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MN — 2018 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in MN during 2018
Total Raised
$64,117,331
Total Donated
$52,343,747
Candidates
50
Individual Donors
13,785
Party Receipts in 2018
DEM $26,246,326
REP $20,245,179
Top Candidates in MN (2018)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, TINA | DEM | Senate | $9,221,474 |
| KLOBUCHAR, AMY | DEM | Senate | $8,132,759 |
| PHILLIPS, DEAN | DFL | House | $6,307,591 |
| PAULSEN, ERIK MR. | REP | House | $5,825,348 |
| CRAIG, ANGELA DAWN | DEM | House | $5,625,311 |
| HOUSLEY, KARIN | REP | Senate | $4,697,809 |
| FEEHAN, DANIEL | DFL | House | $4,177,225 |
| LEWIS, JASON MARK MR. | REP | House | $2,925,836 |
| RADINOVICH, JOSEPH | DFL | House | $2,432,207 |
| EMMER, THOMAS EARL JR. | REP | House | $2,216,247 |
| STAUBER, PETE | REP | House | $1,777,703 |
| TROOIEN, JERRY | IND | Senate | $1,698,879 |
| HAGEDORN, JAMES | REP | House | $1,613,541 |
| PETERSON, COLLIN CLARK | DEM | House | $1,431,201 |
| OMAR, ILHAN | DFL | House | $1,084,183 |
| MCCOLLUM, BETTY | DFL | House | $934,597 |
| NELSON, CARLA JEAN | REP | House | $537,661 |
| ANDERSON KELLIHER, MARGARET | DEM | House | $535,860 |
| JENNINGS, ADAM THOMAS | DEM | House | $454,721 |
| PAINTER, RICHARD | DFL | Senate | $298,780 |
| METSA, JASON | DFL | House | $286,672 |
| HUGHES, DAVID | REP | House | $261,636 |
| NEWBERGER, JAMES WALLACE | REP | Senate | $258,769 |
| SULLIVAN, JOE | DEM | House | $245,780 |
| ERDMANN, JEFF | DEM | House | $162,165 |
Top Donors in MN (2018)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JACOBS, IRWIN | $2,626,600 | JACOBS INDUSTRIES INC |
| 2 | TROOIEN, JERRY | $1,211,500 | THE JLT GROUP INC |
| 3 | MAHER, BILL | $1,028,200 | BLUE EARTH COUNTY |
| 4 | FORSTER, BARBARA | $392,209 | HOMEMAKER |
| 5 | SIMON, JEROME | $296,485 | MAUN GREEN HAYES & SIMON |
| 6 | FINK, DAVID | $292,380 | HARVEY HOMES |
| 7 | KRAMER, ROBERT | $256,865 | FARMING |
| 8 | POHLAD, ROBERT | $244,300 | — |
| 9 | DRISCOLL, JOHN | $207,400 | ROCK ISKIND CO |
| 10 | GROFF, HOWARD | $193,100 | TEALWOOD CARE CENTERS INC |
| 11 | EFTEKHARI, NAZIE | $179,700 | THE ARAZ GROUP |
| 12 | SCHEEL, STEVE | $169,500 | SCHEEL'S SPORTS |
| 13 | JOHNSON, CHARLES | $155,141 | FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
| 14 | O'SHAUGHNESSY, MICHAEL L. MR. | $152,700 | ELEMENT ELECTRONICS |
| 15 | COWLES, RUSSELL | $145,625 | — |
| 16 | SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON SIOUX | $122,100 | INDIAN TRIBE |
| 17 | ALLEN, BYRON | $118,140 | RETIRED |
| 18 | BERGH, KJELL | $117,700 | BERGH INT'L HOLDINGS |
| 19 | HOWEY, DALE | $112,250 | MANAGER |
| 20 | DEAL, JAMES | $110,067 | NAT AG UNDERWRITER |
| 21 | JONES, MARK | $109,981 | MANAGER |
| 22 | HUBBARD, KAREN | $107,900 | HOMEMAKER |
| 23 | ROBSON, EDWARD | $106,708 | SUN LAKES MARKETING |
| 24 | BAKER, CAROL | $102,861 | — |
| 25 | HANGSLEBEN, DAVE WILLIAM | $100,000 | — |