This article details the five candidates in each party who raised the most money and lost their primary election. In the 2022 election cycle, 17 of 61 Republican primaries and 12 of 64 Democratic primaries were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the primary winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.
Erik Simonson
$2Cash on Hand
$57,006Total Contributions
$76,744Total Expenditures
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Financial Activity
Top Contributors
Total Contributions | Name |
---|---|
$25,991.00 | Aggregated Unitemized Contributions |
$2,000.00 | IBEW Minn State Council PAC |
$2,000.00 | Mape-PAC |
$1,500.00 | Gary Edward Cerkvenik |
$1,150.00 | Faegre Drinker State Political Fund |
$1,000.00 | Alan Hodnik |
$1,000.00 | Bethany Owen |
$1,000.00 | David Herman |
$1,000.00 | International Union of Operating Engineers |
$1,000.00 | Iron Workers Local 512 |
Top Payees
Total Expenditures | Payee |
---|---|
$18,062.18 | Bergmann Zwerdling Direct |
$11,534.18 | Aggregated Unitemized Expenditures |
$9,477.00 | Kbjr - Tv |
$6,000.00 | DFL Senate Caucus |
$4,845.00 | Wdio - Tv |
$4,044.31 | Erik Simonson |
$3,250.00 | Giant Voices |
$2,400.00 | Jacquelyn Bateman |
$2,257.80 | Labor World Newspaper Inc |
$1,900.00 | Jacquelyn Bateman |
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