United States Senate elections in Minnesota, 2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 53.2% | 1,053,205 | ||
Republican | Mike McFadden | 42.9% | 850,227 | |
Libertarian | Heather Johnson | 1.5% | 29,685 | |
Independence | Steve Carlson | 2.4% | 47,530 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 881 | |
Total Votes | 1,981,528 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
November 4, 2014 |
August 12, 2014 |
Al Franken |
Al Franken |
Cook Political Report: Likely D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans D[2] |
Voters in Minnesota re-elected Al Franken (D) to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014. In 2012 Franken defeated Republican challenger Kurt Bills by 65.2 to 30.5 percent.
Incumbent Franken, who was first elected in 2008, defeated challenger Mike McFadden (R) in the general election.
On October 1, 2014, both candidates squared off in their first debate before the general election. McFadden's campaign paid to have the debate replayed on public television stating that voters deserve more chances to hear about the issues being discussed.[3]
Franken's opponent in the primary, Sandra Henningsgard, did not filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as of the April Quarterly report deadline. Franken easily defeated her in the Democratic primary on August 12, 2014.[4]
At the Minnesota GOP convention, Mike McFadden received the most votes from delegates, earning him the GOP endorsement, so most of the other candidates dropped out of the race to honor the party's decision.[5] Jim Abeler, along with a few others, decided to continue running against McFadden in the primary despite the party's endorsement of McFadden.[6] According to the Republican primary polls, McFadden maintained a significant lead over Abeler, and McFadden also had more cash on hand to spend on the election. McFadden easily defeated Abeler and three other Republican candidates for the Republican nomination in the primary on August 12, 2014.[4]
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Minnesota utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[7][8][9]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters needed to register on election day, or pre-register by July 22, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (21 days days prior to the election).[10]
- See also: Minnesota elections, 2014
Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Al Franken (D). Franken was first elected in 2008.
Candidates
General election candidates
Al Franken - Incumbent
Mike McFadden
Steve Carlson
Heather Johnson
August 12, 2014, primary results
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Withdrew from race
Chris Dahlberg - St. Louis County Commissioner[13][14]
Julianne Ortman - State Senator[13][14][11]
Results
General election
The state of Minnesota held an election for the U.S. Senate on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Al Franken (D) defeated challengers Mike McFadden (R), Heather Johnson (L) and Steve Carlson (IND) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 53.2% | 1,053,205 | ||
Republican | Mike McFadden | 42.9% | 850,227 | |
Libertarian | Heather Johnson | 1.5% | 29,685 | |
Independence | Steve Carlson | 2.4% | 47,530 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 881 | |
Total Votes | 1,981,528 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
Primary election
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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94.5% | 182,720 | ||
Sandra Henningsgard | 5.5% | 10,627 | ||
Total Votes | 193,347 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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71.7% | 129,601 | ||
Jim Abeler | 14.8% | 26,714 | ||
David Carlson | 9.1% | 16,449 | ||
Patrick Munro | 2.8% | 5,058 | ||
Ole Savior | 1.6% | 2,840 | ||
Total Votes | 180,662 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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33.9% | 2,148 | ||
Kevin Terrell | 21.7% | 1,376 | ||
Jack Shepard | 17.8% | 1,130 | ||
Stephen Williams | 13.6% | 862 | ||
Tom Books | 12.9% | 820 | ||
Total Votes | 6,336 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
Race background
State GOP convention
On May 31, 2014, delegates at Minnesota's state GOP convention voted to support candidate Mike McFadden for U.S. Senate. The decision was not unanimous, and took ten ballots to reach a decision.[5] State Sen. Julianne Ortman dropped out after the fifth vote, and after the seventh vote, Chris Dahlberg was in the lead, but short of the 60 percent of votes necessary to receive the endorsement.[15] Eventually, McFadden won out. One delegate who switched his vote from Dahlberg to McFadden stated, "There was a general belief that McFadden would win a primary and it would be best to have the endorsement go to the eventual winner."[16] Many viewed McFadden as a likely candidate to defeat incumbent Al Franken in the general election due to McFadden's success in fundraising. He had raised almost $3 million at the time of the convention.[5] Both Ortman and Dahlberg agreed not to run in the primary if they did not receive the endorsement, but Jim Abeler said that he had not yet decided if he would run against McFadden.[17] Abeler later decided that he would run in the primary.[11]
Endorsements
Mike McFadden
Mike McFadden received the following endorsements:
- The Minnesota GOP[18]
- Rep. Michele Bachmann[18]
- Former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman[19]
- Former U.S. Sen. Rod Grams[19]
- Thirteen Republican legislators, listed here[20]
Polls
Republican primary polls
Republican primary candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Jim Abeler | Chris Dahlberg | Mike McFadden | Julianne Ortman | Monti Moreno | Phillip Parish | David Carlson | David Latvaaho | Undecided | Refused | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||
Suffolk University Political Research Center (April 24–28, 2014)[21] | 7.58% | 1.52% | 11.62% | 14.14% | 0.00% | 0.51% | 1.01% | 0.51% | 62.63% | 0.51% | +/-6.96 | 198 | |||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org |
Mike McFadden vs. Jim Abeler | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Mike McFadden | Jim Abeler | Other | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||
SurveyUSA (June 5-9, 2014) | 44% | 16% | 19% | 21% | +/-5 | 404 | |||||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org |
General election polls
General election candidates | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Al Franken (D) | Mike McFadden (R) | Steve Carlson (I) | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
Gravis Marketing (July 2-3, 2014) | 51% | 35% | 13% | +/-3 | 879 | ||||||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org |
Al Franken vs. Mike McFadden | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Al Franken | Mike McFadden | Independence Party nominee | Someone else | Undecided | Refused | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||
Mason-Dixon Polling and Research Inc. (September 8-10, 2014) | 49% | 36% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% | +/-3.5 | 800 | |||||||||||
Rasmussen Reports (August 13-14, 2014) | 50% | 42% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | +/-4 | 750 | |||||||||||
Public Policy Polling (June 12-15, 2014) | 49% | 38% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | +/-3.9 | 633 | |||||||||||
KSTP/SurveyUSA (June 5-9, 2014) | 48% | 42% | 4% | 1% | 5% | 0% | +/-3.1 | 1,017 | |||||||||||
Suffolk University Political Research Center (April 24–28, 2014)[21] | 44.00% | 28.63% | 2.63% | 4.38% | 19.50% | 0.88% | +/-3.5 | 800 | |||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org |
Note: A response of "0%" may indicate that the answer choice was not offered in that poll.
Al Franken vs. Jim Abeler | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Al Franken | Jim Abeler | Independence Party nominee | Someone else | Undecided | Refused | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||
Public Policy Polling (June 12-15, 2014) | 50% | 39% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 0% | +/-3.9 | 633 | |||||||||||
KSTP/SurveyUSA (June 5-9, 2014) | 48% | 39% | 6% | 2% | 5% | 0% | +/-3.1 | 1,017 | |||||||||||
Suffolk University Political Research Center (April 24–28, 2014)[21] | 44.50% | 28.63% | 3.63% | 4.00% | 19.00% | 0.25% | +/-3.5 | 800 | |||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org |
Al Franken vs. Chris Dahlberg | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Al Franken | Chris Dahlberg | Independence Party nominee | Someone else | Undecided | Refused | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||
Suffolk University Political Research Center (April 24–28, 2014)[21] | 44.50% | 28.25% | 3.75% | 3.75% | 19.00% | 0.88% | +/-3.5 | 800 | |||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org |
Al Franken vs. Julianne Ortman | |||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Al Franken | Julianne Ortman | Independence Party nominee | Someone else | Undecided | Refused | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||
Suffolk University Political Research Center (April 24–28, 2014)[21] | 43.63% | 28.63% | 3.75% | 3.63% | 19.63% | 0.75% | +/-3.5 | 800 | |||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org |
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Al Franken
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Franken's reports.[22]
Al Franken (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[23] | April 15, 2013 | $1,267,414.58 | $1,986,442.42 | $(1,219,013.81) | $2,034,843.19 | ||||
July Quarterly[24] | July 15, 2013 | $2,034,843.19 | $1,971,500.81 | $(1,001,181.72) | $3,005,162.28 | ||||
October Quarterly[25] | October 15, 2013 | $3,005,162.28 | $2,082,849.31 | $(1,194,725.48) | $3,893,286.11 | ||||
Year-End Quarterly[26] | December 31, 2013 | $3,893,286 | $1,781,672 | $(1,159,865) | $4,839,250 | ||||
April Quarterly[27] | April 15, 2014 | $4,839,250.22 | $2,722,189.27 | $(1,627,588.10) | $5,933,851.39 | ||||
July Quarterly[28] | July 15, 2014 | $5,933,851 | $3,329,829 | $(4,233,324) | $5,030,355 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$13,874,482.81 | $(10,435,698.11) |
Mike McFadden
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are McFadden's reports.[29]
Mike McFadden (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
July Quarterly[30] | July 15, 2013 | $0.00 | $764,823.40 | $(23,376.78) | $741,446.62 | ||||
October Quarterly[31] | October 15, 2013 | $741,446.62 | $705,047.19 | $(194,406.61) | $1,252,087.20 | ||||
Year-End[32] | January 13, 2013 | $1,252,087.20 | $779,598.61 | $(346,882.55) | $1,684,803.26 | ||||
April Quarterly[33] | April 15, 2014 | $1,684,803.26 | $603,317.26 | $(496,819.63) | $1,791,300.89 | ||||
July Quarterly[34] | July 15, 2014 | $1,791,300 | $1,115,233 | $(872,140) | $2,034,140 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$3,968,019.46 | $(1,933,625.57) |
Chris Dahlberg
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Dahlberg's reports.[35]
Chris Dahlberg (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
Year-End[36] | January 23, 2014 | $0.00 | $103,048.29 | $(56,080.67) | $46,967.62 | ||||
April Quarterly[37] | April 14, 2014 | $46,967.62 | $45,328.56 | $(53,173.03) | $39,123.15 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$148,376.85 | $(109,253.7) |
Jim Abeler
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Abeler's reports.[38]
Jim Abeler (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
October Quarterly[39] | October 14, 2013 | $3,800.00 | $56,423.63 | $(25,654.93) | $34,568.70 | ||||
Year-End[40] | January 30, 2014 | $34,568.70 | $26,726.00 | $(36,488.25) | $24,806.45 | ||||
April Quarterly[41] | April 14, 2014 | $24,806.45 | $28,218.03 | $(39,141.29) | $13,883.19 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$111,367.66 | $(101,284.47) |
Julianne Ortman
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Ortman's reports.[42]
Julianne Ortman (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
October Quarterly[43] | October 15, 2013 | $0.00 | $119,466.00 | $(31,344.90) | $88,121.10 | ||||
Year-End[44] | February 3, 2014 | $88,121.10 | $118,513.63 | $(88,965.62) | $117,669.11 | ||||
April Quarterly[45] | April 14, 2014 | $117,669.11 | $373,406.12 | $(257,827.08) | $233,248.15 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$611,385.75 | $(378,137.6) |
Media
Al Franken
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Mike McFadden
- Mike McFadden released a campaign ad on May 5, 2014, emphasizing his frugality and promising to try to stop Obamacare.[47]
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Election history
2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 53.2% | 1,053,205 | ||
Republican | Mike McFadden | 42.9% | 850,227 | |
Libertarian | Heather Johnson | 1.5% | 29,685 | |
Independence | Steve Carlson | 2.4% | 47,530 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0% | 881 | |
Total Votes | 1,981,528 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State |
2012
On November 6, 2012, Amy Klobuchar won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated Kurt Bills, Stephen Williams, Timothy Davis, and Michael Cavlan in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 65.2% | 1,854,595 | ||
Republican | Kurt Bills | 30.5% | 867,974 | |
Independence | Stephen Williams | 2.6% | 73,539 | |
Grassroots | Tim Davis | 1.1% | 30,531 | |
Progressive | Michael Cavlan | 0.5% | 13,986 | |
Total Votes | 2,843,207 | |||
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" (dead link) |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Al Franken (D) won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Norm Coleman (R), Dean Barkley (I), Charles Aldrich (L), James Niemackl (C), Michael Cavlan (I, write-in), and Anthony Keith Price (I, write-in) in the general election. He won election after a hand recount of the vote and a legal battle that concluded in June 2009.[48][49]
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2014
- United States Senate elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 Senate Race Ratings for August 22, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 Senate Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ CBS News, "Mike McFadden pays to rebroadcast Senate Debate," October 10, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Associated Press, "Minnesota - 2014 Primary Results," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Tribune, "McFadden clinches GOP endorsement for Senate," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ ABC Newspapers, "Abeler to challenge McFadden in U.S. Senate primary race," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State,"PRIMARY ELECTION," accessed April 25, 2023
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State Website, "How to Register," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 11, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post "Businessman Mike McFadden to challenge Sen. Al Franken" accessed June 10, 2013
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Star Tribune, "County commissioner plans to join U.S. Senate race, and already has a big backer", accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Tribune, "McFadden clinches GOP endorsement for Senate," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Twin Cities, "Minnesota GOP: McFadden endorsed for Senate on 10th ballot," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ MinnPost, "McFadden wins Minnesota GOP U.S. Senate endorsement on 10th ballot," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ CBS Minnesota, "Abeler Says He’ll Take Weekend To Decide On Senate," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Twin Cities, "Minnesota GOP: McFadden endorsed for Senate on 10th ballot," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 MinnPost, "Former U.S. Sens. Norm Coleman and Rod Grams are honorary chairs of McFadden for Senate," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Mike McFadden for U.S. Senate, "More State Legislators & GOP Activists Endorse Mike McFadden," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 Suffolk University, "Suffolk University Poll Shows Jeb Bush & Rick Perry Leading GOP Presidential Pack in Minnesota," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Franken 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mike McFadden Summary Report," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mike McFadden July Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mike McFadden October Quarterly," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mike McFadden Year-End," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mike McFadden April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Dahlberg Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Dahlberg Year-End," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Chris Dahlberg April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Abeler Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Abeler October Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Abeler Year-End," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Jim Abeler April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Julianne Ortman Summary Report," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Julianne Ortman October Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Julianne Ortman Year-End," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Julianne Ortman April Quarterly," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ YouTube, "Senator Franken Supports Obama's Attacks on Free Speech," accessed March 27, 2014
- ↑ YouTube, "Stitches," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Senator Al Franken, "Official Biography," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013