Minnesota 2012 Election Center

Governor

Mark Brandt Dayton

Incumbent
Party: Democratic
Birthdate: Jan. 26, 1947
Birth Place: Minneapolis, MN
Next Election: 2014

Mark Dayton was first elected in 2010. His next election is in 2014.

(Last updated by Brian Bakst on December 14, 2010.)

Senate

Amy Jean Klobuchar

Incumbent
Party: Democratic
Birthdate: May 25, 1960
Birth Place: Plymouth, MN
Next Election: 2012

Amy Klobuchar was first elected in 2006. Her next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Patrick Condon on December 14, 2010.)

Alan 'Al' Stuart Franken

Incumbent
Party: Democratic
Birthdate: May 21, 1951
Birth Place: New York, NY
Next Election: 2014

Al Franken was first elected in 2008. His next election is in 2014.

(Last updated by Patrick Condon on December 14, 2010.)

House District 1

Timothy 'Tim' James Walz

Incumbent
Party: Democratic
Birthdate: April 6, 1964
Birth Place: West Point, NE
Next Election: 2012

Tim Walz was first elected in 2006. His next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Martiga Lohn on December 14, 2010.)

House District 2

John Paul Kline

Incumbent
Party: Republican
Birthdate: Sept. 6, 1947
Birth Place: Allentown, PA
Next Election: 2012

John Kline was first elected in 2002. His next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Martiga Lohn on December 14, 2010.)

House District 3

Erik Paulsen

Incumbent
Party: Republican
Birthdate: May 14, 1965
Birth Place: Bakersfield, CA
Next Election: 2012

Erik Paulsen was first elected in 2008. His next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Martiga Lohn on December 14, 2010.)

House District 4

Betty Louise McCollum

Incumbent
Party: Democratic
Birthdate: July 12, 1954
Birth Place: Minneapolis, MN
Next Election: 2012

Betty McCollum was first elected in 2000. Her next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Martiga Lohn on December 14, 2010.)

House District 5

Keith Maurice Ellison

Incumbent
Party: Democratic
Birthdate: Aug. 4, 1963
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
Next Election: 2012

Keith Ellison was first elected in 2006. His next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Martiga Lohn on December 14, 2010.)

House District 6

Michele Marie Bachmann

Incumbent
Party: Republican
Birthdate: April 6, 1956
Birth Place: Waterloo, IA
Next Election: 2012

Recent winning percentages for office currently held: 53% (2010), 46% (2008), 50% (2006).

(Last updated by Stacy A. Anderson on January 4, 2012.)

House District 7

Collin C. Peterson

Incumbent
Party: Democratic
Birthdate: June 29, 1944
Birth Place: Fargo, ND
Next Election: 2012

Collin Peterson was first elected in 1990. His next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Martiga Lohn on December 14, 2010.)

House District 8

Chip Cravaack

Incumbent
Party: Republican
Birthdate: Jan. 29, 1959
Birth Place: Charleston, WV
Next Election: 2012

Chip Cravaack was first elected in 2010. His next election is in 2012.

(Last updated by Doug Glass on December 14, 2010.)