2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election
The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, to elect the 41st Governor of Minnesota as incumbent Democratic governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was congressman Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district while the Republicans nominated Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson. The Independence Party of Minnesota didn't field a candidate for the first time since 1994. Going into the election the polls showed Walz ahead and the race was characterized as lean or likely DFL.
Image: Tim Walz official photo (cropped 2)
Image: Jeff Johnson (cropped)
Straw poll ballot at the Minnesota DFL February 2018 precinct caucuses
Timothy James Walz is an American politician, former U.S. Army non-commissioned officer, and retired educator who has served as the 41st governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Minnesota's 1st congressional district from 2007 to 2019.
Walz in 2023
Walz freshman portrait (110th Congress)
Tim Walz's swearing-in as Minnesota's 41st governor
Walz at the signing ceremony for House File 100 in May 2023. He is joined by Minnesota's 38th governor, Jesse Ventura.