Elections / 2014 · Senate · MN
Minnesota — 2014 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2014 · U.S. SenateMinnesota · U.S. SenateAl FrankenD+10.2
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2014 Senate returns.
- Al Franken✓(i)Democrat1,053,20553.2%
- Mike McFaddenRepublican850,22742.9%
- Steve CarlsonIndependence47,5302.4%
- Heather JohnsonLibertarian29,6851.5%
presidential baselinePresident 2012D+7.7Senate 2014D+10.2vs. baselineD+2.6
Minnesota's 2014 Senate race ran 2.6 points more Democratic than its 2012 presidential margin.
Minnesota's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +42.5% |
| 1978 | −16.2% |
| 1982 | −6.0% |
| 1984 | −16.8% |
| 1988 | −15.3% |
| 1990 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | −5.0% |
| 1996 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | −1.7% |
| 2006 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | +34.7% |
| 2014 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | +24.1% |
| 2020 | +5.2% |
| 2024 | +15.7% |
Same ballot, 2014MN
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2014 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.