Here’s how Minnesota voted
Here are nearly complete but unofficial election returns and percentages from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office:
President
Barack Obama (i), Democrat, 1,543,102 (53%)
Mitt Romney, Republican, 1,321,154 (45)
Gary Johnson, Libertarian, 35,042 (1)
James Harris, Socialist Workers, 1,058 (.04)
Virgil Goode, Constitution, 3,721 (.13)
Dean Morstad, constitutional government, 1,107 (.04)
Jill Stein, Green, 12,951 (.44)
Jim Carlson, Grassroots, 3,169 (.11)
Peta Lindsay, socialism and liberation, 413 (.07)
Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson, Justice, 2,003 (.36)
Write-in, 10,621 (.36)
1st Congressional District
Tim Walz (i), Democrat, 193,294 (58)
Allen Quist, Republican, 142,197 (42)
Write-in, 506 (.15)
2nd Congressional District
John Kline (i), Republican, 193,587 (54)
Mike Obermueller, Democrat, 164,335 (46)
Write-in, 523 (.15)
3rd Congressional District
Erik Paulsen (i), Republican, 222,341 (58)
Brian Barnes, Democrat, 159,941 (42)
Write-in, 433 (.11)
4th Congressional District
Betty McCollum (i), Democrat, 216,680 (62)
Tony Hernandez, Republican, 109,656 (32)
Steve Carlson, Independence, 21,132 (6)
Write-in, 512 (.15)
5th Congressional District
Keith Ellison (i), Democrat, 257,295 (74)
Chris Fields, Republican, 88,040 (25)
Write-in, 1,088 (.31)
6th Congressional District
Michele Bachmann (i), Republican, 180,131 (50)
Jim Graves, Democrat, 175,924 (49)
Write-in, 980 (.27)
7th Congressional District
Collin Peterson (i), Democrat, 197,736 (60)
Lee Byberg, Republican, 114,133 (35)
Adam Steele, Independence, 15,297 (5)
Write-in, 332 (.1)
8th Congressional District
Rick Nolan, Democrat, 193,778 (54)
Chip Cravaack (i), Republican, 162,071 (45)
Write-in, 1,174 (.33)
Supreme Court
chief justice
Lorie Skjerven Gildea (i), 1,283,362 (60)
Dan Griffith, 847,540 (40)
Write-in, 8,334 (.39)
Supreme Court justice 1
Barry Anderson (i), 1,227,936 (59)
Dean Barkley, 847,706 (41)
Write-in, 8,024 (.39)
Supreme Court justice 4
David Stras (i), 1,141,458 (56)
Tim Tingelstad, 890,891 (44)
Write-in, 8,643 (.42)
Legislature
Senate, 39 Democrat, 28 Republican
House, 73 Democrat, 60 Republican (one race faces recount with Republican leading by one vote)
Percentages do not total 100 due to rounding.
(i) indicates incumbent




