2018 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special

Minnesota · 4 candidates · See every 2018 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2018 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special?

Tina Smith won the 2018 Minnesota U.S. Senate Special. Tina Smith received 1,370,540 popular votes (52.97%). The main challenger was Karin Housley (42.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Housley

Smith +10.6 pts · won by 274,763 votes
1,370,540 votes
1,095,777 votes
Sarah WellingtonLegal Marijuana Now3.7%
95,614 votes
Jerry TrooienUnaffiliated0.94%
24,324 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.