Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratMN · Senator
67
/ 100
Above Average
Attendance100
Avg: 98
Independence44
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone29
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency51
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology2
Wins
1
Losses
3
Races
2024
Senate · MNDAmy KlobucharWinner
1,792,441 votes56.2%
RRoyce White
1,291,712 votes40.5%
LRebecca Whiting
55,215 votes1.7%
OJoyce Lynne Lacey
46,377 votes1.4%
O
3,578 votes0.1%
Margin of victory: +15.7%
In the 2024 Senate race for MN Senate seat, Amy Klobuchar (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Royce White (R) who received 40.5%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Amy Klobuchar's 15.7-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Tina Smith (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.
2018
Senate · MNDAmy Klobuchar
1,566,174 votes30.2%
DTina Smith
1,370,540 votes26.4%
RKarin Housley
1,095,777 votes21.1%
RJim Newberger
940,437 votes18.1%
lSarah Wellington
95,614 votes1.8%
lDennis Schuller
66,236 votes1.3%
uJerry Trooien
24,324 votes0.5%
GPaula M Overby
23,101 votes0.5%
In the 2018 Senate race for MN Senate seat, Amy Klobuchar (D) won with 30.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Newberger (R) who received 18.1%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Amy Klobuchar's 12.1-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.
This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Al Franken (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Amy Klobuchar benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.
2012
Senate · MNDAmy KlobucharWinner
1,854,595 votes65.2%
RKurt Bills
867,974 votes30.5%
iStephen Williams
73,539 votes2.6%
gTim Davis
30,531 votes1.1%
mMichael Cavlan
13,986 votes0.5%
In the 2012 Senate race for MN Senate seat, Amy Klobuchar (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Kurt Bills (R) who received 30.5%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Amy Klobuchar's 34.7-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.
This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.