Governor elections in Minnesota
● In officeTim WalzDemocratic
Elections won
R 44 · D 22 · Other 268 gubernatorial elections since 1857
Last decided by
7.7 pts2022, Tim Walz over Scott Jensen
Closest ever
0.00 pts1962, Karl Rolvaag over Elmer Andersen
Longest streak
16 in a rowRepublican, 1865–1896
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Minnesota's governor is Democrat Tim Walz; Walz won the most recent race by 7.7 points in 2022. Walz has held the office since 2018. The 2022 race put Walz ahead of Scott Jensen, 7.7 points clear. Across 68 elections since 1857, Republicans have won 44 and Democrats 22, with 2 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1962, decided by 0.00 points; the widest 1916, by 39.1 points.
Tim Walz D 1,312,349 · Scott Jensen R 1,119,941
Tim Walz D 1,393,096 · Jeff Johnson R 1,097,705
Mark Dayton D 989,113 · Jeff Johnson R 879,257
Arne Carlson R 1,094,165 · John Marty D 589,344
Arne Carlson R 895,988 · Rudy Perpich D 836,218
Rudy Perpich D 790,138 · Cal Ludeman R 606,755
Rudy Perpich D 1,049,104 · Wheelock Whitney Jr. R 711,796
Al Quie R 830,019 · Rudy Perpich D 718,244
Wendell Anderson D 786,787 · John Albert Johnson R 376,722
Wendell Anderson D 737,921 · Douglas M. Head R 621,780
Harold LeVander R 680,593 · Karl Rolvaag D 607,943
Karl Rolvaag D 619,842 · Elmer Andersen R 619,751
Elmer Andersen R 783,813 · Orville Freeman D 760,934
Orville Freeman D 658,326 · George MacKinnon R 490,731
Orville Freeman D 731,180 · Ancher Nelsen R 685,196
Orville Freeman D 607,099 · C. Elmer Anderson R 538,865
C. Elmer Anderson R 785,125 · Orville Freeman D 624,480
Luther Youngdahl R 635,800 · Harry H. Peterson D 400,637
Luther Youngdahl R 643,572 · Charles Halsted D 545,766
Luther Youngdahl R 519,067 · Harold H. Barker D 349,565
Edward John Thye R 701,185 · Byron G. Allen D 430,132
Elmer Austin Benson D 680,342 · Martin A. Nelson R 431,841
Floyd B. Olson D 473,154 · Ray P. Chase R 289,528
J. A. A. Burnquist R 245,841 · Thomas P. Dwyer D 93,112
Winfield S. Hammond D 156,304 · William E. Lee R 143,730
Adolph Olson Eberhart R 129,688 · Peter M. Ringdal D 99,659 · Paul V. Collins P 33,455 · Engebret E. Lobeck P 29,876 · +1 more
Adolph Olson Eberhart R 164,185 · James Gray D 103,779
John Albert Johnson D 175,136 · Jacob F. Jacobson R 147,997
John Albert Johnson D 168,480 · Albert L. Cole R 96,162
John Albert Johnson D 147,992 · Robert C. Dunn R 140,130
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant R 155,849 · Leonard A. Rosing D 99,362
Samuel Rinnah Van Sant R 152,905 · John Lind D 150,651
John Lind D 131,980 · William Henry Eustis R 111,796
David Marston Clough R 165,806 · John Lind D 162,254
Andrew Ryan McGill R 107,064 · A A Ames D 104,464
Lucius Frederick Hubbard R 72,462 · Adolph Biermann D 58,251
Lucius Frederick Hubbard R 65,025 · Richard W. Johnson D 37,168
John S. Pillsbury R 57,524 · Edmund Rice D 41,524
John S. Pillsbury R 57,071 · William L. Banning D 39,147
John S. Pillsbury R 47,073 · David L. Buell D 35,275
Cushman Kellogg Davis R 40,741 · Ara Barton D 35,245
Horace Austin R 46,950 · Winthrop Young D 30,376
Horace Austin R 27,348 · George L. Otis D 25,401
William Rainey Marshall R 34,874 · Charles Eugene Flandrau D 29,502
William Rainey Marshall R 17,318 · Henry Mower Rice D 13,842
Stephen Miller N 19,628 · Henry T. Welles D 12,737
Alexander Ramsey R 16,239 · Edward O. Hamlin D 10,398
Alexander Ramsey R 21,335 · George Loomis Becker D 17,582
Henry Hastings Sibley D 17,790 · Alexander Ramsey R 17,550