11/02/2022
In Minnesota, state-level candidates have raised $55.2 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Oct. 24, 2022. Democratic candidates have raised $33 million and Republican candidates have raised $21 million.
Top 10 Democratic candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 10/24/2022)
In the 2022 election cycle, 412 state-level Democrats have filed campaign finance reports with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Here are the 10 Democratic candidates who have raised the most.
| Rank | Democratic Candidate | Total Raised |
| 1. | Tim Walz | $9,314,803.24 |
| 2. | Thomas Stiehm | $9,193,701.37 |
| 3. | Keith Ellison | $2,061,768.96 |
| 4. | Steve Simon | $1,557,188.88 |
| 5. | Kelly Morrison | $366,589.21 |
| 6. | Julie Blaha | $347,993.30 |
| 7. | Lauren Bresnahan | $175,223.86 |
| 8. | Aleta Borrud | $169,846.45 |
| 9. | Zaynab Mohamed | $164,346.27 |
| 10. | Erin Murphy | $157,340.03 |
Top 10 Republican candidates, by donations (1/1/2021 – 10/24/2022)
During the same time period, 371 Republicans have filed campaign finance reports with the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. These are the 10 Republican candidates with the highest reported donations for the 2022 election cycle so far.
| Rank | Republican Candidate | Total Raised |
| 1. | Scott Jensen | $6,210,359.62 |
| 2. | James Schultz | $1,253,159.40 |
| 3. | Dennis J Smith | $1,021,833.05 |
| 4. | Paul Gazelka | $693,380.50 |
| 5. | Kendall Qualls | $678,493.77 |
| 6. | Doug Wardlow | $516,963.24 |
| 7. | Kim Crockett | $464,929.50 |
| 8. | Ryan Wilson | $459,743.81 |
| 9. | Kathleen Fowke | $355,693.77 |
| 10. | Michelle R Benson | $306,028.97 |
In some states, officeholders may accept donations to their campaign accounts when they are not up for election. Those donations are included in candidate campaign finance numbers.
The data above are based on campaign finance reports that active Minnesota candidate PACs submitted to the Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Transparency USA publishes campaign finance data following major reporting deadlines. State or federal law may require filers to submit additional reports.
| Report Name | Report Due Date |
| 2022 Jan Annual | 1/31/2022 |
| 2022 First Report | 4/14/2022 |
| 2022 Second Report | 6/14/2022 |
| 2022 Third Report | 7/25/2022 |
| 2022 Fourth Report | 9/27/2022 |
| 2022 Fifth Report | 10/31/2022 |
| 2022 Jan Annual | 1/31/2023 |
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.