# 2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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The 2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the U.S. Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and other state and local elections. Some Republican pundits and strategists believed Minnesota to be a potential pickup opportunity due to its increasingly favorable demographics and unexpectedly close result in the 2016 presidential election, along with potential backlash from the 2020 George Floyd protests, originating after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. However, every poll showed incumbent Democratic Senator Tina Smith in the lead by varying degrees.
Smith was reelected to a full term in office by a margin of 5.2 points, making this the closest Senate election in Minnesota since 2008. The primary took place on August 11.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Tina Smith, incumbent U.S. senator

#### Eliminated in primary

* Steve Carlson, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018 and write-in candidate for president in 2016
* Ahmad Hassan
* Paula Overby, Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018
* Christopher Seymore Sr.

#### Withdrawn

* W. D. "Bill" Hamm
* Alexandra Marie Holker

### Endorsements

U.S. senators
* Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota; former 2020 presidential candidate
Organizations
* Brady Campaign
* Council for a Livable World
* EMILY's List
* End Citizens United
* Everytown for Gun Safety
* Feminist Majority PAC
* Giffords
* Human Rights Campaign
* J Street PAC
* Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs
* League of Conservation Voters
* NARAL Pro-Choice America
* National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
* National Organization for Women
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Population Connection
* Stonewall DFL
* Women Winning
* Women's Political Committee
Labor unions
* Education Minnesota
* Minnesota State AFL–CIO

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tina Smith (incumbent) | 497,498 | 87.14% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Paula Overby | 30,497 | 5.34% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Ahmad Hassan | 20,037 | 3.51% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Steve Carlson | 16,429 | 2.88% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Christopher Seymore | 6,480 | 1.13% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 570,941 | 100.00% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Jason Lewis, former U.S. representative for Minnesota's 2nd congressional district

#### Eliminated in primary

* John L. Berman
* Bob Carney Jr.
* Cynthia Gail, art teacher
* James Reibestein

#### Withdrawn

* Rob Barrett Jr., assistant professor at North Central University
* Christopher Chamberlin, candidate for governor, U.S. senator, and U.S. representative in 2018 and Libertarian activist
* Forest Hyatt, Republican candidate for the 2018 United States Senate special election in Minnesota
* Theron Preston Washington

#### Declined

* Donna Bergstrom, nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota in 2018
* Kurt Daudt, minority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives
* Bill Guidera, attorney and former 21st Century Fox executive
* Karin Housley, state senator and Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018
* Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow
* Doug Wardlow, former state representative and Republican nominee for Attorney General of Minnesota in 2018

### Endorsements

U.S. President
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States
Political organizations
* Republican Party of Minnesota

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jason Lewis | 191,290 | 78.11% |
| | Republican | Cynthia Gail | 17,675 | 7.22% |
| | Republican | John Berman | 16,213 | 6.62% |
| | Republican | Bob Carney Jr. | 10,503 | 4.29% |
| | Republican | James Reibestein | 9,210 | 3.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 244,891 | 100.00% |

## Other candidates
### Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis
#### Nominee

* Oliver Steinberg

#### Results

Grassroots–Legalize Cannabis primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Grassroots—LC | Oliver Steinberg | 3,275 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,275 | 100.00% |

### Legal Marijuana Now
#### Nominee

* Kevin O'Connor

### Primary results

Legal Marijuana Now primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Legal Marijuana Now | Kevin O'Connor | 6,996 | 100.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,996 | 100.00% |

### Independent write-in candidate
#### Declared

* George Dennis Jr.
* Josh D. Ondich, perennial candidate

## General election
### Debate

Two general election debates were held. The first, on October 2, 2020, was hosted by Minnesota Public Radio and was attended by Smith and Lewis. The second debate was hosted by Twin Cities PBS on October 23, 2020, and attended only by Lewis.

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe D | October 29, 2020 |
| Inside Elections | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely D | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos | Likely D | October 30, 2020 |
| Politico | Likely D | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP | Tossup | October 23, 2020 |
| DDHQ | Likely D | November 3, 2020 |
| 538 | Safe D | November 2, 2020 |
| Economist | Likely D | November 2, 2020 |

### Additional general election endorsements

U.S. senators
* Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator from New York; former 2020 presidential candidate
* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts; former 2020 presidential candidate
Organizations
* Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund
* Rachel's Action Network
Labor unions
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 5
* National Education Association
* Service Employees International Union Minnesota State Council
* United Auto Workers
Newspapers
* Minneapolis Star Tribune
U.S. executive branch officials
* Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States
U.S. representatives
* Jim Hagedorn, Congressman for Minnesota's 1st congressional district
Other individuals
* Mike Lindell, CEO of My Pillow Inc. and campaign chair for Trump's reelection campaign in Minnesota
Organizations
* Minnesota Fraternal Order of Police
* Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association
* National Federation of Independent Business
* United States Chamber of Commerce
Newspapers
* Alexandria Echo Press
* Bemidji Pioneer
* Brainerd Dispatch
* Detroit Lakes Tribune
* Duluth News Tribune
* Park Rapids Enterprise
* Red Wing Republican Eagle
* Rochester Post-Bulletin
* Wadena Pioneer Journal
* West Central Tribune
* Worthington Daily Globe

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Tina Smith (DFL) | Jason Lewis (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Research Co. | October 31 – November 1, 2020 | 450 (LV) | 4.6% | 50% | 39% | 2% | 9% |
| Data for Progress | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 1,259 (LV) | ± 2.8% | 54% | 44% | 2% | – |
| Swayable | October 23 – November 1, 2020 | 430 (LV) | ± 6.1% | 55% | 46% | – | – |
| Public Policy Polling | October 29–30, 2020 | 770 (V) | – | 51% | 42% | – | 6% |
| Targoz Market Research/PollSmart | October 25–30, 2020 | 1,138 (LV) | – | 53% | 44% | 3% | – |
| St. Cloud State University | October 10–29, 2020 | 372 (A) | ± 6.7% | 53% | 36% | – | – |
| SurveyUSA | October 23–27, 2020 | 649 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 45% | 42% | 3% | 10% |
| Gravis Marketing | October 24–26, 2020 | 657 (LV) | ± 3.8% | 53% | 39% | – | 8% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | October 17–20, 2020 | 840 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 54% | 43% | 2% | 1% |
| SurveyUSA | October 16–20, 2020 | 625 (LV) | ± 5% | 43% | 42% | 3% | 12% |
| Change Research | October 12–15, 2020 | 1,021 (LV) | ± 3.1% | 48% | 44% | 4% | 5% |
| SurveyUSA | October 1–6, 2020 | 929 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 44% | 37% | 4% | 16% |
| Suffolk University | September 20–24, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 45% | 35% | 6% | 14% |
| Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy | September 21–23, 2020 | 800 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 49% | 41% | – | 10% |
| Redfield & Wilton Strategies | September 12–17, 2020 | 718 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 51% | 36% | 2% | 11% |
| CBS News/YouGov | September 9–11, 2020 | 1,087 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 47% | 40% | 2% | 10% |
| Siena College/NYT Upshot | September 8–10, 2020 | 814 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 49% | 40% | 0% | 11% |
| SurveyUSA | September 4–7, 2020 | 553 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 47% | 36% | 3% | 14% |
| Public Policy Polling | September 3–4, 2020 | 877 (V) | ± 3.3% | 49% | 41% | 3% | 7% |
| Harper Polling (R) | August 30 – September 1, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 43% | 41% | – | 10% |
| Emerson College | August 8–10, 2020 | 733 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 48% | 45% | – | 7% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | July 22–23, 2020 | 1,218 (V) | ± 3.2% | 48% | 39% | – | 13% |
| Harper Polling (R) | May 26–28, 2020 | 510 (LV) | – | 46% | 35% | – | 20% |
with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
| PPP | Sep 3–4, 2020 | 877 (V) | ± 3.3% | 51% | 44% | – | 4% |
| Harper Polling/Jason Lewis | Aug 30 – Sep 1, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.38% | 45% | 43% | 3% | 9% |
| Emerson College | Aug 8–10, 2020 | 733 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 48% | 46% | – | 7% |
| Harper Polling (R) | May 26–28, 2020 | 510 (LV) | – | 44% | 40% | – | – |

### Results

* Democratic — +5-7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5-5%
* Democratic — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +2.5-5%
* Republican — +5-7.5%
* Republican — +7.5-10%
* Republican — +10-12.5%
* Republican — +12.5-15%
* Republican — +>15%
* Democratic — +5-7.5%
* Democratic — +2.5-5%
* Democratic — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +0-2.5%
* Republican — +2.5-5%
* Republican — +5-7.5%
* Republican — +7.5-10%
* Republican — +10-12.5%
* Republican — +12.5-15%
* Republican — +>15%
2020 United States Senate election in Minnesota :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic (DFL) | Tina Smith (incumbent) | 1,566,522 | 48.74% | −4.23% |
| | Republican | Jason Lewis | 1,398,145 | 43.50% | +1.15% |
| | Legal Marijuana Now | Kevin O'Connor | 190,154 | 5.91% | +2.21% |
| | Grassroots—LC | Oliver Steinberg | 57,174 | 1.78% | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2,261 | 0.07% | +0.03% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,214,256 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold | Democratic (DFL) hold |

#### By county

By county :
| County | Tina Smith DFL | Tina Smith DFL | Jason Lewis Republican | Jason Lewis Republican | Kevin O'Connor LMN | Kevin O'Connor LMN | Oliver Steinberg G–LC | Oliver Steinberg G–LC | Write-in | Write-in | Margin | Margin | Total votes |
| County | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | | | Total votes |
| Aitkin | 3,474 | 35.29 | 5,761 | 58.52 | 462 | 4.69 | 143 | 1.45 | 5 | 0.05 | -2,287 | -23.23 | 9,845 |
| Anoka | 89,416 | 43.24 | 98,043 | 47.41 | 15,385 | 7.44 | 3,842 | 1.86 | 118 | 0.06 | -8,627 | -4.17 | 206,804 |
| Becker | 6,370 | 33.49 | 11,274 | 59.28 | 1,069 | 5.62 | 297 | 1.56 | 9 | 0.05 | -4,904 | -25.78 | 19,019 |
| Beltrami | 9,987 | 41.88 | 11,468 | 48.09 | 1,804 | 7.57 | 564 | 2.37 | 22 | 0.09 | -1,481 | -6.21 | 23,845 |
| Benton | 6,835 | 31.39 | 12,915 | 59.32 | 1,539 | 7.07 | 465 | 2.14 | 17 | 0.08 | -6,080 | -27.93 | 21,771 |
| Big Stone | 1,106 | 37.52 | 1,637 | 55.53 | 163 | 5.53 | 39 | 1.32 | 3 | 0.10 | -531 | -18.01 | 2,948 |
| Blue Earth | 16,527 | 46.78 | 15,040 | 42.57 | 2,847 | 8.06 | 871 | 2.47 | 41 | 0.12 | 1,487 | 4.21 | 35,326 |
| Brown | 4,808 | 33.23 | 8,736 | 60.38 | 690 | 4.77 | 224 | 1.55 | 10 | 0.07 | -3,928 | -27.15 | 14,468 |
| Carlton | 9,577 | 48.01 | 8,906 | 44.65 | 1,092 | 5.47 | 361 | 1.81 | 11 | 0.06 | 671 | 3.36 | 19,947 |
| Carver | 27,616 | 42.16 | 33,623 | 51.33 | 3,292 | 5.03 | 928 | 1.42 | 38 | 0.06 | -6,007 | -9.17 | 65,497 |
| Cass | 5,913 | 32.66 | 10,877 | 60.08 | 966 | 5.33 | 333 | 1.84 | 16 | 0.09 | -4,964 | -27.42 | 18,105 |
| Chippewa | 2,270 | 34.77 | 3,807 | 58.32 | 358 | 5.48 | 90 | 1.38 | 3 | 0.05 | -1,537 | -23.54 | 6,528 |
| Chisago | 11,014 | 32.62 | 19,700 | 58.34 | 2,340 | 6.93 | 692 | 2.05 | 20 | 0.06 | -8,686 | -25.72 | 33,766 |
| Clay | 15,136 | 47.99 | 13,308 | 42.20 | 2,348 | 7.45 | 716 | 2.27 | 29 | 0.09 | 1,828 | 5.80 | 31,537 |
| Clearwater | 1,224 | 26.50 | 3,078 | 66.65 | 242 | 5.24 | 69 | 1.49 | 5 | 0.11 | -1,854 | -40.15 | 4,618 |
| Cook | 2,344 | 63.08 | 1,162 | 31.27 | 133 | 3.58 | 73 | 1.96 | 4 | 0.11 | 1,182 | 31.81 | 3,716 |
| Cottonwood | 1,794 | 29.94 | 3,796 | 63.35 | 321 | 5.36 | 80 | 1.33 | 1 | 0.02 | -2,002 | -33.41 | 5,992 |
| Crow Wing | 12,964 | 32.76 | 23,792 | 60.11 | 2,032 | 5.13 | 774 | 1.96 | 16 | 0.04 | -10,828 | -27.36 | 39,578 |
| Dakota | 131,394 | 50.89 | 107,117 | 41.49 | 15,318 | 5.93 | 4,162 | 1.61 | 196 | 0.08 | 24,277 | 9.40 | 258,187 |
| Dodge | 4,013 | 33.45 | 6,924 | 57.71 | 806 | 6.72 | 248 | 2.07 | 6 | 0.05 | -2,911 | -24.26 | 11,997 |
| Douglas | 7,617 | 32.03 | 14,775 | 62.13 | 1,055 | 4.44 | 321 | 1.35 | 14 | 0.06 | -7,158 | -30.10 | 23,782 |
| Faribault | 2,531 | 32.66 | 4,624 | 59.66 | 444 | 5.73 | 148 | 1.91 | 3 | 0.04 | -2,093 | -27.01 | 7,750 |
| Fillmore | 4,696 | 39.22 | 6,440 | 53.79 | 625 | 5.22 | 205 | 1.71 | 6 | 0.05 | -1,744 | -14.57 | 11,972 |
| Freeborn | 6,797 | 41.09 | 8,364 | 50.57 | 1,057 | 6.39 | 313 | 1.89 | 10 | 0.06 | -1,567 | -9.47 | 16,541 |
| Goodhue | 11,186 | 39.45 | 15,171 | 53.50 | 1,486 | 5.24 | 489 | 1.72 | 25 | 0.09 | -3,985 | -14.05 | 28,357 |
| Grant | 1,349 | 37.51 | 2,044 | 56.84 | 163 | 4.53 | 39 | 1.08 | 1 | 0.03 | -695 | -19.33 | 3,596 |
| Hennepin | 478,129 | 64.46 | 209,754 | 28.28 | 41,282 | 5.56 | 12,130 | 1.63 | 496 | 0.07 | 268,375 | 36.18 | 741,791 |
| Houston | 4,478 | 39.96 | 5,778 | 51.56 | 700 | 6.25 | 243 | 2.17 | 8 | 0.07 | -1,300 | -11.60 | 11,207 |
| Hubbard | 4,281 | 33.43 | 7,713 | 60.23 | 572 | 4.47 | 232 | 1.81 | 7 | 0.06 | -3,432 | -26.80 | 12,805 |
| Isanti | 6,751 | 28.34 | 14,774 | 62.01 | 1,671 | 7.01 | 608 | 2.55 | 20 | 0.08 | -8,023 | -33.68 | 23,824 |
| Itasca | 10,463 | 39.88 | 13,949 | 53.17 | 1,353 | 5.16 | 458 | 1.74 | 14 | 0.05 | -3,486 | -13.29 | 26,237 |
| Jackson | 1,744 | 30.55 | 3,524 | 61.74 | 323 | 5.66 | 115 | 2.01 | 2 | 0.04 | -1,780 | -31.18 | 5,708 |
| Kanabec | 2,612 | 28.91 | 5,657 | 62.62 | 577 | 6.39 | 185 | 2.05 | 3 | 0.03 | -3,045 | -33.71 | 9,034 |
| Kandiyohi | 8,117 | 35.32 | 13,388 | 58.25 | 1,151 | 5.01 | 312 | 1.36 | 16 | 0.07 | -5,271 | -22.93 | 22,984 |
| Kittson | 1,116 | 42.97 | 1,350 | 51.98 | 98 | 3.77 | 32 | 1.23 | 1 | 0.04 | -234 | -9.01 | 2,597 |
| Koochiching | 2,637 | 39.08 | 3,629 | 53.78 | 365 | 5.41 | 114 | 1.69 | 3 | 0.04 | -992 | -14.70 | 6,748 |
| Lac qui Parle | 1,477 | 37.08 | 2,314 | 58.10 | 139 | 3.49 | 52 | 1.31 | 1 | 0.02 | -837 | -21.01 | 3,983 |
| Lake | 3,485 | 48.95 | 3,155 | 44.31 | 332 | 4.66 | 144 | 2.02 | 4 | 0.06 | 330 | 4.64 | 7,120 |
| Lake of the Woods | 650 | 27.61 | 1,545 | 65.63 | 121 | 5.14 | 37 | 1.57 | 1 | 0.04 | -895 | -38.02 | 2,354 |
| Le Sueur | 5,401 | 32.74 | 9,825 | 59.56 | 969 | 5.87 | 297 | 1.80 | 5 | 0.03 | -4,424 | -26.82 | 16,497 |
| Lincoln | 911 | 29.55 | 1,936 | 62.80 | 183 | 5.94 | 49 | 1.59 | 4 | 0.13 | -1,025 | -33.25 | 3,083 |
| Lyon | 4,464 | 35.03 | 7,401 | 58.08 | 668 | 5.24 | 195 | 1.53 | 14 | 0.11 | -2,937 | -23.05 | 12,742 |
| Mahnomen | 1,039 | 45.85 | 1,007 | 44.44 | 169 | 7.46 | 48 | 2.12 | 3 | 0.13 | 32 | 1.41 | 2,266 |
| Marshall | 1,490 | 29.73 | 3,255 | 64.96 | 198 | 3.95 | 62 | 1.24 | 6 | 0.12 | -1,765 | -35.22 | 5,011 |
| Martin | 3,348 | 30.79 | 6,707 | 61.68 | 613 | 5.64 | 200 | 1.84 | 6 | 0.05 | -3,359 | -30.89 | 10,874 |
| McLeod | 6,114 | 29.64 | 12,875 | 62.43 | 1,223 | 5.93 | 393 | 1.91 | 19 | 0.09 | -6,761 | -32.78 | 20,624 |
| Meeker | 3,889 | 29.12 | 8,575 | 64.20 | 664 | 4.97 | 221 | 1.65 | 7 | 0.05 | -4,686 | -35.08 | 13,356 |
| Mille Lacs | 4,123 | 28.74 | 8,851 | 61.69 | 1,025 | 7.14 | 334 | 2.33 | 15 | 0.10 | -4,728 | -32.95 | 14,348 |
| Morrison | 4,452 | 23.25 | 13,368 | 69.82 | 1,012 | 5.29 | 307 | 1.60 | 7 | 0.04 | -8,916 | -46.57 | 19,146 |
| Mower | 8,472 | 44.92 | 8,615 | 45.68 | 1,380 | 7.32 | 385 | 2.04 | 7 | 0.04 | -143 | -0.76 | 18,859 |
| Murray | 1,448 | 30.15 | 3,081 | 64.15 | 221 | 4.60 | 52 | 1.08 | 1 | 0.02 | -1,633 | -34.00 | 4,803 |
| Nicollet | 8,992 | 47.64 | 8,397 | 44.48 | 1,062 | 5.63 | 412 | 2.18 | 13 | 0.07 | 595 | 3.15 | 18,876 |
| Nobles | 2,776 | 32.87 | 4,959 | 58.72 | 543 | 6.43 | 162 | 1.92 | 5 | 0.06 | -2,183 | -25.85 | 8,445 |
| Norman | 1,497 | 44.59 | 1,617 | 48.17 | 193 | 5.75 | 48 | 1.43 | 2 | 0.06 | -120 | -3.57 | 3,357 |
| Olmsted | 45,543 | 51.22 | 36,972 | 41.58 | 4,730 | 5.32 | 1,604 | 1.80 | 60 | 0.07 | 8,571 | 9.64 | 88,909 |
| Otter Tail | 11,728 | 32.75 | 21,738 | 60.70 | 1,817 | 5.07 | 510 | 1.42 | 19 | 0.05 | -10,010 | -27.95 | 35,812 |
| Pennington | 2,574 | 35.76 | 3,919 | 54.45 | 566 | 7.86 | 133 | 1.85 | 5 | 0.07 | -1,345 | -18.69 | 7,197 |
| Pine | 5,055 | 32.16 | 9,341 | 59.44 | 1,005 | 6.39 | 310 | 1.97 | 5 | 0.03 | -4,286 | -27.27 | 15,716 |
| Pipestone | 1,200 | 24.68 | 3,324 | 68.37 | 264 | 5.43 | 71 | 1.46 | 3 | 0.06 | -2,124 | -43.69 | 4,862 |
| Polk | 5,577 | 36.45 | 8,559 | 55.94 | 917 | 5.99 | 236 | 1.54 | 10 | 0.06 | -2,982 | -19.49 | 15,299 |
| Pope | 2,390 | 34.66 | 4,135 | 59.96 | 290 | 4.20 | 77 | 1.12 | 4 | 0.06 | -1,745 | -25.30 | 6,896 |
| Ramsey | 188,784 | 65.55 | 73,638 | 25.57 | 19,087 | 6.63 | 6,158 | 2.14 | 324 | 0.11 | 115,146 | 39.98 | 287,991 |
| Red Lake | 769 | 35.92 | 1,222 | 57.08 | 114 | 5.32 | 33 | 1.54 | 3 | 1.40 | -453 | -21.16 | 2,141 |
| Redwood | 2,297 | 28.06 | 5,415 | 66.15 | 355 | 4.34 | 114 | 1.39 | 5 | 0.06 | -3,118 | -38.09 | 8,186 |
| Renville | 2,500 | 31.47 | 4,927 | 62.01 | 390 | 4.91 | 122 | 1.54 | 6 | 0.07 | -2,427 | -30.55 | 7,945 |
| Rice | 16,201 | 46.20 | 15,999 | 45.63 | 2,138 | 6.10 | 701 | 2.00 | 24 | 0.07 | 202 | 0.58 | 35,063 |
| Rock | 1,461 | 28.42 | 3,286 | 63.93 | 294 | 5.72 | 98 | 1.91 | 1 | 0.02 | -1,825 | -35.51 | 5,140 |
| Roseau | 2,321 | 27.93 | 5,494 | 66.11 | 396 | 4.76 | 95 | 1.14 | 4 | 0.05 | -3,173 | -38.18 | 8,310 |
| Scott | 35,758 | 41.34 | 44,215 | 51.11 | 5,218 | 6.03 | 1,269 | 1.47 | 46 | 0.05 | -8,457 | -9.78 | 86,506 |
| Sherburne | 16,584 | 30.46 | 33,145 | 60.88 | 3,702 | 6.80 | 974 | 1.79 | 42 | 0.08 | -16,561 | -30.42 | 54,447 |
| Sibley | 2,368 | 28.52 | 5,391 | 64.94 | 426 | 5.13 | 112 | 1.35 | 5 | 0.06 | -3,023 | -36.41 | 8,302 |
| St. Louis | 63,036 | 53.81 | 45,016 | 38.43 | 6,545 | 5.59 | 2,451 | 2.09 | 87 | 0.07 | 18,020 | 15.38 | 117,135 |
| Stearns | 29,931 | 35.89 | 47,080 | 56.45 | 4,843 | 5.81 | 1,484 | 1.78 | 64 | 0.08 | -17,149 | -20.56 | 83,402 |
| Steele | 7,412 | 36.00 | 11,358 | 55.16 | 1,381 | 6.71 | 435 | 2.11 | 5 | 0.02 | -3,946 | -19.16 | 20,591 |
| Stevens | 1,906 | 38.02 | 2,848 | 56.81 | 192 | 3.83 | 67 | 1.34 | 0 | 0.00 | -942 | -18.79 | 5,013 |
| Swift | 1,838 | 35.70 | 3,020 | 58.66 | 226 | 4.39 | 63 | 1.22 | 1 | 0.02 | -1,182 | -22.96 | 5,148 |
| Todd | 3,354 | 25.68 | 8,842 | 67.70 | 650 | 4.98 | 205 | 1.57 | 10 | 0.08 | -5,488 | -42.02 | 13,061 |
| Traverse | 656 | 35.87 | 1,045 | 57.13 | 98 | 5.36 | 27 | 1.48 | 3 | 0.16 | -389 | -21.27 | 1,829 |
| Wabasha | 4,513 | 35.02 | 7,535 | 58.47 | 643 | 4.99 | 190 | 1.47 | 5 | 0.04 | -3,022 | -23.45 | 12,886 |
| Wadena | 1,977 | 26.09 | 5,041 | 66.52 | 419 | 5.53 | 137 | 1.81 | 4 | 0.05 | -3,064 | -40.43 | 7,578 |
| Waseca | 3,365 | 32.95 | 6,043 | 59.17 | 629 | 6.16 | 172 | 1.68 | 4 | 0.04 | -2,678 | -26.22 | 10,213 |
| Washington | 80,479 | 49.21 | 71,906 | 43.97 | 8,382 | 5.12 | 2,679 | 1.64 | 106 | 0.06 | 8,573 | 5.24 | 163,552 |
| Watonwan | 1,960 | 38.48 | 2,752 | 54.02 | 298 | 5.85 | 81 | 1.59 | 3 | 0.06 | -792 | -15.55 | 5,094 |
| Wilkin | 1,095 | 32.61 | 1,988 | 59.20 | 203 | 6.05 | 71 | 2.11 | 1 | 0.03 | -893 | -26.59 | 3,358 |
| Winona | 12,002 | 45.48 | 11,961 | 45.32 | 1,813 | 6.87 | 594 | 2.25 | 20 | 0.08 | 41 | 0.16 | 26,390 |
| Wright | 25,896 | 34.96 | 48,173 | 65.04 | 5,009 | 6.76 | 1,523 | 2.06 | 60 | 0.08 | -22,277 | -30.08 | 74,069 |
| Yellow Medicine | 1,678 | 30.78 | 3,436 | 63.02 | 270 | 4.95 | 65 | 1.19 | 3 | 0.06 | -1,758 | -32.24 | 5,452 |
| Totals | 1,566,522 | 48.74 | 1,398,145 | 43.50 | 190,154 | 5.92 | 57,174 | 1.78 | 2,261 | 0.07 | 168,377 | 5.24 | 3,214,256 |

#### By congressional district

Smith and Lewis each won 4 of 8 congressional districts.
| District | Smith | Lewis | Representative |
| 1st | 42% | 50% | Jim Hagedorn |
| 2nd | 48% | 45% | Angie Craig |
| 3rd | 53% | 40% | Dean Phillips |
| 4th | 62% | 30% | Betty McCollum |
| 5th | 73% | 18% | Ilhan Omar |
| 6th | 36% | 56% | Tom Emmer |
| 7th | 34% | 59% | Collin Peterson |
| 7th | 34% | 59% | Michelle Fischbach |
| 8th | 40% | 52% | Pete Stauber |