Minnesota Report
The End-of-the-Year Campaign Finance Reports are available and these show the total contributions and expenditures for the 2022 election granted it is well after the fact, but does show what is reported and an insight into what actually occurred. We have decided to incorporate a new set of figures for specific candidacies in this report, which are dividing the total expenditures by total votes cast and showing the cost/vote.
Governor Tim Walz (DFL) & Peggy Flanagan
Cost/Vote=$7.49
Beginning Cash |
3,626,393.33 |
Total Receipts |
6,257,172.55 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
9,833,955.97 |
Ending Cash Balance |
49,609.91 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
- Walz campaign has opted out of public subsidy agreement, and lost out on matching funds.
Attorney General Keith Ellison (DFL)
Cost/Vote=$1.57
Beginning Cash |
245,101.12 |
Total Receipts |
1,778,487.52 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
1,967,051.14 |
Ending Cash Balance |
56,537.50 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Secretary of State Steve Simon (DFL)
Cost/Vote=$1.29
Beginning Cash |
461,698.54 |
Total Receipts |
1,297,962.98 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
1,739,446.03 |
Ending Cash Balance |
20,215.49 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
- Simon campaign has opted out of public subsidy agreement, and loses out on matching funds.
State Auditor Julie Blaha (DFL)
Cost/Vote=$0.25
Beginning Cash |
25,633.90 |
Total Receipts |
269,254.90 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
292,219.23 |
Ending Cash Balance |
2,669.57 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
DFL Party (MN DFL Central Committee)
Beginning Cash |
222,553.86 |
Total Receipts |
24,326,322.91 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
23,828,485.11 |
Ending Cash Balance |
869,584.66 |
Total Debt of Committee |
149,193.00 |
Republican Party Gubernatorial Dr Scott Jensen & Matt Birk
Cost/Vote=$4.89
Beginning Cash |
807,436.60 |
Total Receipts |
4,666,773.18 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
5,473,652.15 |
Ending Cash Balance |
557.63 |
Total Debt of Committee |
15,000.00 |
Republican Party Attorney General James Schultz
Cost/Vote=$1.09
Beginning Cash |
108,759.55 |
Total Receipts |
1,254,805.41 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
1,345,553.15 |
Ending Cash Balance |
18,011.81 |
Total Debt of Committee |
70,000.00 |
Republican Party Secretary of State Kim Crocket
Cost/Vote=$0.39
Beginning Cash |
34,515.62 |
Total Receipts |
417,479.64 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
437,103.56 |
Ending Cash Balance |
15,074.29 |
Total Debt of Committee |
182.59 |
Republican Party State Auditor Ryan Wilson
Cost/Vote=$0.46
Beginning Cash |
0.00 |
Total Receipts |
534,020.77 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
534,020.77 |
Ending Cash Balance |
0.00 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Republican Party of Minn
Beginning Cash |
31,889.01 |
Total Receipts |
1,742,307.80 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
1,842,631.68 |
Ending Cash Balance |
8,047.57 |
Total Debt of Committee |
76,482.44 |
Grassroots-Legalize Cannabis Party
Beginning Cash |
1,432.09 |
Total Receipts |
8,886.23 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
8,915.13 |
Ending Cash Balance |
1,449.19 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Legal Marijuana Now Party
Beginning Cash |
1,265.53 |
Total Receipts |
6,083.41 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
3,583.95 |
Ending Cash Balance |
3,764.99 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
DFL House Caucus
Beginning Cash |
1,430,086.15 |
Total Receipts |
7,409,601.88 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
8,800,155.25 |
Ending Cash Balance |
90,539.16 |
Total Debt of Committee |
47,647.94 |
DFL Senate Caucus
Beginning Cash |
1,283,160.18 |
Total Receipts |
6,805,806.86 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
7,999,788.08 |
Ending Cash Balance |
104,578.96 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Republican House Caucus (HRCC)
Beginning Cash |
689,016.85 |
Total Receipts |
2,293,566.69 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
2,881,442.42 |
Ending Cash Balance |
95,047.62 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |
Republican Senate Caucus (Senate Victory Fund)
Beginning Cash |
1,472,818.46 |
Total Receipts |
2,299,982.73 |
Total Expenditures and Disbursements |
3,145,711.53 |
Ending Cash Balance |
627,839.66 |
Total Debt of Committee |
0.00 |