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George Dennis Jr.

Independent

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

George Dennis Jr. (independent) ran for election to theU.S. Senate to represent Minnesota. He lost as a write-in in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Dennis also ran for election to theHennepin County Commission to representDistrict 5 in Minnesota. He lost as a write-in in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Elections

2020

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020

United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020 (August 11 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2020 (August 11 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Minnesota

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Minnesota on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Smith (D)	48.8	1,566,522
		Jason Lewis (R)	43.6	1,398,145
		Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now Party)	5.8	185,064
		Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota)	1.8	57,174
	Submit photo	Rob Barrett Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	22
		George Dennis Jr. (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	5
		Steve Carlson (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	3
		John Berman (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2
	Submit photo	Jason Shaver (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Josh Ondich (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	2,261

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,209,198
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota

IncumbentTina Smith defeatedPaula Overby,Ahmad Hassan,Steve Carlson, andChristopher Seymore in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tina Smith	87.1	497,501
		Paula Overby	5.3	30,497
		Ahmad Hassan	3.5	20,037
		Steve Carlson	2.9	16,429
		Christopher Seymore	1.1	6,480

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 570,944 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Alexandra Marie Holker (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota

Jason Lewis defeatedCynthia Gail,John Berman,Bob Carney Jr., andJames Reibestein in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Lewis	78.1	191,288
	Submit photo	Cynthia Gail	7.2	17,675
		John Berman	6.6	16,212
		Bob Carney Jr.	4.3	10,503
	Submit photo	James Reibestein	3.8	9,210

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 244,888 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Forest Hyatt (R)
• Christopher Chamberlin (R)
• Theron Preston Washington (R)
• Rob Barrett Jr. (R)

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary election

Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota

Oliver Steinberg advanced from the Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party of Minnesota primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Oliver Steinberg	100.0	3,275

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,275 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Legal Marijuana Now Party primary election

Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota

Kevin O'Connor advanced from the Legal Marijuana Now Party primary for U.S. Senate Minnesota on August 11, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kevin O'Connor	100.0	6,996

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,996 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Hennepin County Commission

See also: Municipal elections in Hennepin County, Minnesota (2020)

General election

General election for Hennepin County Commission District 5

IncumbentDebbie Goettel defeatedBoni Njenga andGeorge Dennis Jr. in the general election for Hennepin County Commission District 5 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Debbie Goettel (Nonpartisan)	73.2	57,459
		Boni Njenga (Nonpartisan)	26.0	20,415
		George Dennis Jr. (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	589

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 78,463
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. IncumbentDebbie Goettel andBoni Njenga advanced from the primary for Hennepin County Commission District 5.

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2020

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