Elections for all 67 seats in the Minnesota State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 34-31-1 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 59 of 67 general elections were contested. The losing candidates …
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Minnesota Government:
Governor: Tim Walz (D)
Lieutenant Governor: Peggy Flanagan (D)
Attorney General: Keith Ellison (D)
Secretary of State: Steve Simon (D)
State Auditor: Julie Blaha (D)
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Campaign Finance Snapshot
Top Candidates
Candidate | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| Tim Walz | $9,314,803.24 |
| Thomas Stiehm | $9,193,701.37 |
| Scott Jensen | $6,210,359.62 |
| Keith Ellison | $2,061,768.96 |
| Steve Simon | $1,557,188.88 |
| James Schultz | $1,253,159.40 |
| Dennis J Smith | $1,021,833.05 |
| Paul Gazelka | $693,380.50 |
| Kendall Qualls | $678,493.77 |
| Doug Wardlow | $516,963.24 |
Top Committees
Committee | Total Contributions |
|---|---|
| MN DFL State Central Committee | $23,116,854.02 |
| Alliance for a Better Minnesota Action Fund | $15,533,286.49 |
| DGA Victory Fund | $12,246,309.02 |
| DFL House Caucus | $8,078,697.96 |
| DFL Senate Caucus | $7,725,141.08 |
| 2022 Fund (Fka 2018 Fund) | $6,770,500.00 |
| Education Minn PAC | $4,609,155.44 |
| Deloitte PAC | $3,509,462.93 |
| Senate Victory Fund (Svf) | $3,471,025.35 |
| Safe Accessible Fair Elections Minnesota | $3,291,000.00 |
Top Contributors
Contributor | Contributions |
|---|---|
| Aggregated Unitemized Contributions | $36,707,595.73 |
| Safe Accessible Fair Elections Federal | $3,291,000.00 |
| Alida R Messinger | $2,773,500.00 |
| J B Pritzker | $2,254,000.00 |
| Public Subsidy | $2,205,942.40 |
| Republican Attorneys General Association | $2,004,522.50 |
| Ivote Fund | $1,996,208.75 |
| Gopac | $1,754,500.00 |
| State Victory Action | $1,557,500.00 |
| Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education - Federal | $1,495,295.22 |
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