The 2014 Minnesota State Auditor election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the
Minnesota State Auditor
The state auditor of Minnesota is a constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Minnesota. Nineteen individuals have held the office of state auditor since statehood. The incumbent is Julie Blaha, a Democratic-Farmer-Labor ...
.
Incumbent
Democratic–Farmer–Labor State Auditor
Rebecca Otto
Rebecca Otto (born July 9, 1963) is an American politician who served as State Auditor of Minnesota from 2007 to 2019. Affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), she served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 20 ...
ran for re-election to a third term in office. Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014. The Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) renominated Otto, the
Republican Party nominated former
Long Lake Mayor Randy Gilbert and the
Independence Party nominated business owner Pat Dean.
Otto defeated Gilbert in the general election by a significant margin.
Democratic–Farmer–Labor primary
The Democratic–Farmer–Labor endorsement was made on May 31, 2014. Incumbent
Rebecca Otto
Rebecca Otto (born July 9, 1963) is an American politician who served as State Auditor of Minnesota from 2007 to 2019. Affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), she served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 20 ...
won the endorsement unopposed.
Former
Minority Leader of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...
Matt Entenza
Matthew "Matt" Keating Entenza (born October 4, 1961) is a Minnesota lawyer and former politician who served six terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served as House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2006. After leaving the legislature, ...
filed to run on June 3, 2014, less than an hour before the filing deadline. His surprise entrance into the race encountered criticism from prominent DFLers.
Candidates
Declared
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Matt Entenza
Matthew "Matt" Keating Entenza (born October 4, 1961) is a Minnesota lawyer and former politician who served six terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives. He served as House Minority Leader from 2003 to 2006. After leaving the legislature, ...
, former
Minority Leader of the
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the U.S. state of Minnesota's Minnesota Legislature, legislature. It operates in conjunction with the Minnesota Senate, the state's upper chamber, to write and pass legislation, whic ...
and candidate for
Governor
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in
2010
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*
Rebecca Otto
Rebecca Otto (born July 9, 1963) is an American politician who served as State Auditor of Minnesota from 2007 to 2019. Affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), she served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 20 ...
, incumbent State Auditor (party endorsed)
Results
Republican primary
The Republican endorsement was made on May 30, 2014. Former mayor of
Long Lake Randy Gilbert, who was a candidate for State Auditor in 2010, won the endorsement unopposed.
Candidates
Nominee
* Randy Gilbert, former mayor of
Long Lake and candidate for State Auditor
in 2010 (party endorsed)
Results
Independence primary
The Independence Party endorsement was made on May 17, 2014. Pat Dean won the endorsement unopposed.
Candidates
Nominee
* Pat Dean, business owner (party endorsed)
Results
General election
Candidates
*
Rebecca Otto
Rebecca Otto (born July 9, 1963) is an American politician who served as State Auditor of Minnesota from 2007 to 2019. Affiliated with the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), she served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 20 ...
(DFL), incumbent State Auditor
* Randy Gilbert (Republican), former mayor of
Long Lake and candidate for State Auditor
in 2010
* Pat Dean (Independence), business owner
* Judith Schwartzbacker (
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis)
* Keegan Iversen (
Libertarian
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), former member of the
Minnesota Air National Guard
The Minnesota Air National Guard (MN ANG) is the aerial militia of the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a reserve of the United States Air Force and along with the Minnesota Army National Guard, an element of the Minnesota National Guard of the lar ...
and Iraq War veteran
Results
Results by congressional district
Otto won six of eight congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans, with the remaining two going to Gilbert, including one that elected a Democrat.
See also
*
Minnesota elections, 2014
References
External links
Elections & Voting - Minnesota Secretary of State
{{Minnesota elections
2014 Minnesota elections
Minnesota State Auditor elections
November 2014 in the United States
Minnesota
Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...