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2018 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2018 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election?

Tim Walz won the 2018 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election. Tim Walz received 1,393,096 popular votes (53.84%). The main challenger was Jeff Johnson (42.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Walz and Johnson

Walz +11.4 pts · won by 295,391 votes
Tim WalzDemocraticWINNER53.84%
1,393,096 votes
Jeff JohnsonRepublican42.43%
1,097,705 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.