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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofMinnesota on November 8, 2022. All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election, as well as all the seats in theMinnesota Senate and theMinnesota House of Representatives, several judicial seats, Minnesota'seight seats in theUnited States House of Representatives, and several seats for local offices. Primary elections to nominate major party candidates and several judicial and local primary elections were held on August 9, 2022.
TheDemocratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) won a majority of theMinnesota Senate for the first time since 2016, while maintaining its majority in theMinnesota House of Representatives and control of all statewide offices, and as such wonfull control of Minnesota state government for the first time since 2014.
Minnesota'seight seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election.[1] TheDFL and theRepublicans previously held four seats each.
All incumbents won re-election.
IncumbentDFLGovernorTim Walz sought re-election. Also running wereRepublicanScott Jensen, Steve Patterson forGrassroots–Legalize Cannabis, James McCaskel forLegal Marijuana Now, Hugh McTavish forIndependence-Alliance, and Gabrielle Prosser for theSocialist Workers Party.[1]
Walz won re-election to a second term with 52.3% of the vote.
IncumbentDFLsecretary of stateSteve Simon won re-election to a third term with 54.5% of the vote. He defeatedRepublican Kim Crockett.[1]
IncumbentDFLState AuditorJulie Blaha ran for re-election to a second term. Also running wereRepublican Ryan Wilson, Will Finn forGrassroots–Legalize Cannabis, and Tim Davis forLegal Marijuana Now.[1]
Blaha narrowly won the election with 47.5% of the vote, compared to Wilson's 47.1%.
IncumbentDFLattorney generalKeith Ellison ran for re-election. He was challenged byRepublican Jim Schultz.[1]
Ellison narrowly won the election with 50.4% of the vote, compared to Schultz's 49.5%.
All 67 seats in theMinnesota Senate were up for election in 2022.[2] TheRepublicans held a majority of 34 seats, with the DFL holding 31 and independents holding two.
The DFL was able to pick up three seats, giving them a one-seat majority in the chamber.
All 134 seats in theMinnesota House of Representatives were up for election in 2022.[2] TheDFL held a majority of 69 seats before the election.
The DFL picked up a seat, increasing their majority to 70 seats compared to the Republican's 64.
Two seats on theMinnesota Supreme Court were up for election. JusticeNatalie Hudson won re-election. JusticeGordon Moore sought his first election following his appointment in 2020. Both were unopposed. 10 seats on theMinnesota Court of Appeals and several seats on theMinnesota District Courts were also up for election.[3]
Elections for several subdivisions were held, including elections for counties, municipalities, school districts, and hospital districts.
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