2008 general · November 4, 2008
2008 Minnesota election results
Every race on Minnesota's ballot in the 2008 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races146
Changed party12
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated6
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Barack H. Obama (D) | 10.2 |
U.S. Senate
D 1 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | Al Franken (D) | 0.0 | Flipped |
U.S. House
D 5 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MN-1 | Timothy J. Walz (D) | 29.6 | |
| MN-2 | John Kline (R) | 14.7 | |
| MN-3 | Erik Paulsen (R) | 7.6 | |
| MN-4 | Betty McCollum (D) | 37.1 | |
| MN-5 | Keith Ellison (D) | 48.9 | |
| MN-6 | Michele Bachmann (R) | 3.0 | |
| MN-7 | Collin C. Peterson (D) | 44.5 | |
| MN-8 | James Oberstar (D) | 35.5 |
Minnesota State Senate
D 2 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-16 | Lisa A. Fobbe (D) | 0.2 | Flipped |
| SD-63 | Ken Kelash (D) | 35.0 |
Minnesota House of Representatives
D 87 · R 47 · 10 changed party
Minnesota
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab