Minnesota Attorney General election, 2014
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November 4, 2014 |
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TheMinnesota Attorney General election took place onNovember 4, 2014. IncumbentLori Swanson (D) was first elected in 2006 and was running for re-election. ShedefeatedRepublican candidateScott Newman,Green Party candidateAndy Dawkins,Libertarian Party candidateMary O'Connor,Independence Party candidateBrandan Borgos and Legal Marijuana Party candidateDan R. Vacek. Swanson won another four-year term in the election.
Aprimary 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 anopen primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Candidates
General election
Lori Swanson -Incumbent
Scott Newman
Andy Dawkins
Mary O'Connor
Legal Marijuana Party candidateDan R. Vacek
Brandan Borgos
Defeated in the primary
Results
General election
| Attorney General of Minnesota, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Lori SwansonIncumbent | 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 viaMinnesota 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 viaMinnesota Secretary of State. | ||||
Democratic primary
Lori Swanson was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Campaign media
Brandan Borgos
Past elections
2010
| 2010 Race for Attorney General - General Election[2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party |  aLori Swanson | 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[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Democratic Party | aLori Swanson | 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.[4]
| 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[5] |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Minnesota + Attorney + General + election"
See also
- Minnesota Attorney General
- Minnesota state executive official elections, 2014
- State executive official elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Minnesota Legislature, "Minn. Stat. § 204D.08," accessed November 17, 2025
- ↑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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