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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018

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November 6, 2018
  
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Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018

The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Minnesota, concurrently with the election of Minnesota's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Minnesota and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Dayton is eligible to run for a third term, but has pledged not to do so.

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Declared

  • Chris Coleman, Mayor of Saint Paul
  • Erin Murphy, State Representative
  • Rebecca Otto, Minnesota State Auditor

    • Potential

  • Tom Bakk, Minority Leader of the Minnesota Senate and candidate for Governor in 2010
  • Tina Liebling, State Representative
  • Rick Nolan, U.S. Representative
  • Tina Smith, Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
  • Lori Swanson, Minnesota Attorney General
  • Paul Thissen, former Speaker and Minority Leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives and candidate for Governor in 2010
  • Tim Walz, U.S. Representative

    • Declined

  • Mark Dayton, incumbent Governor
  • Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator (running for re-election)
  • R. T. Rybak, former Mayor of Minneapolis, Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee and candidate for Governor in 2010

    • Declared

  • Christopher Chamberlin

    • Potential

  • Sarah Anderson, State Representative
  • Michelle Benson, State Senator and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2014
  • Kurt Daudt, Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives
  • Matt Dean, State Representative
  • Keith Downey, Chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota and former State Representative
  • Tom Emmer, U.S. Representative and nominee for Governor in 2010
  • Karin Housley, State Senator
  • Jeff Johnson, Hennepin County Commissioner, former State Representative and nominee for Governor in 2014
  • Amy Koch, former Majority Leader of the Minnesota Senate
  • Mike McFadden, businessman and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014
  • David Osmek, State Senator
  • Erik Paulsen, U.S. Representative
  • Mary Pawlenty, former Dakota County District Court Judge and former First Lady of Minnesota
  • Julie Rosen, State Senator
  • Rich Stanek, Hennepin County Sheriff and former State Representative

    • Potential

  • Jesse Ventura, former Governor

    • References

    Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018 Wikipedia
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