Minnesota Primary Election Preview What? Minnesota Senate The primary election determines which candidates will be the DFL and Republican nominees on the Primary Elections By District ballot in the November general election. District with a primary When? August 11, 2020 Primary Election November 3, 2020 General Election Who? 23 Minnesota House of Representatives Seats * all 134 seats will be on the ballot in the November general election 17 Minnesota Senate Seats * all 67 seats will be on the ballot in the November general election President Minnesota had their presidential primary on Super Tuesday (March 3) President Donald Trump won the MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA GOP Primary and former Vice President Joe Biden won the DFL Primary Incumbents with Primary Challengers U.S. Senate Seat 17 Total Primaries Current Senator Tina Smith faces off against 4 • Sen. David Tomassoni (DFL – Chisholm) in the Senate challengers in the primary. The GOP will have • Sen. Erik Simonson (DFL – Duluth) to decide between 5 challengers to face Sen. • Sen. Chuck Wiger (DFL – Maplewood) Smith. Former U.S. Congressman Jason Lewis is 9 Primaries • Sen. Susan Kent (DFL – Woodbury)* the GOP favorite. *Current Senate Minority Leader challenging incumbents All 8 Congressional Seats • Sen. Bobby Joe Champion (DFL – Minneapolis) DFL has primaries in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th • Sen. Jeff Hayden (DFL – Minneapolis) congressional districts (all have DFL incumbents • Sen. Sandy Pappas (DFL – Saint Paul) that are being challenged) GOP has primaries in • Sen. Carrie Ruud (R – Breezy Point) 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th (the 6th and 8th have • Sen. Paul Gazelka (R – Nisswa)* Republican incumbents that are being challenged. *Current Senate Majority Leader Minnesota House Contact Us Sonnie Elliot Primary Elections By District Principal Faegre Drinker Consulting +1 612 766 8630 [email protected] District with a primary Tom Freeman Director Faegre Drinker Consulting +1 612 766 8155 [email protected] Donovan Hurd Advisor Faegre Drinker Consulting +1 612 766 8876 [email protected] Dave Johnson Partner Faegre Drinker +1 612 766 7506 [email protected] Emily Nachtigal MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL METROPOLITAN AREA Advisor Faegre Drinker Consulting +1 612 766 6852 Incumbents with Four current representatives do not [email protected] Primary Challengers have opponents in either the primary or the general election • Rep. Sandy Masin (DFL – Eagan) Notes: • Rep. Ray Dehn (DFL – Minneapolis) • Rep. Heather Edelson (DFL – Edina) Governor Tim Walz • Rep. Jim Davnie (DFL – Minneapolis) • Rep. Mohamud Noor (DFL – Minneapolis) (DFL), U.S. Senator Amy • Rep. John Lesch (DFL – Saint Paul) • Rep. Gene Pelowski (DFL – Winona) Klobuchar (DFL), Attorney • Rep. Shane Mekeland (R – Clear Lake) • Rep. Dean Urdahl (R – Grove City) General Keith Ellison • Rep. Paul Torkelson (R – Hanska) (DFL), Secretary of State • Rep. Jeremy Munson (R – Lake Crystal) Steve Simon (DFL), and • Rep. Kurt Daudt (R – Crown ) * State Auditor Julie Blaha *Current House Minority Leader 23 Total Primaries in the House (DFL) are not up for • Rep. Anne Neu (R – North Branch) 9 Primaries challenging incumbents election until 2022. .