2022 Minnesota General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the Minnesota 2022 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Tim Walz received 1.3M (53.9 %) votes, beating Scott Jensen who gained 1.1M (46.1 %) by 191k votes in Minnesota.

Tim Walz won 13 counties out of the 87 counties that make up Minnesota. The record shows that Scott Jensen won 74 counties.

2022 MN Primary Election vs Gubernatorial General Elections Counties Won

In the Primary, Tim Walz won 16 counties in a 2 way match up. Scott Jensen trailed behind him winning 71 counties in the 2022 general Elections.

2022 MN Gubernatorial Primary vs Gubernatorial General Elections w.r.t % Votes and Total Votes Won

On a head to head count with the total votes between in Tim Walz and Scott Jensen between the Gubernatorial Primary and General Elections the vote difference is 191,005 (191k) . These values are represented by a vote increment of 895,923 (896k) for Tim Walz and 833,392 (833k) for Scott Jensen at the Gubernatorial General Elections.

During the 2022; General elections, a lot of total number of votes were cast. Aside the Electoral Votes, Popular Votes came to the fore as well. Further details regarding overall total votes cast, percentage contributed by the various states, and the winner of Popular votes will be updated soon.

Top 15 Counties in Gubernatorial Primary Elections vs Gubernatorial General Elections

Primary Elections vs General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the larger counties (Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties with out voter out reach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in Primary Elections vs General Elections

Hennepin, Ramsey and Dakota, three of the larger counties in Minnesota voted in favor of Tim Walz giving him a 359k vote advantage out of those counties. Scott Jensen steady win in many of the smaller counties wasn't enough for him to catch up, making Tim Walz gain an upper hand in the State of Minnesota.