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Smith was elected to her first full term with 48.74% of the vote in 2020 after winning a special election in 2018 to complete the term of former Senator Al Franken who resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. [1] [2] This will be the first U.S. Senate election in Minnesota without an incumbent since 2006. [3]
[10] [11] Coleman's appeal of the panel's decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court was unanimously rejected on June 30, [12] and he subsequently conceded the election. [13] Franken was sworn in as the junior senator from Minnesota on July 7. [14] With a margin of just 0.01%, this election was the closest race of the 2008 Senate election cycle.
Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, actor, and writer who served as a United States senator from Minnesota from 2009 to 2018. He first gained fame as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, where he worked for three stints.
The battle for the presidency will be the marquee race in Minnesota and across the country in 2024, but there's a lot more at stake. Minnesota's Second District is expected to once again be one of ...
Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2008, 2014, 2018 (special election), and 2020. The next election will be in 2026. # Senator Party Dates in office Electoral history T T Electoral history Dates in office Party Senator # 1 Henry M. Rice: Democratic: May 11, 1858 – Mar 3, 1863 Elected in 1858.
Minnesota Senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar does a TV interview in the spin room following the CNN/Des Moines Register Democratic Presidential Debate at Drake ...
Voters will make a choice regarding one of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate seats this Nov. 5. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s seat is up for grabs. Klobuchar won the seat in 2007.
The 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota. Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar won a fourth term in office, defeating Republican former basketball player Royce White. [1] Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024. [2]