2014 United States Senate election in Minnesota

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Nominee	Al Franken	Mike McFadden
Party	Democratic (DFL)	Republican
Popular vote	1,053,205	850,227
Percentage	53.15%	42.91%

County results

Congressional District results

Township results

Precinct resultsFranken:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
McFadden:      30–40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Tie:      40-50%      50%      No votes

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Al Franken
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Al Franken
Democratic (DFL)

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The 2014 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Minnesota, concurrently with the election of the Governor of Minnesota, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Senator Al Franken ran for re-election to a second term. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014, in which Franken was renominated and the Republicans picked financial executive Mike McFadden. In the general election, Franken defeated him and Independence Party nominee Steve Carlson and Heather Johnson of the Libertarian Party with 53% of the vote. As of 2024, this is the last time that a male candidate won a U.S. Senate election in Minnesota. This is also the last time that the winner of Minnesota's Class 2 Senate seat won a majority of Minnesota's counties.

Background

Franken challenged incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman in 2008. When the initial count was completed on November 18, Franken was trailing Coleman by 215 votes. This close margin triggered a mandatory recount. After reviewing ballots that had been challenged during the recount and counting 953 wrongly rejected absentee ballots, the State Canvassing Board officially certified the recount results with Franken holding a 225-vote lead.

On January 6, 2009, Coleman's campaign filed an election contest and on April 13, a three-judge panel dismissed Coleman's Notice of Contest and ruled that Franken had won the election by 312 votes. Coleman's appeal of the panel's decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court was unanimously rejected on June 30, and he conceded the election. Franken was sworn in as Minnesota's junior senator on July 7, 2009.

Because Franken's margin of victory was so slim, the seat was initially thought to be a top target for Republicans, but Politico reported in a May 2013 article that Franken's high approval rating, his large war chest, and the Republicans' struggle to find a top-tier candidate meant that Franken was the "heavy favorite" in the 2014 election.

Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary

Candidates

Declared

Al Franken, incumbent U.S. Senator
Sandra Henningsgard

Results

Democratic primary election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic (DFL)	Al Franken (incumbent)	182,720	94.5%
	Democratic (DFL)	Sandra Henningsgard	10,627	5.5%
Total votes			193,347	100.0%

Republican primary

At the Republican State Convention on May 30–31, 2014, after ten ballots, Mike McFadden received the party's endorsement. Chris Dahlberg, Monti Moreno, Julianne Ortman and Phillip Parrish had all sought the endorsement but withdrew in favor of McFadden. Only Jim Abeler continued in the race and contested the August primary against McFadden. David Carlson did not participate in the convention after a dispute with party leadership over nominating petitions. He, Patrick D. Munro and Ole Savior also appeared on the ballot.

Candidates

Declared

Jim Abeler, state representative
David Carlson, veteran and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012
Mike McFadden, financial executive
Patrick D. Munro
Ole Savior, perennial candidate

Withdrew

Chris Dahlberg, St. Louis County commissioner
Monti Moreno, bison farmer, former hair salon owner and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1996
Julianne Ortman, state senator
Phillip Parrish, U.S. Navy reservist
Harold Shudlick, retired U.S. Army chaplain and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006 and 2012

Declined

Michele Bachmann, U.S. Representative
Laura Brod, former state representative
Norm Coleman, former U.S. Senator
Chip Cravaack, former U.S. Representative
Bill Guidera, finance chair of the Republican Party of Minnesota
Pete Hegseth, CEO of Concerned Veterans for America, former executive director of Vets For Freedom and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012
John Kline, U.S. Representative
Jason Lewis, radio talk show host and political commentator
Erik Paulsen, U.S. Representative
Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota
Rich Stanek, Hennepin County Sheriff

Endorsements

Mike McFadden

Norm Coleman, former U.S. Senator
Rod Grams, former U.S. Senator

Julianne Ortman

Sarah Palin, former Alaska Governor, 2008 Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate
Citizens United,
SHE-PAC,
Conservative Campaign Committee,
Minnesota Gun Owners Political Action Committee,

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jim Abeler	David Carlson	Chris Dahlberg	David Latvaaho	Mike McFadden	Monti Moreno	Julianne Ortman	Phillip Parrish	Harold Shudlick	Other	Undecided
PPP	October 27–29, 2013	305	±5.7%	12%	—	10%	—	11%	2%	12%	—	—	—	53%
TPC	February 28–March 1, 2014	400	±4.9%	8%	—	4%	—	8%	1%	16%	0%	1%	—	52%
Suffolk	April 24–28, 2014	800	± ?	8%	1%	2%	1%	12%	0%	14%	1%	—	—	63%
SurveyUSA	June 5–9, 2014	404	± 5%	16%	—	—	—	44%	—	—	—	—	19%	21%

Hypothetical polling

Republican primary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michele Bachmann	Laura Brod	Chip Cravaack	John Kline	Erik Paulsen	Rich Stanek	Other/ Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	275	± 5.9%	45%	4%	13%	19%	11%	2%	6%

Results

Republican primary election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike McFadden (endorsed)	129,601	71.74%
	Republican	Jim Abeler	26,714	14.79%
	Republican	David Carlson	16,449	9.10%
	Republican	Patrick Munro	5,058	2.80%
	Republican	Ole Savior	2,840	1.57%
Total votes			180,662	100.00%

Independence primary

The Independence Party of Minnesota state convention was held on May 17, 2014, at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Businessman Kevin Terrell won the party's endorsement, but lost the primary to Steve Carlson. Carlson did not ask for an endorsement from the Independence Party and self-identifies with the Tea party. For their part, the Independence Party has disowned Carlson, who has defended Todd Akin's controversial "legitimate rape" comments and said that George Zimmerman "provided a valuable service" by killing Trayvon Martin.

Candidates

Declared

Jack Shepard, dentist, convicted felon, fugitive and perennial candidate
Kevin Terrell, business consultant

Withdrew

Hannah Nicollet (running for governor)

Results

Independence primary election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independence	Steve Carlson	2,148	33.91%
	Independence	Kevin Terrell (endorsed)	1,376	21.72%
	Independence	Jack Shepard	1,130	17.83%
	Independence	Stephen Williams	862	13.60%
	Independence	Tom Books	820	12.94%
Total votes			6,336	100.00%

Libertarian convention

The Libertarian Party of Minnesota state convention was held on April 26, 2014, in Maple Grove.

Candidates

Nominee

Heather Johnson

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 1, 2014
Complete video of debate, October 26, 2014

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report	Likely D	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics	Likely D	November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Mike McFadden (R)	Steve Carlson (IP)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 17–19, 2013	712	± 3.7%	51%	36%	—	—	13%
Public Policy Polling	October 27–29, 2013	895	± 3.3%	49%	38%	—	—	13%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV	February 25–27, 2014	545	± 4.3%	50%	40%	—	—	11%
Suffolk University	April 24–28, 2014	800	± ?	44%	29%	—	7%	20%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV	June 5–9, 2014	1,017	± 3.1%	48%	42%	—	5%	5%
Public Policy Polling	June 12–15, 2014	633	± 3.9%	49%	38%	—	—	13%
Gravis Marketing	July 2–3, 2014	879	± 3%	51%	35%	13%	—	—
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	3,185	± 2%	53%	40%	—	2%	4%
Rasmussen Reports	August 13–14, 2014	750	± 4%	50%	42%	—	2%	6%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV	August 19–21, 2014	600	± 4.1%	51%	42%	2%	2%	3%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	3,607	± 2%	49%	41%	—	1%	9%
Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune	September 8–10, 2014	800	± 3.5%	49%	36%	3%	1%	11%
Rasmussen Reports	September 29–30, 2014	750	± 4%	49%	41%	—	3%	6%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	2,562	± 2%	49%	42%	—	0%	8%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV	September 30 – October 2, 2014	577	± 4.2%	55%	37%	3%	2%	3%
Public Opinion Strategies	October 5–7, 2014	500	± 4.4%	46%	39%	—	15%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV	October 14–16, 2014	597	± 4.1%	53%	38%	3%	3%	3%
Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune	October 20–22, 2014	800	± 3.5%	48%	39%	3%	1%	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	2,430	± 3%	51%	41%	—	1%	7%
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV	October 27–30, 2014	596	± 4.1%	51%	40%	4%	3%	3%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Jim Abeler (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 27–29, 2013	895	± 3.3%	50%	39%	—	11%
SurveyUSA	February 25–27, 2014	545	± 4.3%	49%	37%	—	14%
Suffolk	April 24–28, 2014	800	± ?	45%	29%	8%	19%
SurveyUSA	June 5–9, 2014	1,017	± 3.1%	48%	39%	8%	5%
Public Policy Polling	June 12–15, 2014	633	± 3.9%	50%	39%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Michele Bachmann (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 21–22, 2012	1,236	± 2.8%	54%	39%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling	May 31 – June 3, 2012	973	± 3.1%	57%	35%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	September 10–11, 2012	824	± 3.4%	52%	40%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling	October 5–8, 2012	937	± 3.2%	55%	37%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,065	± 3%	54%	40%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling	May 17–19, 2013	712	± 3.7%	55%	38%	—	7%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	David Carlson (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 12–15, 2014	633	± 3.9%	49%	38%	—	13%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Norm Coleman (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 31 – June 3, 2012	973	± 3.1%	51%	41%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	September 10–11, 2012	824	± 3.4%	50%	43%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling	October 5–8, 2012	937	± 3.2%	51%	41%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,065	± 3%	50%	44%	—	7%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Chris Dahlberg (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 27–29, 2013	895	± 3.3%	49%	39%	—	12%
SurveyUSA	February 25–27, 2014	545	± 4.3%	49%	41%	—	10%
Suffolk	April 24–28, 2014	800	± ?	45%	28%	8%	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	John Kline (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,065	± 3%	49%	41%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Jason Lewis (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 17–19, 2013	712	± 3.7%	54%	37%	—	9%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Monti Moreno (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	October 27–29, 2013	895	± 3.3%	49%	36%	—	15%
SurveyUSA	February 25–27, 2014	545	± 4.3%	50%	36%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Patrick Munro (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 12–15, 2014	633	± 3.9%	50%	35%	—	15%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Julianne Ortman (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 17–19, 2013	712	± 3.7%	52%	35%	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	October 27–29, 2013	895	± 3.3%	49%	37%	—	14%
SurveyUSA	February 25–27, 2014	545	± 4.3%	49%	41%	—	10%
Suffolk	April 24–28, 2014	800	± ?	44%	29%	7%	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Erik Paulsen (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 18–20, 2013	1,065	± 3%	50%	39%	—	11%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Tim Pawlenty (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	January 21–22, 2012	1,236	± 2.8%	49%	43%	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	May 31 – June 3, 2012	973	± 3.1%	52%	41%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling	September 10–11, 2012	824	± 3.4%	50%	43%	—	7%
Public Policy Polling	October 5–8, 2012	937	± 3.2%	51%	42%	—	7%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Julie Rosen (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 17–19, 2013	712	± 3.7%	52%	36%	—	12%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Ole Savior (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	June 12–15, 2014	633	± 3.9%	50%	33%	—	17%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Harold Shudlick (R)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	February 25–27, 2014	545	± 4.3%	50%	36%	—	14%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Al Franken (DFL)	Rich Stanek (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	May 17–19, 2013	712	± 3.7%	51%	36%	—	13%

Results

United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Al Franken (incumbent)	1,053,205	53.15%	+11.16%
	Republican	Mike McFadden	850,227	42.91%	+0.93%
	Independence	Steve Carlson	47,530	2.40%	−12.75%
	Libertarian	Heather Johnson	29,685	1.50%	+1.02%
	Write-in		881	0.04%	-0.04%
Total votes			1,981,528	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic (DFL) hold

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Lincoln (largest municipality: Tyler)
Fillmore (largest city: Spring Valley)
Grant (Largest city: Elbow Lake)
Houston (Largest city: La Crescent)
Kanabec (Largest city: Mora)
Kandiyohi (Largest city: Willmar)
Le Sueur (Largest city: Le Sueur)
Marshall (Largest city: Warren)
Mille Lacs (Largest city: Princeton)
Pennington (Largest city: Thief River Falls)
Polk (Largest city: East Grand Forks)
Pope (Largest city: Glenwood)
Red Lake (Largest city: Red Lake Falls)
Renville (Largest city: Olivia)
Stevens (Largest city: Morris)
Traverse (Largest city: Wheaton)
Wabasha (Largest city: Lake City)
Waseca (Largest city: Waseca)
Watonwan (Largest city: St. James)
Yellow Medicine (Largest city: Granite Falls)
Clay (largest city: Moorhead)
Dakota (largest city: Hastings)
Olmsted (largest city: Rochester)
Washington (largest city: Stillwater)

By congressional district

Franken won 6 of 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.

District	Franken	McFadden	Representative
1st	49%	45%	Tim Walz
2nd	49%	48%	John Kline
3rd	48.5%	48.7%	Erik Paulsen
4th	61%	35%	Betty McCollum
5th	74%	23%	Keith Ellison
6th	42%	54%	Tom Emmer
7th	48%	47%	Collin Peterson
8th	54%	42%	Rick Nolan

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TPC
Suffolk Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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^ Public Policy Polling
"Events". Independence Party of Minnesota. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
"Tea Party Steve Carlson defeats IP endorsed candidate, nominated for Minnesota's U.S. Senator". stevecarlsonforcongress2010.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
Tom Scheck (August 15, 2014). "Independence Party disowns its Senate candidate". Brainerd Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
"Fugitive dentist Jack Shepard just wants to come home… and hold Al Franken's seat in Congress". TwinCities.com. May 16, 2014. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
Cassie Hart (May 18, 2014). "Independence Party Endorses Candidates for Statewide Races". KSTP-TV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
Scheck, Tom (February 6, 2014). "Ron Paul backer announces Minn. Senate bid as Independence Party candidate". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
Cox, Peter (May 18, 2014). "Full Independence Party slate set for November elections". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
"2014 LPMN State Convention". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
"Five statewide candidates up for nomination at LPMN Convention". Libertarian Party of Minnesota. April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
"2014 Senate Race Ratings for November 3, 2014". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
"The Crystal Ball's Final 2014 Picks". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
"2014 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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^ Public Policy Polling
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV
Suffolk University Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV
Kevin Terrell (IP) 4%, Other 1%
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Gravis Marketing
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
^ Rasmussen Reports
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV
CBS News/NYT/YouGov
Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune
^ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV
Heather Johnson (L) 1%, Other 1%
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SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV
^ Heather Johnson (L) 2%, Other 1%
Mason-Dixon/Star Tribune
SurveyUSA/KSTP-TV
^ SurveyUSA
Suffolk Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Kevin Terrell (IP) 6%, Other 2%
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Public Policy Polling
^ Public Policy Polling
Suffolk Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Suffolk Archived September 24, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
"Statewide Results for U.S. Senator". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
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