Primary, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Scott Newman |
63.2% | 103,933 | ||
| Sharon Anderson | 36.8% | 60,407 | ||
| Total Votes | 164,340 | |||
| Election results via Minnesota Secretary of State. | ||||
Democratic primary
Lori Swanson was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Campaign media
Brandan Borgos
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Past elections
2010
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  Lori Swanson
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52.9% | |
| Republican Party | Chris Barden | 41.3% | |
| Independent | Bill Dahn | 5.1% | |
| Resource Party | David J. Hoch | 0.7% | |
| Write-In | 0.1% | ||
| Total Votes | 2,033,087 | ||
2006
| 2006 Race for Attorney General - General Election[5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | Lori Swanson
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53.2% | |
| Republican Party | Jeff Johnson | 40.7% | |
| Independent | John James | 4.1% | |
| Green Party | Papa John Kolstad | 1.9% | |
| Total Votes | 2,125,209 | ||
Campaign finance
Comprehensive donor information for this election has been collected by Follow the Money. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $517,702 during the election. This information was last updated on May 22, 2015.[6]
| Campaign Contribution Totals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Result | Contributions | |
| Lori Swanson |
Minnesota Attorney General |  |
$455,509 | |
| Scott Newman |
Minnesota Attorney General |  |
$41,376 | |
| Andy Dawkins |
Minnesota Attorney General | |
$15,267 | |
Brandan Borgos |
Minnesota Attorney General | |
$5,550 | |
| Sharon Anderson |
Minnesota Attorney General | |
$0 | |
| Mary O'Connor |
Minnesota Attorney General | |
$0 | |
| Dan R. Vacek |
Minnesota Attorney General | |
$0 | |
| Grand Total Raised | $517,702 | |||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| May 20, 2014 | First day of candidate filing period |
| June 3, 2014 | Last day of candidate filing period |
| August 12, 2014 | Primary election |
| November 4, 2014 | General election |
| November 25, 2014 | State Canvassing Board meeting to certify election results |
| January 5, 2015 | Inauguration day for state executive officials in general election[7] |
Ballotpedia reports
To learn more about developments in these races, check out the following news articles from Ballotpedia:
- Minnesota state executive elections review: Comfortable wins, close calls share the stage in Minnesota primaries
- Minnesota state executive elections preview: Heated races for governor, auditor highlight primary day in Minnesota
Recent news
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See also
- Minnesota Attorney General
- Minnesota state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State,"PRIMARY ELECTION," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State - 2010 General Election Results
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State - 2006 General Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Overview of Minnesota 2014 elections," accessed May 25, 2015
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Election Calendar," accessed August 26, 2014
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