Karin Housley, U.S. Senate candidate

Karin Housley

U.S. Senate candidate
Born
January 20, 1964
Current age
62
Home state
Minnesota
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2018

Photo: Minnesota State Senator Karin Housley (R-St. Marys Point), via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Housley1.1M
Opponents1.5M
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Elections run

Karin Housley, a Republican politician from Minnesota, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota to Tina Smith, receiving 1,095,777 votes (42.35%).

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How many votes has Karin Housley received?

Karin Housley has received 1,095,777 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Karin Housley’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. SenateMinnesota · SpecialLost1,095,77742.35%Tina Smith
Sarah Wellington

Jerry Trooien
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q16195595). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Karin Housley: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/karin-housley. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.