2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election

The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, to elect the 41st Governor of Minnesota. Democratic (DFL) Governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district while the Republican Party nominated Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson.

2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election

November 6, 2018

Nominee Tim Walz Jeff Johnson Party Democratic (DFL) Republican Running mate Peggy Flanagan Donna Bergstrom Popular vote 1,393,096 1,097,705 Percentage 53.8% 42.4%

Walz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Johnson:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Governor before election Mark Dayton Minnesota DFL Elected Governor Tim Walz Minnesota DFL

Walz went on to defeat Johnson by the largest margin for a DFL candidate since 1986, receiving more votes than any other gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota history.

Results

Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic (DFL)	Tim Walz	1,393,096	53.84%	+3.77%
	Republican	Jeff Johnson	1,097,705	42.43%	-2.08%
	Grassroots—LC	Chris Wright	68,667	2.65%	+1.07%
	Libertarian	Josh Welter	26,735	1.03%	+0.11%
	Write-in		1,084	0.04%	0.00%
Total votes			2,587,287	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic (DFL) hold