These Minnesota State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost

By

Kalyn Stralow

Elections for all 67 seats in the Minnesota State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held a 34-31-1 majority heading into the election.

This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 59 of 67 general elections were contested. The losing candidates are shown along with the percentage of the vote they received compared to the winner. In cases where the race was pushed to a runoff, vote percentages for both advancing candidates are included.

State Senate candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election

This information comes from candidate reports to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board covering the period of Jan. 1, 2021, through Oct. 24, 2022.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Kathleen Fowke – $355,694 – District 45 (Lost general 44% – 56%)
  • Aleta Borrud – $169,846 – District 24 (Lost general 42% – 58%)
  • Doug Fulton – $158,200 – District 50 (Lost general 37% – 63%)
  • Tom Dippel – $134,483 – District 41 (Lost general 50% – 50%)
  • Kari Rehrauer – $122,987 – District 35 (Lost general 50% – 50%)

State Senate candidates who raised the most money and lost their general election last cycle

This information comes from candidate reports to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board covering the period of Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2020.

The candidates who raised the most money and lost their election were:

  • Aleta Borrud – $242,648 – District 26 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Bonnie Westlin – $209,649 – District 34 (Lost general 49% – 51%)
  • Gretchen Piper – $197,852 – District 33 (Lost general 46% – 54%)
  • Rita Albrecht – $151,905 – District 5 (Lost general 37% – 56%)
  • Matt Little – $149,162 – District 58 (Lost general 45% – 55%)

The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Political expenditures that are not controlled by candidates or their campaigns, known as satellite spending, are not included in candidate totals. Federal PACs are not required to report to state agencies. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines.

This article is a joint publication from Ballotpedia and Transparency USA, who are working together to provide campaign finance information for state-level elections. Learn more about our work here.