MN US Senate
Minnesotans Poised to Vote in Record-Setting US Senate Primary
The general election may be a snoozer, but more Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate candidates will appear on the primary ballot than in any cycle in state history.
Read MoreBy How Much Will Amy Klobuchar Outrun the Top of the DFL Ticket?
Klobuchar is Minnesota’s only U.S. Senator to outperform her party’s top of the ticket nominee by 20+ points in both presidential and midterm elections.
Read MoreWill Amy Klobuchar Draw a Top-Tier GOP Challenger in 2024?
Klobuchar could become the third sitting U.S. Senator to win their first four elections by at least 20 points.
Read MoreLibertarians, Third Parties Set Multiple Records in 2020 US Senate Elections
Nine third party or independent candidates made the record books in U.S. Senate elections across the nation.
Read MoreMinnesota’s US Senate Election At a Glance
Only six other U.S. Senate contests were more closely decided in Gopher State history.
Read MoreAmy Klobuchar’s Historic Experience in Elected Office
No woman running for president in the modern primary era has served longer in elected office than the Minnesota U.S. Senator.
Read MoreCould Jason Lewis Make History in 2020?
No ex-Minnesota U.S. Representative has ever come back to win a U.S. Senate election in the direct election era.
Read MoreClimbing the Ladder: US Senators Running for President
With the addition of Gillibrand, the 2020 field ties 1972 and 2016 for the most sitting U.S. Senators running for president in the modern primary era.
Read MoreMartha McSally and a Brief History of Failed US Senate Nominees Later Appointed to the Chamber
Less than 10 failed U.S. Senate nominees in the direct election era were later rewarded with an appointment to a senate seat.
Read MoreMidwestern Naysayers: Which States Are Least Likely to Elect US Senators from the President’s Party?
Each of the Top 5 and eight of the Top 10 states which have most frequently elected U.S. Senators from a party other than the sitting president are located in the Midwest; five host contests in 2018.
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