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The 2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor of Minnesota concurrently with the election to Minnesota's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic–Farmer–Labor Governor Mark Dayton ran for re-election to a second term in office. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Yvonne Prettner Solon retired and Tina Smith was selected as his new running mate. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. Dayton and Smith won the Democratic primary and the Republicans nominated Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson and his running mate former State Representative Bill Kuisle. In the general election, Dayton and Smith defeated them and several other minor party candidates with just over 50% of the vote. Dayton's victory broke his own record, set in 2010, as the oldest Minnesota gubernatorial candidate to win an election; he was 67. ==Background== Incumbent Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty declined to run for a third term in 2010, instead running for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2012 election. State Representative Tom Emmer easily won the Republican nomination and former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton won the DFL nomination with a plurality over State House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher. After a very close race, Dayton defeated Emmer by just 8,770 votes, 0.42% of all votes cast. Dayton's victory was one of just four that Minnesota Democrats have achieved out of 28 gubernatorial elections during a Democratic presidency. Despite this, and despite his narrow margin of victory in 2010, Dayton was not seen as a top Republican target. ''The Cook Political Report'' and ''The Rothenberg Political Report'' both rate the race as "safe Democratic" and ''Daily Kos Elections'', ''Governing'' and ''Sabato's Crystal Ball'' all rate the race as "likely Democratic". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2014」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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