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Senate special election in Minnesota, 2018">Congressional special elections</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Governor</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_Attorney_General_election,_2018" title="Minnesota Attorney General election, 2018">Attorney General</a> • <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secretary of State</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_state_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota state executive official elections, 2018">State executive offices</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018">State House</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_state_legislative_special_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2018">Special state legislative</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_Supreme_Court_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota Supreme Court elections, 2018">Supreme court</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_intermediate_appellate_court_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota intermediate appellate court elections, 2018">Appellate courts</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_local_trial_court_judicial_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota local trial court judicial elections, 2018">Local judges</a> • <a href="/November_6,_2018_ballot_measures_in_Minnesota" title="November 6, 2018 ballot measures in Minnesota">Local ballot measures</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_school_board_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota school board elections, 2018">School boards</a> • <a href="/United_States_municipal_elections,_2018#Minnesota" title="United States municipal elections, 2018">Municipal</a> • <a href="/Recall_campaigns_in_Minnesota#2018" title="Recall campaigns in Minnesota">Recalls</a> • <a href="/Democratic_Party_primaries_in_Minnesota,_2018" title="Democratic Party primaries in Minnesota, 2018">Democratic primaries</a> • <a href="/Republican_Party_primaries_in_Minnesota,_2018" title="Republican Party primaries in Minnesota, 2018">Republican primaries</a> • <a href="/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Minnesota,_2018" title="United States Senate special election in Minnesota, 2018">U.S. Senate special election</a></div></div> <p><br /> </p> <table class="infobox" style="text-align: center; width:275px"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="float:right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><b><a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2022" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2022">2022</a></b> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">→</span></div> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em;border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">←</span> <b><a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2014" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2014">2014</a></b> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e"><big>Minnesota Secretary of State<big> </big></big></th></tr> <tr> <td><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/Elections" title="Elections"><img alt="Ballotpedia Election Coverage Badge.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/125px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="125" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/188px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/9/92/Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png/250px-Ballotpedia_Election_Coverage_Badge.png 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="792" /></a></div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><i><b><a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018_(August_14_Democratic_primary)" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2018 (August 14 Democratic primary)">Democratic primary</a></b></i></small><br /><small><i><b><a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018_(August_14_Republican_primary)" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2018 (August 14 Republican primary)">Republican primary</a></b></i></small><br /><small><i><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">General election</a></b></i></small><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Election details </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Filing deadline:</b> <span class="simple-tooltip simple-tooltip-inline" data-simple-tooltip="<p>Filing deadline </p>">June 5, 2018</span></small> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><b>Primary:</b> August 14, 2018</small><br /><small><b>General:</b> November 6, 2018</small><br /><small><hr /><b>Pre-election incumbent(s):</b><br /><a href="/Steve_Simon" title="Steve Simon">Steve Simon</a> (Democrat)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">How to vote </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/State_Poll_Opening_and_Closing_Times_(2018)" title="State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2018)">Poll times</a>: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.<br /><a href="/Voting_in_Minnesota" title="Voting in Minnesota">Voting in Minnesota</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Ballotpedia analysis </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/2018_primary_election_competitiveness_in_state_and_federal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 primary election competitiveness in state and federal government">Federal and state primary competitiveness</a><br /><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="State executive official elections, 2018">State executive elections in 2018</a><br /><a href="/Impact_of_term_limits_on_state_executive_elections_in_2018" title="Impact of term limits on state executive elections in 2018">Impact of term limits in 2018</a><br /><a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">State government trifectas</a><br /><a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">State government triplexes</a><br /><a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Election_Analysis_Hub,_2018" title="Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018">Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018</a></small> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#2d4299; color:#ee971e">Minnesota<br />executive elections </th></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Governor</a><br /> <p><a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Lieutenant governor</a><br /> <a href="/Minnesota_Attorney_General_election,_2018" title="Minnesota Attorney General election, 2018">Attorney general</a><br /> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secretary of state</a><br /> <a href="/Minnesota_Auditor_election,_2018" title="Minnesota Auditor election, 2018">Auditor</a> </p> </small></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> held an election for <a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State" title="Minnesota Secretary of State">secretary of state</a> on <b>November 6, 2018.</b> The candidate filing deadline was June 5, 2018. </p><p><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>For more information about the Democratic primary, <a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018_(August_14_Democratic_primary)" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2018 (August 14 Democratic primary)">click here</a>.</b><br /> <a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>For more information about the Republican primary, <a href="/Minnesota_Secretary_of_State_election,_2018_(August_14_Republican_primary)" title="Minnesota Secretary of State election, 2018 (August 14 Republican primary)">click here</a>.</b> </p><p>For more information on secretary of state elections in 2018, <a href="/Secretary_of_State_elections,_2018" title="Secretary of State elections, 2018">click here.</a> </p> <table style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <tbody><tr><td style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; font-size: 90%; width: 100%; color:#202020;" colspan="2"><b>SETTING THE STAGE</b></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Heading into the 2018 election, the sitting <a href="/Secretary_of_State_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Minnesota">secretary of state</a> was <a href="/Steve_Simon" title="Steve Simon">Steve Simon</a> (D), who was first elected in <a href="/Minnesota_secretary_of_state_election,_2014" class="mw-redirect" title="Minnesota secretary of state election, 2014">2014</a>.</li></td></tr> <tr><td style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>At the time of the 2018 election, <a href="/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> was under <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">divided government</a>. It first gained this status in 2015, when <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> gained a majority in the <a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">Minnesota House of Representatives</a>. Minnesota was a <a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">Democratic triplex</a> in 2018.</li></td></tr><tr><td style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li><a href="/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> had been won by the <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> candidate in each of the five presidential elections leading up to the 2018 election. The widest margin of victory was <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a>'s ten percent margin in 2008 while the narrowest was <a href="/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a>'s two percent margin in 2016.</li></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Candidates_and_election_results"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Candidates and election results</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#State_overview"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">State overview</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Partisan_control"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan control</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Congressional_delegation"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional delegation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#State_executives"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">State executives</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#State_legislature"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">State legislature</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Trifecta_status"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Trifecta status</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2018_elections"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2018 elections</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#State_election_history"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">State election history</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Historical_elections"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Historical elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Presidential_elections,_2000-2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Presidential elections, 2000-2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#U.S._Senate_elections,_2000-2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Gubernatorial_elections,_2000-2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.3</span> <span class="toctext">Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Congressional_delegation,_2000-2016"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.4</span> <span class="toctext">Congressional delegation, 2000-2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3"><a href="#Trifectas,_1992-2017"><span class="tocnumber">3.1.5</span> <span class="toctext">Trifectas, 1992-2017</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Pivot_Counties"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Pivot Counties</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#Presidential_results_by_legislative_district"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Presidential results by legislative district</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Recent_news"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Recent news</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Candidates_and_election_results">Candidates and election results</span></h2> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; 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} .percentage_number { display: inline-block; width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } .silhouette-image-container { position: relative; display: inline-block; } .silhouette-text-overlay { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; background-color: white; opacity: 0; font-size: 12px; text-align: center; transition: opacity 0.3s ease; 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The results have been certified. <a href="https://officialdocuments.sos.state.mn.us/Document/Details/121592" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,542,522<br />(100.00% precincts reporting) </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Democratic primary election</h4><p>The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Steve_Simon_(Minnesota)">Steve Simon</a> advanced from the Democratic primary for Minnesota Secretary of State.</p><h4>Republican primary election</h4><p>The Republican primary election was canceled. <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Howe_(Minnesota)">John Howe</a> advanced from the Republican primary for Minnesota Secretary of State.</p><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_overview">State overview</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_control">Partisan control</span></h3> <p>This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Minnesota heading into the 2018 elections.<br /> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Congressional_delegation">Congressional delegation</span></h4> <ul><li>Following the <a href="/Minnesota_elections,_2016" title="Minnesota elections, 2016">2016 elections</a>, Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in Minnesota.</li> <li>Democrats held 5 of 8 <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota,_2018" title="United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2018">U.S. House seats in Minnesota</a>.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="State_executives">State executives</span></h4> <ul><li>The governor of Minnesota was Democrat <a href="/Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a>. The state held an <a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">election</a> for <a href="/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">governor</a> and <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota">lieutenant governor</a> on <b>November 6, 2018.</b></li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="State_legislature">State legislature</span></h4> <ul><li>Republicans had a 77-56 majority in the <a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">state House</a>. The <a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate" title="Minnesota State Senate">state Senate</a> was tied, with 33 Republicans and 33 Democrats.</li></ul> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Trifecta_status">Trifecta status</span></h4> <ul><li>Minnesota was under <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">divided government</a>, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. <a href="/Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a> (D) served as governor, while Republicans controlled the state legislature.</li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018_elections">2018 elections</span></h3> <dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Minnesota_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota elections, 2018">Minnesota elections, 2018</a></i></dd></dl> <p>Minnesota held elections for the following positions in 2018: </p> <ul><li>Two U.S. Senate seats (one <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota,_2018" title="United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2018">regular election</a> and one <a href="/United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Minnesota,_2018" title="United States Senate special election in Minnesota, 2018">special election</a>)</li> <li><a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Minnesota,_2018" title="United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2018">8 U.S. House seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018" title="Minnesota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018">Governor and lieutenant governor</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_state_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota state executive official elections, 2018">Five lower state executive positions</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota House of Representatives elections, 2018">134 state House seats</a></li> <li><a href="/Minnesota_state_legislative_special_elections,_2018" title="Minnesota state legislative special elections, 2018">One state Senate seat</a></li> <li><a href="/United_States_municipal_elections,_2018#Minnesota" title="United States municipal elections, 2018">Municipal elections in St. Paul, Hennepin County, and Ramsey County</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Demographics">Demographics</span></h3> <table width="100%" align="right" style="cellpadding:0.5em;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;margin:5px;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th colspan="3">Demographic data for Minnesota</th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#333333;color:white"><th width="50%"> </th><th width="25%">Minnesota</th><th width="25%">U.S.</th></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Total population:</td><td><b>5,482,435</b></td><td><i>316,515,021</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Land area (sq mi):</td><td><b>79,627</b></td><td><i>3,531,905</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i><a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">Race and ethnicity</a>**</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">White:</td><td><b>84.8%</b></td><td><i>73.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Black/African American:</td><td><b>5.5%</b></td><td><i>12.6%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Asian:</td><td><b>4.4%</b></td><td><i>5.1%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Native American:</td><td><b>1%</b></td><td><i>0.8%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Pacific Islander:</td><td><b>0%</b></td><td><i>0.2%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Two or more:</td><td><b>2.7%</b></td><td><i>3%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Hispanic/Latino:</td><td><b>5%</b></td><td><i>17.1%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Education</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">High school graduation rate:</td><td><b>92.4%</b></td><td><i>86.7%</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">College graduation rate:</td><td><b>33.7%</b></td><td><i>29.8%</i></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#f0a236"><th colspan="3"><i>Income</i></th></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Median household income:</td><td><b>$61,492</b></td><td><i>$53,889</i></td></tr> <tr><td style="background-color:#D9D9D9;text-align:left">Persons below poverty level:</td><td><b>12.2%</b></td><td><i>11.3%</i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="font-size:80%">Source: <i>U.S. Census Bureau</i>, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)<br />Click <a href="/United_States_census,_2020" title="United States census, 2020">here</a> for more information on the 2020 census and <a href="/Redistricting_in_Minnesota" title="Redistricting in Minnesota">here</a> for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Minnesota. <hr /> <small>**<i>Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census <a href="/Race_and_Ethnicity_on_the_United_States_Census" title="Race and Ethnicity on the United States Census">here</a>.</i></small></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of July 2016, Minnesota's three largest cities were Minneapolis (pop. est. 422,000), St. Paul (pop. est. 307,000), and Rochester (pop. est. 116,000).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_election_history">State election history</span></h2> <p>This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Minnesota from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/">Minnesota Secretary of State</a>. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_elections">Historical elections</span></h3> <h4><span id="Presidential_elections.2C_2000-2016"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Presidential_elections,_2000-2016">Presidential elections, 2000-2016</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Minnesota every year from 2000 to 2016. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Election results (President of the United States), Minnesota 2000-2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Margin of victory (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a></td> <td>46.4%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></td> <td>44.9%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>1.5%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></td> <td>52.7%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mitt_Romney" title="Mitt Romney">Mitt Romney</a></td> <td>45.0%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>7.7%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a></td> <td>54.1%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/John_McCain" title="John McCain">John McCain</a></td> <td>43.8%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>10.3%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/John_Kerry" title="John Kerry">John Kerry</a></td> <td>51.1%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></td> <td>47.6%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>3.5%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a></td> <td>47.9%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a></td> <td>45.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>2.4%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span id="U.S._Senate_elections.2C_2000-2016"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="U.S._Senate_elections,_2000-2016">U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the results of <a href="/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate</a> races in Minnesota from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Election results (U.S. Senator), Minnesota 2000-2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Margin of victory (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Al_Franken" title="Al Franken">Al Franken</a></td> <td>53.2%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mike_McFadden" title="Mike McFadden">Mike McFadden</a></td> <td>42.9%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>10.3%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Amy_Klobuchar" title="Amy Klobuchar">Amy Klobuchar</a></td> <td>65.2%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Kurt_Bills" title="Kurt Bills">Kurt Bills</a></td> <td>30.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>34.7%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Al_Franken" title="Al Franken">Al Franken</a></td> <td>41.99%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Norm_Coleman" title="Norm Coleman">Norm Coleman</a></td> <td>41.98%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>0.01%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Amy_Klobuchar" title="Amy Klobuchar">Amy Klobuchar</a></td> <td>58.1%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Mark Kennedy</td> <td>37.9%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>20.2%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Norm_Coleman" title="Norm Coleman">Norm Coleman</a></td> <td>49.5%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Walter_Mondale" title="Walter Mondale">Walter Mondale</a></td> <td>47.3%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>2.2%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a></td> <td>48.8%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Rod Grams</td> <td>43.3%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>5.5%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span id="Gubernatorial_elections.2C_2000-2016"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Gubernatorial_elections,_2000-2016">Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2016</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2016. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Minnesota. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Election results (Governor), Minnesota 2000-2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">First-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Second-place candidate votes (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Margin of victory (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a></td> <td>50.1%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Jeff_Johnson" title="Jeff Johnson">Jeff Johnson</a></td> <td>44.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>5.6%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Mark_Dayton" title="Mark Dayton">Mark Dayton</a></td> <td>43.6%</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tom_Emmer" title="Tom Emmer">Tom Emmer</a></td> <td>43.2%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>0.4%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tim_Pawlenty" title="Tim Pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a></td> <td>46.7%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Mike Hatch</td> <td>45.7%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>1.0%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Tim_Pawlenty" title="Tim Pawlenty">Tim Pawlenty</a></td> <td>44.4%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> Roger Moe</td> <td>36.5%</td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>7.9%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span id="Congressional_delegation.2C_2000-2016"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Congressional_delegation,_2000-2016">Congressional delegation, 2000-2016</span></h4> <p>This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Minnesota in the <a href="/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House</a> from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="background:none; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;"><i>Congressional delegation, Minnesota 2000-2016</i> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Year </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Republicans </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Republicans (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Democrats </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Democrats (%) </th> <th style="background-color:#444; color: white;">Balance of power </th></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>3</b></td> <td>37.5%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>62.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>3</b></td> <td>37.5%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>62.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>3</b></td> <td>37.5%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>62.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>4</b></td> <td>50.0%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>4</b></td> <td>50.0%</td> <td style="background: #d2d2d2; color: black" align="center"><b>Even</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>3</b></td> <td>37.5%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>62.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>3</b></td> <td>37.5%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>62.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>4</b></td> <td>50.0%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>4</b></td> <td>50.0%</td> <td style="background: #d2d2d2; color: black" align="center"><b>Even</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>4</b></td> <td>50.0%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>4</b></td> <td>50.0%</td> <td style="background: #d2d2d2; color: black" align="center"><b>Even</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/Republican_Party" title="Republican Party"><img alt="Republican Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>3</b></td> <td>37.5%</td> <td><a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party"><img alt="Democratic Party" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <b>5</b></td> <td>62.5%</td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D+2</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h4><span id="Trifectas.2C_1992-2017"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Trifectas,_1992-2017">Trifectas, 1992-2017</span></h4> <p>A <a href="/State_government_trifecta" class="mw-redirect" title="State government trifecta">state government trifecta</a> occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office. </p> <center> <p><big><b>Minnesota Party Control: 1992-2024</b></big><br /> <small><b><span style="color:blue">Four years of Democratic trifectas</span>  •  <span style="color:crimson">No Republican trifectas</span></b></small> <br /><small><i>Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.</i></small> </p> <div style="overflow-x: auto;"> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto; text-align:center; clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">Year </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">92 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">93 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">94 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">95 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">96 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">97 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">98 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">99 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">00 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">01 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">02 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">03 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">04 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">05 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">06 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">07 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">08 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">09 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">10 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">11 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">12 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">13 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">14 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">15 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">16 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">17 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">18 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">19 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">20 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">21 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">22 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">23 </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color:black; color: white;">24 </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor</a></b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="color:black" align="center"><b>I</b></td> <td style="color:black" align="center"><b>I</b></td> <td style="color:black" align="center"><b>I</b></td> <td style="color:black" align="center"><b>I</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/Minnesota_State_Senate" title="Minnesota State Senate">Senate</a></b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">House</a></b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #c44; color: white" align="center"><b>R</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b></td> <td style="background: #44c; color: white" align="center"><b>D</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </center> <p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Pivot_Counties">Pivot Counties</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Pivot_Counties_by_state" title="Pivot Counties by state">Pivot Counties by state</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Nineteen of 87 Minnesota counties—21.8 percent—are <a href="/Pivot_Counties_by_state" title="Pivot Counties by state">Pivot Counties</a>. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for <a href="/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) in 2016. 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border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><b>Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">County </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Trump margin of victory in 2016 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Obama margin of victory in 2012 </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;">Obama margin of victory in 2008 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Beltrami_County,_Minnesota" title="Beltrami County, Minnesota">Beltrami County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>9.72%</td> <td>9.89%</td> <td>10.15% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Blue_Earth_County,_Minnesota" title="Blue Earth County, Minnesota">Blue Earth County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>3.69%</td> <td>9.48%</td> <td>12.95% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Chippewa_County,_Minnesota" title="Chippewa County, Minnesota">Chippewa County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>28.70%</td> <td>1.87%</td> <td>5.87% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Clay_County,_Minnesota" title="Clay County, Minnesota">Clay County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>1.95%</td> <td>7.92%</td> <td>16.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Fillmore_County,_Minnesota" title="Fillmore County, Minnesota">Fillmore County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>21.70%</td> <td>7.34%</td> <td>8.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Freeborn_County,_Minnesota" title="Freeborn County, Minnesota">Freeborn County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>17.24%</td> <td>14.11%</td> <td>17.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Houston_County,_Minnesota" title="Houston County, Minnesota">Houston County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>13.87%</td> <td>3.16%</td> <td>10.69% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Itasca_County,_Minnesota" title="Itasca County, Minnesota">Itasca County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>16.35%</td> <td>9.83%</td> <td>12.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Kittson_County,_Minnesota" title="Kittson County, Minnesota">Kittson County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>22.05%</td> <td>6.03%</td> <td>18.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Koochiching_County,_Minnesota" title="Koochiching County, Minnesota">Koochiching County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>19.85%</td> <td>9.45%</td> <td>10.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Lac_qui_Parle_County,_Minnesota" title="Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota">Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>25.60%</td> <td>0.90%</td> <td>5.92% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mahnomen_County,_Minnesota" title="Mahnomen County, Minnesota">Mahnomen County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>2.92%</td> <td>18.56%</td> <td>25.31% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Mower_County,_Minnesota" title="Mower County, Minnesota">Mower County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>7.82%</td> <td>22.61%</td> <td>23.61% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Nicollet_County,_Minnesota" title="Nicollet County, Minnesota">Nicollet County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>3.04%</td> <td>7.83%</td> <td>10.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Norman_County,_Minnesota" title="Norman County, Minnesota">Norman County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>13.34%</td> <td>10.79%</td> <td>26.94% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Rice_County,_Minnesota" title="Rice County, Minnesota">Rice County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>3.06%</td> <td>8.27%</td> <td>11.50% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Swift_County,_Minnesota" title="Swift County, Minnesota">Swift County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>25.57%</td> <td>9.83%</td> <td>13.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Traverse_County,_Minnesota" title="Traverse County, Minnesota">Traverse County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>23.30%</td> <td>4.44%</td> <td>5.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/Winona_County,_Minnesota" title="Winona County, Minnesota">Winona County, Minnesota</a></td> <td>2.90%</td> <td>12.85%</td> <td>19.09% </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the 2016 presidential election, <a href="/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Hillary Clinton</a> (D) won Minnesota with 46.4 percent of the vote. <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> (R) received 44.9 percent. In presidential elections between 1860 and 2016, Minnesota voted Republican 50 percent of the time and Democratic 47.5 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Minnesota voted Democratic all five times.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Presidential_results_by_legislative_district">Presidential results by legislative district</span></h4> <p>The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Minnesota. Click <b>[show]</b> to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by <i>Daily Kos</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </p> <table style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;">In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 68 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 27.6 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 62 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 30.4 points. Clinton won 12 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.</td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;">In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 66 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 12.3 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 72 out of 134 state House districts in Minnesota with an average margin of victory of 23.8 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="marqueetable collapsible collapsed" style="border:1px solid #424949; border-radius:5px; text-align=center;" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="6px" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="8" align="center" style="background-color: #424949; color:white;"><b>2016 presidential results by state House district </b> </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>District</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>Obama</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>Romney</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>2012 Margin</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>Clinton</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>Trump</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>2016 Margin</b> </th> <th style="background-color:#C8CCD0; color:black; border-radius:0px;"><b>Party Control</b> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1A</td> <td>43.15%</td> <td>54.54%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+11.4</td> <td>27.87%</td> <td>64.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+37.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>1B</td> <td>46.10%</td> <td>51.92%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+5.8</td> <td>31.45%</td> <td>61.37%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+29.9</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>2A</td> <td>48.08%</td> <td>50.09%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+2</td> <td>33.59%</td> <td>60.04%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+26.4</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>2B</td> <td>42.17%</td> <td>56.05%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+13.9</td> <td>29.64%</td> <td>64.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+34.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>3A</td> <td>55.31%</td> <td>42.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+13</td> <td>43.14%</td> <td>49.65%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+6.5</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>3B</td> <td>60.19%</td> <td>38.11%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+22.1</td> <td>50.13%</td> <td>42.59%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+7.5</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>4A</td> <td>55.32%</td> <td>42.31%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+13</td> <td>48.97%</td> <td>41.71%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+7.3</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>4B</td> <td>46.65%</td> <td>51.41%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+4.8</td> <td>35.41%</td> <td>57.18%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+21.8</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>5A</td> <td>52.05%</td> <td>45.83%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+6.2</td> <td>39.67%</td> <td>51.97%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+12.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>5B</td> <td>49.48%</td> <td>48.58%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+0.9</td> <td>35.93%</td> <td>57.00%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+21.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>6A</td> <td>63.20%</td> <td>34.57%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+28.6</td> <td>44.68%</td> <td>47.85%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3.2</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>6B</td> <td>61.82%</td> <td>35.90%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+25.9</td> <td>45.05%</td> <td>47.77%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+2.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>7A</td> <td>67.15%</td> <td>30.27%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+36.9</td> <td>62.12%</td> <td>28.28%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+33.8</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>7B</td> <td>69.99%</td> <td>27.63%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+42.4</td> <td>59.01%</td> <td>32.66%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+26.3</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>8A</td> <td>39.32%</td> <td>59.07%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+19.8</td> <td>31.05%</td> <td>62.92%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+31.9</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>8B</td> <td>40.24%</td> <td>57.98%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+17.7</td> <td>27.72%</td> <td>65.66%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+37.9</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>9A</td> <td>37.61%</td> <td>60.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+22.7</td> <td>23.48%</td> <td>70.76%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+47.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>9B</td> <td>37.60%</td> <td>60.41%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+22.8</td> <td>21.44%</td> <td>73.05%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+51.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>10A</td> <td>42.68%</td> <td>55.47%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+12.8</td> <td>31.71%</td> <td>61.41%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+29.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>10B</td> <td>44.58%</td> <td>53.66%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+9.1</td> <td>31.38%</td> <td>62.81%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+31.4</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>11A</td> <td>62.19%</td> <td>35.79%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+26.4</td> <td>46.93%</td> <td>45.13%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+1.8</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>11B</td> <td>46.72%</td> <td>50.92%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+4.2</td> <td>31.58%</td> <td>61.39%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+29.8</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>12A</td> <td>46.30%</td> <td>51.70%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+5.4</td> <td>32.87%</td> <td>59.48%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+26.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>12B</td> <td>36.32%</td> <td>61.98%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+25.7</td> <td>23.78%</td> <td>70.60%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+46.8</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>13A</td> <td>41.20%</td> <td>57.04%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+15.8</td> <td>29.40%</td> <td>63.98%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+34.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>13B</td> <td>40.74%</td> <td>57.46%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+16.7</td> <td>29.76%</td> <td>63.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+33.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>14A</td> <td>47.70%</td> <td>50.25%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+2.6</td> <td>40.14%</td> <td>51.73%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+11.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>14B</td> <td>53.28%</td> <td>43.56%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+9.7</td> <td>43.47%</td> <td>46.88%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3.4</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>15A</td> <td>42.24%</td> <td>55.67%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+13.4</td> <td>26.60%</td> <td>66.72%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+40.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>15B</td> <td>34.92%</td> <td>62.92%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+28</td> <td>21.90%</td> <td>71.37%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+49.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>16A</td> <td>45.53%</td> <td>52.33%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+6.8</td> <td>31.31%</td> <td>60.77%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+29.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>16B</td> <td>40.08%</td> <td>57.64%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+17.6</td> <td>26.83%</td> <td>64.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+38.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>17A</td> <td>47.24%</td> <td>50.94%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3.7</td> <td>29.82%</td> <td>63.25%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+33.4</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>17B</td> <td>47.10%</td> <td>51.19%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+4.1</td> <td>34.89%</td> <td>57.60%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+22.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>18A</td> <td>39.80%</td> <td>57.83%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+18</td> <td>26.88%</td> <td>65.04%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+38.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>18B</td> <td>37.06%</td> <td>60.70%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+23.6</td> <td>25.23%</td> <td>67.02%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+41.8</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>19A</td> <td>52.51%</td> <td>45.09%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+7.4</td> <td>43.51%</td> <td>47.62%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+4.1</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>19B</td> <td>57.05%</td> <td>39.91%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+17.1</td> <td>48.70%</td> <td>40.94%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+7.8</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>20A</td> <td>40.38%</td> <td>57.73%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+17.4</td> <td>30.47%</td> <td>62.58%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+32.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>20B</td> <td>53.95%</td> <td>43.71%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+10.2</td> <td>47.02%</td> <td>45.86%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+1.2</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>21A</td> <td>51.06%</td> <td>46.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+4.1</td> <td>40.39%</td> <td>51.63%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+11.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>21B</td> <td>44.07%</td> <td>53.85%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+9.8</td> <td>30.94%</td> <td>61.07%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+30.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>22A</td> <td>41.53%</td> <td>56.48%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+14.9</td> <td>26.80%</td> <td>66.15%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+39.4</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>22B</td> <td>44.04%</td> <td>54.37%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+10.3</td> <td>30.63%</td> <td>63.03%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+32.4</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>23A</td> <td>39.08%</td> <td>58.83%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+19.8</td> <td>26.82%</td> <td>66.32%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+39.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>23B</td> <td>47.30%</td> <td>50.57%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3.3</td> <td>32.70%</td> <td>59.47%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+26.8</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>24A</td> <td>45.64%</td> <td>52.20%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+6.6</td> <td>33.70%</td> <td>57.84%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+24.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>24B</td> <td>47.07%</td> <td>50.66%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3.6</td> <td>33.44%</td> <td>58.77%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+25.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>25A</td> <td>45.24%</td> <td>52.32%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+7.1</td> <td>37.03%</td> <td>52.94%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+15.9</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>25B</td> <td>53.14%</td> <td>44.51%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+8.6</td> <td>50.23%</td> <td>40.22%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+10</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>26A</td> <td>57.64%</td> <td>39.78%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+17.9</td> <td>54.11%</td> <td>36.72%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+17.4</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>26B</td> <td>44.47%</td> <td>53.59%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+9.1</td> <td>38.48%</td> <td>53.17%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+14.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>27A</td> <td>55.57%</td> <td>42.31%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+13.3</td> <td>37.42%</td> <td>55.76%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+18.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>27B</td> <td>59.95%</td> <td>37.84%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+22.1</td> <td>41.96%</td> <td>50.58%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+8.6</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>28A</td> <td>56.63%</td> <td>40.82%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+15.8</td> <td>46.44%</td> <td>44.13%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+2.3</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>28B</td> <td>51.67%</td> <td>46.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+5.3</td> <td>37.30%</td> <td>55.31%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+18</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>29A</td> <td>37.73%</td> <td>60.22%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+22.5</td> <td>28.82%</td> <td>63.10%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+34.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>29B</td> <td>40.42%</td> <td>57.50%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+17.1</td> <td>30.71%</td> <td>61.38%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+30.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>30A</td> <td>39.60%</td> <td>58.57%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+19</td> <td>30.48%</td> <td>61.61%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+31.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>30B</td> <td>36.49%</td> <td>61.79%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+25.3</td> <td>29.58%</td> <td>62.31%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+32.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>31A</td> <td>35.58%</td> <td>62.46%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+26.9</td> <td>23.94%</td> <td>69.10%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+45.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>31B</td> <td>38.58%</td> <td>59.53%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+20.9</td> <td>29.00%</td> <td>63.74%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+34.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>32A</td> <td>41.06%</td> <td>56.85%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+15.8</td> <td>28.13%</td> <td>64.23%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+36.1</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>32B</td> <td>42.98%</td> <td>55.07%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+12.1</td> <td>31.50%</td> <td>60.69%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+29.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>33A</td> <td>36.20%</td> <td>62.39%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+26.2</td> <td>37.84%</td> <td>54.78%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+16.9</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>33B</td> <td>43.71%</td> <td>54.67%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+11</td> <td>46.18%</td> <td>45.68%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+0.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>34A</td> <td>40.35%</td> <td>58.12%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+17.8</td> <td>40.80%</td> <td>51.26%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+10.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>34B</td> <td>46.78%</td> <td>51.60%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+4.8</td> <td>47.91%</td> <td>43.62%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+4.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>35A</td> <td>45.40%</td> <td>52.32%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+6.9</td> <td>37.77%</td> <td>53.46%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+15.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>35B</td> <td>41.04%</td> <td>57.50%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+16.5</td> <td>36.48%</td> <td>55.65%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+19.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>36A</td> <td>48.54%</td> <td>49.44%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+0.9</td> <td>44.09%</td> <td>47.07%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>36B</td> <td>53.38%</td> <td>45.11%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+8.3</td> <td>52.16%</td> <td>40.08%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+12.1</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>37A</td> <td>53.32%</td> <td>44.53%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+8.8</td> <td>45.38%</td> <td>46.05%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+0.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>37B</td> <td>48.64%</td> <td>49.49%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+0.9</td> <td>43.74%</td> <td>48.04%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+4.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>38A</td> <td>44.17%</td> <td>53.89%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+9.7</td> <td>40.36%</td> <td>51.11%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+10.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>38B</td> <td>46.39%</td> <td>51.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+5.6</td> <td>45.39%</td> <td>46.56%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+1.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>39A</td> <td>45.12%</td> <td>53.25%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+8.1</td> <td>40.85%</td> <td>51.57%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+10.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>39B</td> <td>47.78%</td> <td>50.62%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+2.8</td> <td>45.97%</td> <td>46.25%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+0.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>40A</td> <td>69.71%</td> <td>28.69%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+41</td> <td>67.81%</td> <td>26.13%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+41.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>40B</td> <td>68.60%</td> <td>29.42%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+39.2</td> <td>65.29%</td> <td>27.68%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+37.6</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>41A</td> <td>59.61%</td> <td>38.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+21.2</td> <td>55.79%</td> <td>35.28%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+20.5</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>41B</td> <td>62.30%</td> <td>35.32%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+27</td> <td>62.11%</td> <td>29.12%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+33</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>42A</td> <td>51.48%</td> <td>46.50%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+5</td> <td>52.61%</td> <td>38.39%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+14.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>42B</td> <td>56.76%</td> <td>41.28%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+15.5</td> <td>56.05%</td> <td>35.37%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+20.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>43A</td> <td>56.52%</td> <td>41.92%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+14.6</td> <td>54.01%</td> <td>38.15%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+15.9</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>43B</td> <td>57.50%</td> <td>40.33%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+17.2</td> <td>52.35%</td> <td>39.35%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+13</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>44A</td> <td>47.99%</td> <td>50.66%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+2.7</td> <td>53.47%</td> <td>38.83%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+14.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>44B</td> <td>54.39%</td> <td>44.30%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+10.1</td> <td>57.27%</td> <td>35.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+21.9</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>45A</td> <td>59.17%</td> <td>38.72%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+20.5</td> <td>58.13%</td> <td>33.53%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+24.6</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>45B</td> <td>63.39%</td> <td>34.34%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+29.1</td> <td>64.02%</td> <td>27.43%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+36.6</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>46A</td> <td>64.31%</td> <td>33.66%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+30.7</td> <td>66.50%</td> <td>25.81%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+40.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>46B</td> <td>65.79%</td> <td>32.01%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+33.8</td> <td>68.45%</td> <td>23.31%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+45.1</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>47A</td> <td>35.32%</td> <td>63.07%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+27.7</td> <td>31.29%</td> <td>60.91%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+29.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>47B</td> <td>42.17%</td> <td>56.19%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+14</td> <td>44.19%</td> <td>47.17%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>48A</td> <td>52.14%</td> <td>46.19%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+5.9</td> <td>55.55%</td> <td>36.50%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+19.1</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>48B</td> <td>46.72%</td> <td>51.70%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+5</td> <td>53.09%</td> <td>39.54%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+13.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>49A</td> <td>52.29%</td> <td>46.68%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+5.6</td> <td>60.37%</td> <td>32.60%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+27.8</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>49B</td> <td>52.45%</td> <td>46.18%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+6.3</td> <td>56.50%</td> <td>36.35%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+20.2</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>50A</td> <td>63.81%</td> <td>33.98%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+29.8</td> <td>61.93%</td> <td>29.97%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+32</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>50B</td> <td>56.96%</td> <td>40.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+16</td> <td>55.51%</td> <td>36.29%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+19.2</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>51A</td> <td>55.56%</td> <td>42.44%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+13.1</td> <td>54.45%</td> <td>37.27%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+17.2</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>51B</td> <td>51.44%</td> <td>46.79%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+4.7</td> <td>54.17%</td> <td>37.06%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+17.1</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>52A</td> <td>58.72%</td> <td>39.32%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+19.4</td> <td>56.76%</td> <td>34.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+21.8</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>52B</td> <td>52.90%</td> <td>45.36%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+7.5</td> <td>49.95%</td> <td>42.08%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+7.9</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>53A</td> <td>56.63%</td> <td>41.59%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+15</td> <td>54.59%</td> <td>37.63%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+17</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>53B</td> <td>46.78%</td> <td>51.95%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+5.2</td> <td>50.81%</td> <td>42.01%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+8.8</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>54A</td> <td>55.87%</td> <td>41.75%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+14.1</td> <td>46.83%</td> <td>43.55%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+3.3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>54B</td> <td>49.32%</td> <td>48.74%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+0.6</td> <td>42.76%</td> <td>48.63%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+5.9</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>55A</td> <td>46.18%</td> <td>51.67%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+5.5</td> <td>43.39%</td> <td>47.89%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+4.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>55B</td> <td>38.11%</td> <td>60.15%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+22</td> <td>34.43%</td> <td>57.98%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+23.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>56A</td> <td>47.26%</td> <td>50.85%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+3.6</td> <td>47.12%</td> <td>44.13%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+3</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>56B</td> <td>49.26%</td> <td>48.97%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+0.3</td> <td>48.62%</td> <td>43.89%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+4.7</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>57A</td> <td>50.85%</td> <td>47.34%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+3.5</td> <td>49.06%</td> <td>42.78%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+6.3</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>57B</td> <td>48.75%</td> <td>49.64%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+0.9</td> <td>48.21%</td> <td>43.72%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+4.5</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>58A</td> <td>42.24%</td> <td>56.02%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+13.8</td> <td>40.36%</td> <td>51.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+11.6</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>58B</td> <td>42.46%</td> <td>55.75%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+13.3</td> <td>34.86%</td> <td>57.04%</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R+22.2</td> <td style="background-color:#FADBD8;">R </td></tr> <tr> <td>59A</td> <td>84.23%</td> <td>13.96%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+70.3</td> <td>78.85%</td> <td>13.74%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+65.1</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>59B</td> <td>80.65%</td> <td>17.23%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+63.4</td> <td>79.46%</td> <td>13.04%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+66.4</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>60A</td> <td>77.47%</td> <td>18.61%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+58.9</td> <td>76.38%</td> <td>14.48%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+61.9</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>60B</td> <td>76.39%</td> <td>19.31%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+57.1</td> <td>79.57%</td> <td>11.88%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+67.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>61A</td> <td>78.23%</td> <td>19.40%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+58.8</td> <td>81.47%</td> <td>12.06%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+69.4</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>61B</td> <td>78.20%</td> <td>19.94%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+58.3</td> <td>81.29%</td> <td>12.45%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+68.8</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>62A</td> <td>86.72%</td> <td>9.26%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+77.5</td> <td>84.08%</td> <td>7.57%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+76.5</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>62B</td> <td>86.87%</td> <td>10.09%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+76.8</td> <td>85.70%</td> <td>6.89%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+78.8</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>63A</td> <td>82.84%</td> <td>14.33%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+68.5</td> <td>81.97%</td> <td>10.62%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+71.4</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>63B</td> <td>73.83%</td> <td>23.99%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+49.8</td> <td>73.80%</td> <td>18.58%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+55.2</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>64A</td> <td>76.89%</td> <td>20.30%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+56.6</td> <td>78.82%</td> <td>13.58%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+65.2</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>64B</td> <td>70.63%</td> <td>27.37%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+43.3</td> <td>74.41%</td> <td>18.39%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+56</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>65A</td> <td>83.74%</td> <td>13.76%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+70</td> <td>80.78%</td> <td>12.13%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+68.6</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>65B</td> <td>77.60%</td> <td>19.70%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+57.9</td> <td>74.28%</td> <td>17.59%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+56.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>66A</td> <td>65.92%</td> <td>31.91%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+34</td> <td>67.89%</td> <td>23.85%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+44</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>66B</td> <td>78.86%</td> <td>18.90%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+60</td> <td>76.62%</td> <td>15.90%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+60.7</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>67A</td> <td>76.07%</td> <td>21.79%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+54.3</td> <td>70.99%</td> <td>21.62%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+49.4</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <td>67B</td> <td>74.76%</td> <td>23.00%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+51.8</td> <td>70.67%</td> <td>22.02%</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+48.6</td> <td style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="1">Total</th> <th>52.84%</th> <th>45.12%</th> <th style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+7.7</th> <th>46.88%</th> <th>45.34%</th> <th style="background-color:#D6EAF8;">D+1.5</th> <th>- </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="8"><i>Source: <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" 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Commissioner election, 2018">North Dakota (agriculture)</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2018" title="North Dakota Public Service Commission election, 2018">North Dakota (public service)</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Tax_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="North Dakota Tax Commissioner election, 2018">North Dakota (tax)</a> • <a href="/Oklahoma_Insurance_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner election, 2018">Oklahoma (insurance)</a> • <a href="/Oklahoma_Labor_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="Oklahoma Labor Commissioner election, 2018">Oklahoma (labor)</a> • <a href="/Oklahoma_Corporation_Commission_election,_2018" title="Oklahoma Corporation Commission election, 2018">Oklahoma (public service)</a> • <a href="/Oregon_Labor_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="Oregon Labor Commissioner election, 2018">Oregon (labor)</a> • <a href="/South_Carolina_Agriculture_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="South Carolina Agriculture 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