Minnesota — 2022 governor election
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Akashicstate2022 gubernatorial electionMinnesota · GovernorWalzD+7.7
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Tim Walz ✓Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 52.3% | 1,312,349 |
|---|---|---|
| Scott JensenRepublican | 44.6% | 1,119,941 |
| James McCaskelLegalize Marijuana Now | 1.2% | 29,346 |
2022gubernatorial margin
D+60R+60
87 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (87 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Aitkin, MN | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Anoka, MN | Republican | R+1.3 |
| Becker, MN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Beltrami, MN | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Benton, MN | Republican | R+32.1 |
| Big Stone, MN | Republican | R+25.8 |
| Blue Earth, MN | Democratic | D+7.1 |
| Brown, MN | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Carlton, MN | Democratic | D+4.0 |
| Carver, MN | Republican | R+5.9 |
| Cass, MN | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Chippewa, MN | Republican | R+29.2 |
| Chisago, MN | Republican | R+24.4 |
| Clay, MN | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Clearwater, MN | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Cook, MN | Democratic | D+37.7 |
| Cottonwood, MN | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Crow Wing, MN | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Dakota, MN | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Dodge, MN | Republican | R+27.3 |
| Douglas, MN | Republican | R+32.7 |
| Faribault, MN | Republican | R+30.6 |
| Fillmore, MN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Freeborn, MN | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Goodhue, MN | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Grant, MN | Republican | R+24.3 |
| Hennepin, MN | Democratic | D+43.6 |
| Houston, MN | Republican | R+14.5 |
| Hubbard, MN | Republican | R+27.4 |
| Isanti, MN | Republican | R+34.4 |
| Itasca, MN | Republican | R+11.6 |
| Jackson, MN | Republican | R+37.4 |
| Kanabec, MN | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Kandiyohi, MN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Kittson, MN | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Koochiching, MN | Republican | R+17.1 |
| Lac Qui Parle, MN | Republican | R+26.4 |
| Lake, MN | Democratic | D+8.3 |
| Lake Of The Woods, MN | Republican | R+45.1 |
| Le Sueur, MN | Republican | R+27.2 |
| Lincoln, MN | Republican | R+38.7 |
| Lyon, MN | Republican | R+30.7 |
| Mahnomen, MN | Republican | R+15.0 |
| Marshall, MN | Republican | R+49.6 |
| Martin, MN | Republican | R+37.9 |
| McLeod, MN | Republican | R+34.0 |
| Meeker, MN | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Mille Lacs, MN | Republican | R+34.5 |
| Morrison, MN | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Mower, MN | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Murray, MN | Republican | R+42.9 |
| Nicollet, MN | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| Nobles, MN | Republican | R+35.5 |
| Norman, MN | Republican | R+20.8 |
| Olmsted, MN | Democratic | D+12.3 |
| Otter Tail, MN | Republican | R+33.9 |
| Pennington, MN | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Pine, MN | Republican | R+26.7 |
| Pipestone, MN | Republican | R+51.1 |
| Polk, MN | Republican | R+34.6 |
| Pope, MN | Republican | R+27.9 |
| Ramsey, MN | Democratic | D+46.4 |
| Red Lake, MN | Republican | R+35.2 |
| Redwood, MN | Republican | R+44.8 |
| Renville, MN | Republican | R+36.7 |
| Rice, MN | Democratic | D+3.8 |
| Rock, MN | Republican | R+42.0 |
| Roseau, MN | Republican | R+50.0 |
| Saint Louis, MN | Democratic | D+19.6 |
| Scott, MN | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Sherburne, MN | Republican | R+30.8 |
| Sibley, MN | Republican | R+39.5 |
| Stearns, MN | Republican | R+22.9 |
| Steele, MN | Republican | R+18.1 |
| Stevens, MN | Republican | R+23.5 |
| Swift, MN | Republican | R+26.1 |
| Todd, MN | Republican | R+47.3 |
| Traverse, MN | Republican | R+29.0 |
| Wabasha, MN | Republican | R+21.9 |
| Wadena, MN | Republican | R+45.9 |
| Waseca, MN | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Washington, MN | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| Watonwan, MN | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Wilkin, MN | Republican | R+41.7 |
| Winona, MN | Republican | R+0.1 |
| Wright, MN | Republican | R+27.0 |
| Yellow Medicine, MN | Republican | R+37.2 |
presidential baselinePresident 2020D+7.1Governor 2022D+7.7vs. baselineD+0.6
Minnesota's 2022 governor race ran 0.6 points more Democratic than its 2020 presidential margin.
Minnesota results by county
87 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aitkin | Scott Jensen+2,080 | 3,03035.9% | 5,11060.6% | 2943.5% | 8,434 |
| Anoka | Scott Jensen+2,072 | 74,51547.7% | 76,58749.0% | 5,1343.3% | 156,236 |
| Becker | Scott Jensen+4,748 | 4,73832.1% | 9,48664.3% | 5203.5% | 14,744 |
| Beltrami | Scott Jensen+1,124 | 8,12444.9% | 9,24851.2% | 7063.9% | 18,078 |
| Benton | Scott Jensen+5,251 | 5,24432.0% | 10,49564.1% | 6423.9% | 16,381 |
| Big Stone | Scott Jensen+629 | 86335.4% | 1,49261.2% | 833.4% | 2,438 |
| Blue Earth | Tim Walz+1,879 | 13,78352.0% | 11,90444.9% | 8133.1% | 26,500 |
| Brown | Scott Jensen+3,524 | 3,91533.6% | 7,43963.9% | 2872.5% | 11,641 |
| Carlton | Tim Walz+639 | 7,91349.8% | 7,27445.8% | 6974.4% | 15,884 |
| Carver | Scott Jensen+3,190 | 24,88845.9% | 28,07851.8% | 1,2232.3% | 54,189 |
| Cass | Scott Jensen+4,555 | 5,07133.3% | 9,62663.3% | 5183.4% | 15,215 |
| Chippewa | Scott Jensen+1,439 | 1,67634.0% | 3,11563.2% | 1372.8% | 4,928 |
| Chisago | Scott Jensen+6,326 | 9,32136.0% | 15,64760.4% | 9533.7% | 25,921 |
| Clay | Tim Walz+940 | 11,13950.1% | 10,19945.9% | 8964.0% | 22,234 |
| Clearwater | Scott Jensen+1,671 | 87924.7% | 2,55071.5% | 1363.8% | 3,565 |
| Cook | Tim Walz+1,213 | 2,17167.4% | 95829.8% | 902.8% | 3,219 |
| Cottonwood | Scott Jensen+1,724 | 1,36329.5% | 3,08766.8% | 1693.7% | 4,619 |
| Crow Wing | Scott Jensen+8,800 | 11,38834.9% | 20,18861.8% | 1,0703.3% | 32,646 |
| Dakota | Tim Walz+28,783 | 112,00355.9% | 83,22041.5% | 5,3082.6% | 200,531 |
| Dodge | Scott Jensen+2,568 | 3,28734.9% | 5,85562.2% | 2772.9% | 9,419 |
| Douglas | Scott Jensen+6,439 | 6,35832.3% | 12,79764.9% | 5492.8% | 19,704 |
| Faribault | Scott Jensen+1,846 | 2,00033.2% | 3,84663.8% | 1803.0% | 6,026 |
| Fillmore | Scott Jensen+1,623 | 3,80940.1% | 5,43257.2% | 2592.7% | 9,500 |
| Freeborn | Scott Jensen+1,912 | 5,35041.0% | 7,26255.7% | 4213.2% | 13,033 |
| Goodhue | Scott Jensen+2,467 | 9,94043.0% | 12,40753.7% | 7523.3% | 23,099 |
| Grant | Scott Jensen+717 | 1,05435.7% | 1,77160.0% | 1254.2% | 2,950 |
| Hennepin | Tim Walz+250,620 | 405,01370.4% | 154,39326.8% | 15,8272.8% | 575,233 |
| Houston | Scott Jensen+1,270 | 3,60441.2% | 4,87455.7% | 2673.1% | 8,745 |
| Hubbard | Scott Jensen+2,918 | 3,67234.5% | 6,59061.9% | 3843.6% | 10,646 |
| Isanti | Scott Jensen+6,493 | 5,77830.6% | 12,27165.1% | 8094.3% | 18,858 |
| Itasca | Scott Jensen+2,471 | 9,01742.2% | 11,48853.8% | 8604.0% | 21,365 |
| Jackson | Scott Jensen+1,705 | 1,35029.6% | 3,05567.0% | 1533.4% | 4,558 |
| Kanabec | Scott Jensen+2,305 | 2,27731.8% | 4,58264.0% | 3004.2% | 7,159 |
| Kandiyohi | Scott Jensen+4,860 | 6,42135.2% | 11,28161.9% | 5242.9% | 18,226 |
| Kittson | Scott Jensen+471 | 68935.8% | 1,16060.2% | 774.0% | 1,926 |
| Koochiching | Scott Jensen+895 | 2,05839.4% | 2,95356.5% | 2144.1% | 5,225 |
| Lac Qui Parle | Scott Jensen+833 | 1,10235.0% | 1,93561.4% | 1133.6% | 3,150 |
| Lake | Tim Walz+469 | 2,97052.5% | 2,50144.2% | 1903.4% | 5,661 |
| Lake Of The Woods | Scott Jensen+824 | 47325.9% | 1,29771.0% | 583.2% | 1,828 |
| Le Sueur | Scott Jensen+3,593 | 4,59134.8% | 8,18462.0% | 4353.3% | 13,210 |
| Lincoln | Scott Jensen+943 | 71029.1% | 1,65367.8% | 763.1% | 2,439 |
| Lyon | Scott Jensen+3,003 | 3,26433.3% | 6,26764.0% | 2632.7% | 9,794 |
| Mahnomen | Scott Jensen+247 | 65139.5% | 89854.5% | 986.0% | 1,647 |
| Marshall | Scott Jensen+2,016 | 95423.5% | 2,97073.0% | 1423.5% | 4,066 |
| Martin | Scott Jensen+3,173 | 2,47129.5% | 5,64467.4% | 2553.0% | 8,370 |
| McLeod | Scott Jensen+5,597 | 5,17131.4% | 10,76865.4% | 5153.1% | 16,454 |
| Meeker | Scott Jensen+4,035 | 3,21429.7% | 7,24967.1% | 3483.2% | 10,811 |
| Mille Lacs | Scott Jensen+3,819 | 3,39030.6% | 7,20965.1% | 4754.3% | 11,074 |
| Morrison | Scott Jensen+8,078 | 3,45122.3% | 11,52974.6% | 4773.1% | 15,457 |
| Mower | Scott Jensen+470 | 6,57346.6% | 7,04349.9% | 4963.5% | 14,112 |
| Murray | Scott Jensen+1,678 | 1,05126.9% | 2,72969.7% | 1333.4% | 3,913 |
| Nicollet | Tim Walz+967 | 7,92951.8% | 6,96245.5% | 4132.7% | 15,304 |
| Nobles | Scott Jensen+2,159 | 1,85430.5% | 4,01366.0% | 2143.5% | 6,081 |
| Norman | Scott Jensen+519 | 92937.2% | 1,44858.0% | 1214.8% | 2,498 |
| Olmsted | Tim Walz+8,403 | 37,47155.0% | 29,06842.7% | 1,5692.3% | 68,108 |
| Otter Tail | Scott Jensen+9,668 | 8,95031.4% | 18,61865.3% | 9373.3% | 28,505 |
| Pennington | Scott Jensen+1,730 | 1,73431.8% | 3,46463.4% | 2624.8% | 5,460 |
| Pine | Scott Jensen+3,311 | 4,29034.6% | 7,60161.3% | 4994.0% | 12,390 |
| Pipestone | Scott Jensen+1,947 | 87222.9% | 2,81974.0% | 1183.1% | 3,809 |
| Polk | Scott Jensen+3,780 | 3,40031.1% | 7,18065.7% | 3493.2% | 10,929 |
| Pope | Scott Jensen+1,579 | 1,97034.8% | 3,54962.6% | 1492.6% | 5,668 |
| Ramsey | Tim Walz+101,079 | 155,85071.5% | 54,77125.1% | 7,3293.4% | 217,950 |
| Red Lake | Scott Jensen+564 | 48330.2% | 1,04765.4% | 714.4% | 1,601 |
| Redwood | Scott Jensen+2,883 | 1,69826.4% | 4,58171.2% | 1592.5% | 6,438 |
| Renville | Scott Jensen+2,309 | 1,88329.9% | 4,19266.6% | 2203.5% | 6,295 |
| Rice | Tim Walz+1,070 | 14,25250.2% | 13,18246.5% | 9423.3% | 28,376 |
| Rock | Scott Jensen+1,738 | 1,13927.5% | 2,87769.5% | 1222.9% | 4,138 |
| Roseau | Scott Jensen+3,248 | 1,53523.6% | 4,78373.6% | 1832.8% | 6,501 |
| Saint Louis | Tim Walz+18,179 | 53,55157.7% | 35,37238.1% | 3,8784.2% | 92,801 |
| Scott | Scott Jensen+4,419 | 30,87045.4% | 35,28951.9% | 1,7702.6% | 67,929 |
| Sherburne | Scott Jensen+12,820 | 13,69732.9% | 26,51763.7% | 1,3993.4% | 41,613 |
| Sibley | Scott Jensen+2,612 | 1,90728.8% | 4,51968.3% | 1922.9% | 6,618 |
| Stearns | Scott Jensen+15,009 | 24,16236.9% | 39,17159.8% | 2,1253.2% | 65,458 |
| Steele | Scott Jensen+2,987 | 6,49839.3% | 9,48557.4% | 5513.3% | 16,534 |
| Stevens | Scott Jensen+947 | 1,49037.0% | 2,43760.5% | 1042.6% | 4,031 |
| Swift | Scott Jensen+1,020 | 1,38935.5% | 2,40961.6% | 1142.9% | 3,912 |
| Todd | Scott Jensen+5,131 | 2,64924.4% | 7,78071.7% | 4283.9% | 10,857 |
| Traverse | Scott Jensen+449 | 51933.5% | 96862.6% | 603.9% | 1,547 |
| Wabasha | Scott Jensen+2,346 | 4,02037.5% | 6,36659.3% | 3443.2% | 10,730 |
| Wadena | Scott Jensen+2,749 | 1,51125.3% | 4,26071.2% | 2123.5% | 5,983 |
| Waseca | Scott Jensen+2,369 | 2,84333.9% | 5,21262.2% | 3263.9% | 8,381 |
| Washington | Tim Walz+14,342 | 70,81454.2% | 56,47243.2% | 3,3742.6% | 130,660 |
| Watonwan | Scott Jensen+880 | 1,44537.4% | 2,32560.1% | 972.5% | 3,867 |
| Wilkin | Scott Jensen+1,079 | 70427.2% | 1,78368.9% | 1023.9% | 2,589 |
| Winona | Scott Jensen+24 | 9,88948.4% | 9,91348.5% | 6473.2% | 20,449 |
| Wright | Scott Jensen+17,877 | 23,11634.9% | 40,99361.9% | 2,0933.2% | 66,202 |
| Yellow Medicine | Scott Jensen+1,620 | 1,29929.8% | 2,91967.0% | 1413.2% | 4,359 |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2022 gubernatorial returns · precinct returns aggregated to county. Real returns — nothing estimated.