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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]
This election, alongside the concurrent Senate election in New Jersey, was the last U.S. Senate election in which both major party candidates were Jewish. [ 2 ] When the initial count was completed on November 18, Franken was trailing Coleman by 215 votes.
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.
Minnesota's primary elections for Congress, the U.S. Senate and state legislative races are Aug. 13. The contests will determine who appears on the general election ballot in November.
Morrison is a practicing OB-GYN serving District 45. She previously served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2018 to 2022. Her State Senate seat is not up for re-election until next year.
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Elected in 2018 to finish Franken's term. Jan 3, 2018 – present DFL: Tina Smith: 28 Re-elected in 2018. 28 116th: 117th: 29 Re-elected in 2020. Retiring at the end of term. 118th: Re-elected in 2024. 29 119th: 120th: 30 To be determined in the 2026 election. # Senator Party Years in office Electoral history T C T Electoral history Years in ...
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.