Tina Smith
DDemocratMN · Senator
58
/ 100
Average
Attendance96
Avg: 98
Independence33
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone19
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency23
Avg: 47
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology1
Wins
1
Losses
2
Races
2020
Senate · MNDTina SmithWinner
1,566,522 votes48.7%
RJason Lewis
1,398,145 votes43.5%
LKevin O'Connor
190,154 votes5.9%
GOliver Steinberg
57,174 votes1.8%
O
2,261 votes0.1%
Margin of victory: +5.2%
In the 2020 Senate race for MN Senate seat, Tina Smith (D) won with 48.7% of the vote, defeating Jason Lewis (R) who received 43.5%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Tina Smith's 5.2-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. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. This seat will likely stay on party watch lists as potentially competitive in future cycles.
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, Tina Smith (D) won with 26.4% of the vote, defeating Karin Housley (R) who received 21.1%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Tina Smith's 5.3-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, Tina Smith benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.