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2018 Minnesota Attorney General Election Results

Election Date: Nov. 6, 2018 | Updated 2:12 PM EST Dec. 5, 2018

Attorney General

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)1,249,34749.1%
Doug Wardlow (R)1,150,49445.2%
Noah Johnson145,7835.7%

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Aitkin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)4,63157.8%
Keith Ellison (D)2,88936.0%
Noah Johnson4956.2%

Anoka County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)79,45350.5%
Keith Ellison (D)67,56842.9%
Noah Johnson10,3406.6%

Becker County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)8,46858.5%
Keith Ellison (D)5,24236.2%
Noah Johnson7675.3%

Beltrami County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)8,61448.4%
Keith Ellison (D)8,09945.5%
Noah Johnson1,0756.0%

Benton County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)9,48760.2%
Keith Ellison (D)5,25533.3%
Noah Johnson1,0256.5%

Big Stone County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)1,38054.4%
Keith Ellison (D)97738.5%
Noah Johnson1807.1%

Blue Earth County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)13,15748.0%
Doug Wardlow (R)12,14344.3%
Noah Johnson2,1107.7%

Brown County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)7,07561.0%
Keith Ellison (D)3,77532.5%
Noah Johnson7576.5%

Carlton County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)8,36751.8%
Doug Wardlow (R)6,85442.5%
Noah Johnson9235.7%

Carver County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)27,99155.9%
Keith Ellison (D)19,46138.9%
Noah Johnson2,5875.2%

Cass County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)8,38960.7%
Keith Ellison (D)4,64533.6%
Noah Johnson7925.7%

Chippewa County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,10657.4%
Keith Ellison (D)1,94736.0%
Noah Johnson3556.6%

Chisago County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)14,96659.0%
Keith Ellison (D)8,55733.7%
Noah Johnson1,8347.2%

Clay County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)12,17351.0%
Doug Wardlow (R)10,26443.0%
Noah Johnson1,4195.9%

Clearwater County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,26365.7%
Keith Ellison (D)1,03730.1%
Noah Johnson1424.1%

Cook County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)1,90360.7%
Doug Wardlow (R)1,07234.2%
Noah Johnson1605.1%

Cottonwood County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,03061.6%
Keith Ellison (D)1,63933.3%
Noah Johnson2525.1%

Crow Wing County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)18,80560.7%
Keith Ellison (D)10,36933.5%
Noah Johnson1,8245.9%

Dakota County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)98,50448.4%
Doug Wardlow (R)92,64845.5%
Noah Johnson12,4586.1%

Dodge County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)5,37660.0%
Keith Ellison (D)3,04634.0%
Noah Johnson5396.0%

Douglas County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)11,20462.9%
Keith Ellison (D)5,79132.5%
Noah Johnson8064.5%

Faribault County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,79460.5%
Keith Ellison (D)2,05932.9%
Noah Johnson4136.6%

Fillmore County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)5,30655.8%
Keith Ellison (D)3,65938.5%
Noah Johnson5395.7%

Freeborn County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)7,23053.0%
Keith Ellison (D)5,57140.8%
Noah Johnson8516.2%

Goodhue County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)12,30654.0%
Keith Ellison (D)9,11240.0%
Noah Johnson1,3626.0%

Grant County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)1,73456.5%
Keith Ellison (D)1,16938.1%
Noah Johnson1675.4%

Hennepin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)392,26663.4%
Doug Wardlow (R)193,99331.4%
Noah Johnson31,9765.2%

Houston County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)4,56651.9%
Keith Ellison (D)3,80543.2%
Noah Johnson4294.9%

Hubbard County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)6,04360.5%
Keith Ellison (D)3,44834.5%
Noah Johnson4995.0%

Isanti County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)10,71462.4%
Keith Ellison (D)5,25630.6%
Noah Johnson1,1967.0%

Itasca County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)10,78950.8%
Keith Ellison (D)9,12143.0%
Noah Johnson1,3196.2%

Jackson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,76260.3%
Keith Ellison (D)1,52533.3%
Noah Johnson2946.4%

Kanabec County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,92659.4%
Keith Ellison (D)2,28334.6%
Noah Johnson3986.0%

Kandiyohi County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)10,76558.8%
Keith Ellison (D)6,54635.8%
Noah Johnson9975.4%

Kittson County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)1,15050.3%
Keith Ellison (D)1,01544.4%
Noah Johnson1225.3%

Koochiching County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,61550.6%
Keith Ellison (D)2,32745.0%
Noah Johnson2314.5%

Lac qui Parle County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)1,82955.8%
Keith Ellison (D)1,28639.2%
Noah Johnson1645.0%

Lake County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)3,02051.7%
Doug Wardlow (R)2,56043.8%
Noah Johnson2674.6%

Lake of the Woods County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)1,18365.2%
Keith Ellison (D)55930.8%
Noah Johnson734.0%

Le Sueur County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)7,36458.5%
Keith Ellison (D)4,42135.1%
Noah Johnson7966.3%

Lincoln County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)1,39358.4%
Keith Ellison (D)90638.0%
Noah Johnson883.7%

Lyon County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)5,78858.7%
Keith Ellison (D)3,54736.0%
Noah Johnson5255.3%

Mahnomen County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)92148.9%
Doug Wardlow (R)81243.1%
Noah Johnson1518.0%

Marshall County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,45561.6%
Keith Ellison (D)1,37934.6%
Noah Johnson1533.8%

Martin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)5,53464.6%
Keith Ellison (D)2,52529.5%
Noah Johnson5146.0%

McLeod County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)9,39963.9%
Keith Ellison (D)4,43530.1%
Noah Johnson8786.0%

Meeker County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)6,53064.4%
Keith Ellison (D)3,05930.2%
Noah Johnson5435.4%

Mille Lacs County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)6,46361.0%
Keith Ellison (D)3,41732.3%
Noah Johnson7096.7%

Morrison County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)9,86370.0%
Keith Ellison (D)3,54925.2%
Noah Johnson6854.9%

Mower County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)6,94748.2%
Keith Ellison (D)6,49045.0%
Noah Johnson9736.8%

Murray County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,40259.6%
Keith Ellison (D)1,44735.9%
Noah Johnson1814.5%

Nicollet County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)7,34447.8%
Doug Wardlow (R)6,94045.1%
Noah Johnson1,0877.1%

Nobles County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,83656.4%
Keith Ellison (D)2,61038.4%
Noah Johnson3565.2%

Norman County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)1,23747.2%
Doug Wardlow (R)1,23147.0%
Noah Johnson1515.8%

Olmsted County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)33,06947.6%
Keith Ellison (D)32,91747.4%
Noah Johnson3,4885.0%

Otter Tail County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)16,77262.0%
Keith Ellison (D)9,15333.8%
Noah Johnson1,1174.1%

Pennington County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,91155.2%
Keith Ellison (D)2,08339.5%
Noah Johnson2755.2%

Pine County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)6,43256.4%
Keith Ellison (D)4,21336.9%
Noah Johnson7586.6%

Pipestone County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,45067.1%
Keith Ellison (D)1,07429.4%
Noah Johnson1273.5%

Polk County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)6,65057.3%
Keith Ellison (D)4,40838.0%
Noah Johnson5494.7%

Pope County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,08657.6%
Keith Ellison (D)2,02137.7%
Noah Johnson2554.8%

Ramsey County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)155,86365.4%
Doug Wardlow (R)67,57728.4%
Noah Johnson14,7166.2%

Red Lake County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)84252.8%
Keith Ellison (D)67342.2%
Noah Johnson805.0%

Redwood County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)4,00465.5%
Keith Ellison (D)1,80029.4%
Noah Johnson3115.1%

Renville County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,75060.5%
Keith Ellison (D)2,11234.1%
Noah Johnson3375.4%

Rice County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)13,36947.7%
Doug Wardlow (R)13,00446.4%
Noah Johnson1,6425.9%

Rock County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,37264.2%
Keith Ellison (D)1,19232.2%
Noah Johnson1333.6%

Roseau County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)4,26967.3%
Keith Ellison (D)1,83228.9%
Noah Johnson2433.8%

Scott County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)35,82855.0%
Keith Ellison (D)25,49939.1%
Noah Johnson3,8355.9%

Sherburne County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)24,41663.0%
Keith Ellison (D)11,91930.8%
Noah Johnson2,4176.2%

Sibley County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)4,15364.3%
Keith Ellison (D)1,89229.3%
Noah Johnson4166.4%

St. Louis County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)55,98057.1%
Doug Wardlow (R)36,64437.4%
Noah Johnson5,4615.6%

Stearns County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)37,69557.9%
Keith Ellison (D)23,69136.4%
Noah Johnson3,7125.7%

Steele County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)9,02857.5%
Keith Ellison (D)5,66836.1%
Noah Johnson9956.3%

Stevens County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,35954.7%
Keith Ellison (D)1,73740.3%
Noah Johnson2185.1%

Swift County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,26257.0%
Keith Ellison (D)1,50738.0%
Noah Johnson1995.0%

Todd County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)6,40667.4%
Keith Ellison (D)2,65127.9%
Noah Johnson4444.7%

Traverse County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)81354.8%
Keith Ellison (D)59440.0%
Noah Johnson775.2%

Wabasha County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)5,58056.8%
Keith Ellison (D)3,64337.1%
Noah Johnson6066.2%

Wadena County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)3,74568.2%
Keith Ellison (D)1,53227.9%
Noah Johnson2173.9%

Waseca County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)4,79059.9%
Keith Ellison (D)2,72134.0%
Noah Johnson4856.1%

Washington County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)60,47947.7%
Keith Ellison (D)59,05646.6%
Noah Johnson7,2825.7%

Watonwan County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,28956.5%
Keith Ellison (D)1,53938.0%
Noah Johnson2225.5%

Wilkin County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)1,49959.6%
Keith Ellison (D)89935.7%
Noah Johnson1174.7%

Winona County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Keith Ellison (D)10,33749.5%
Doug Wardlow (R)9,30344.5%
Noah Johnson1,2486.0%

Wright County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)35,98961.8%
Keith Ellison (D)18,60231.9%
Noah Johnson3,6626.3%

Yellow Medicine County

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ChoicesTotal Votes% Votes
Doug Wardlow (R)2,58760.8%
Keith Ellison (D)1,45534.2%
Noah Johnson2125.0%

Election results provided by the Associated Press. Estimated vote counts are provided by the Associated Press and informed by past turnout, advance votes cast and early returns.