Editing Republican Party of Minnesota

{{short description|Political party which is the Minnesota state affiliate of the US Republican Party}}
{{Infobox political party
| name             = Republican Party of Minnesota
| logo             = MN GOP logo.png
| logo_size        = 200px
| colorcode        = {{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}
| chairperson      = Alex Plechash
| leader1_title    = [[List of minority leaders of the Minnesota Senate|Senate Leader]]
| leader1_name     = [[Mark Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Mark Johnson]]
| leader2_title    = [[List of speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives|House Speaker]]
| leader2_name     = [[Lisa Demuth]]
| founded          = {{ubl|{{Start date and age|1855|03|29}}|[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]}}
| headquarters     = {{ubl|7400 Metro Boulevard Suite 424|[[Edina, Minnesota]]}}
| student_wing     = [[College Republicans|Minnesota College Republicans]]
| youth_wing       = [[Young Republicans|Minnesota Young Republicans]]
| ideology         = [[Conservatism in the United States|Conservatism]] <!-- Do not add subideologies such as "social conservatism" or "right-wing populism" per consensus on main Republican Party page-->
| national         = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| colors           = {{Color box|{{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}|border=darkgray}}  [[Red states and blue states|Red]]
| seats1_title     = [[Minnesota Senate|State Senate]]
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| seats2_title     = [[Minnesota House of Representatives|State House]]
| seats2           = {{Composition bar|67|134|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| seats3_title     = [[Minnesota#Law and government|Statewide Executive Offices]]
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|0|5|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| seats4_title     = [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]]
| seats4           = {{Composition bar|0|2|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| seats5_title     = [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]
| seats5           = {{Composition bar|4|8|hex={{party color|Republican Party of Minnesota}}}}
| website          = {{URL|https://www.mngop.org/}}
| state            = Minnesota
| symbol           = [[File:Republican Party Disc (alternate).svg|100px]]
}}

The '''Republican Party of Minnesota''' is the state affiliate of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in [[Minnesota]] and the oldest active political party in the state. Founded in 1855, the party is headquartered in [[Edina, Minnesota|Edina]], and the current chairman is Alex Plechash.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herscowitz |first1=Eva |title=State Republicans pick Alex Plechash as party chair |url=https://www.startribune.com/state-republicans-pick-alex-plechash-as-new-party-chair/601195165 |access-date=December 16, 2024 |work=[[Minnesota Star Tribune]] |date=December 16, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Starting in 2025 and as a result of the [[2024 Minnesota elections|2024 elections]], the Republican Party of Minnesota does not have substantial power in the state, holding no statewide executive offices or U.S. Senate seats. It holds a one-seat majority in the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] and a one-seat minority in the [[Minnesota Senate|Senate]]. The party controls four of [[Minnesota's congressional districts|Minnesota's eight congressional districts]]. The last Republican governor of the state was [[Tim Pawlenty]], who served from 2003 to 2011. 

The last Republican Presidential candidate to win the state was Richard Nixon in [[1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1972]], thus making Minnesota the state with the longest streak of not voting for the Republican Party in presidential elections (Minnesota being the sole state to not vote for Ronald Reagan in [[1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1984]]).

==History==

{{Section citations needed|date=February 2023}}

===Early history===

The Republican Party in Minnesota was the dominant party in the state for approximately the first seventy years of Minnesota's statehood, from 1858 through the 1920s.  In the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the state supported [[Abolitionism in the United States|Abolitionism]] and the [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=THE GENESIS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN MINNESOTA |url=https://collections.mnhs.org/mnhistorymagazine/articles/2/v02i01p024-030.pdf |journal=[[Minnesota Historical Society]] |quote=The demand for the organization of a new anti-slavery party, following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill in May, 1854, was most urgent in the region of the Old North-west. On July 6, in a state mass meeting made up of Whigs, anti-slavery Democrats, and Free-Soilers, Michigan gave the name Republican to the party whose formal organization was effected at this convention... Minnesota was slow in joining the movement.}}</ref>

Republican candidates routinely won the state governorship as well as most other state offices, having 12 out of the first 13.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sturdevant |first=Lori |title=Politics in Minnesota |url=https://www.mnopedia.org/politics-minnesota |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925043137/https://www.mnopedia.org/politics-minnesota |archive-date=2022-09-25 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=mnopedia.org |language=en |quote=While Minnesota's first governor, Henry Sibley, was a Democrat, his successor, Alexander Ramsey, and the state's next eleven governors all affiliated with the Republican Party—the party of Lincoln}}</ref>

The [[1892 Republican National Convention]] was held in Minneapolis.  The party was aided by an opposition divided between the Democratic Party and the [[Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party]], which eventually merged in 1944.

===Independent-Republican era===

The '''Independent-Republicans of Minnesota''' ('''I-R''') was the name of the party from November 15, 1975, until September 23, 1995. The name change was made because the "Republican" name was damaged by the [[Watergate Scandal]]. Polls conducted in the early-mid-1970s indicated people in Minnesota were more likely to vote for a candidate who identified as an "Independent" versus a "Republican". During that time, the state party became more dependent on [[grassroots fundraising]] and eventually went bankrupt.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}} After the national party pumped money into the party, in the early-mid-1980s, their image and base began turning more conservative. During this time the party held both US Senate seats and briefly controlled the state House of Representatives. By 1994, the grassroots had turned socially more conservative and changed the name back in 1995. Attempts to drop the term "Independent" had previously been defeated in 1989, 1991 and 1993.

===2000-2010s===

For the [[2006 United States Senate election in Minnesota|2006 U.S. Senate election]], the party endorsed [[Mark Kennedy (politician)|Mark Kennedy]] for [[United States Senate]], who lost to [[Amy Klobuchar]].

In the [[2008 United States Senate election in Minnesota|2008 U.S. Senate election]], incumbent Republican Senator [[Norm Coleman]] was defeated by [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|Democratic-Farmer-Labor]] candidate [[Al Franken]] by 312 votes out of over 2.5 million cast after a long series of dramatic, contentious, and expensive re-counts.

The party was fined $170,000 for violating federal campaign finance regulations from 2003 to 2008.<ref>http://www.citypages.com, AUGUST 19, 2011, MINNESOTA GOP FINED $170,000 FOR FEC VIOLATIONS BY MIKE MULLEN, [http://www.citypages.com/news/minnesota-gop-fined-170-000-for-fec-violations-6545785]</ref> The Chairman of the Minnesota Republican Party [[Tony Sutton]] (R) was found guilty of circumventing Finance Laws in the Gubernatorial Election Recount of 2010 and fined $33,000. (2010)<ref name="auto">http://www.mprnews.org,  July 13, 2012, Minn. GOP, former chairman fined over recount by Tom Scheck [http://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/07/13/politics/sutton-gop-recount-fines]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/blogs/113884259.html |title=GOP chairman Sutton to join PR company |publisher=Startribune.com |date=2011-01-17 |access-date=2011-01-18}}</ref>

The last Republican Governor of Minnesota was [[Tim Pawlenty]]. He was [[2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election|elected in 2002]]; after [[2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election|winning re-election in 2006]], he served two terms. With [[2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election|Tom Emmer's defeat in 2010]] by [[Mark Dayton]], Republicans held the governorship for eight years. Despite having lost every executive race in the general election of 2010, the party captured both chambers of the [[Minnesota Legislature]] for the first time since the 1970s,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/106596798.html | title=Republicans celebrate, outline legislative goals | work=[[Star Tribune]] | date=November 4, 2010 | access-date=June 23, 2014 | author=Kaszuka, Mike | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915125846/http://www.startribune.com/politics/106596798.html | archive-date=September 15, 2014 }}</ref> and defeated 18-term Rep. [[Jim Oberstar]] by electing [[Chip Cravaack]] to [[Minnesota's 8th district]].

====2010 gubernatorial race====

For the [[2010 Minnesota elections|2010 statewide elections]], the party endorsed State Representative [[Tom Emmer]] and [[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)|Metropolitan Council]] member [[Annette Meeks]] for governor and lieutenant governor. State Representative [[Dan Severson]] was the endorsed candidate for [[Minnesota Secretary of State|secretary of state]]. Attorney and psychologist [[Chris Barden]] was the endorsed candidate for [[Minnesota Attorney General|attorney general]]. [[Patricia Anderson]] was the endorsed candidate for [[Minnesota State Auditor|state auditor]]. All five executive candidates lost their respective elections.

Following the [[Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 gubernatorial recount]], the Minnesota GOP was heavily in debt, owing $2 million primarily for the recount of votes.  The GOP had stopped paying rent for its headquarters near the Capitol and the landlord filed an eviction summons once the Party had fallen $111,000 behind in rent.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/148614415.html | title=Debt-laden Minn. GOP notified of eviction | work=[[Star Tribune]] | date=April 23, 2012 | access-date=June 23, 2014 | last=Helgeson | first=Baird | author2=Stassen-Berger, Rachel E.}}</ref> They announced they would move their headquarters to Minneapolis's [[Seward, Minneapolis|Seward neighborhood]] in January 2014. The new headquarters is situated diagonally across from the [[Seward Community Cafe]] where it shares a building with a [[Pizza Luce]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/235075261.html | title=State GOP moves HQ to Minneapolis DFL stronghold | work=[[Star Tribune]] | date=December 9, 2013 | access-date=June 23, 2014 | last=Helgeson | first=Baird | quote=The new location puts the party headquarters in the heart of a longtime DFL stronghold.}}</ref> Party Chairman Keith Downey said they were moving away from St. Paul "to be closer to the people."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.twincities.com/politics/ci_24687880/minnesota-gop-move-offices-from-st-paul-minneapolis | title=Minnesota GOP to move offices from St. Paul to Minneapolis | work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press|Pioneer Press]] | date=December 9, 2013 | access-date=June 23, 2014 | last=Salisbury | first=Bill}}</ref> The headquarters were later moved to [[Edina, Minnesota|Edina]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=About {{!}} MNGOP|url=https://mngop.com/about/|access-date=2021-02-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
Despite this, in 2010, Republicans had taken control of both houses of the State Legislature for the first time in three decades, only to lose both houses in 2012.

===Recent history===

In 2021, the Minnesota Republican Party became a subject of controversy when donor and strategist Anton Lazzaro was indicted for [[sex trafficking]] charges.<ref>
* {{cite web |last1=Raguse |first1=Lou |title=MN GOP chair scrutinized after donor charged with sex trafficking |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/crime/mn-gop-chair-scrutinized-after-donor-charged-sex-trafficking/89-f82f2f57-7d4b-4bf7-bab0-2176e2a8f48d |website=KARE 11|date=13 August 2021 }}
* {{cite web |last1=Sheth |first1=Sonam |title=A GOP strategist was arrested on 10 felony counts of underage sex trafficking, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-strategist-anton-lazzaro-arrested-sex-trafficking-obstruction-indictment-2021-8 |website=Insider}}
* {{cite web |last1=Lyden |first1=Tom |title=The making of Tony Lazzaro |url=https://www.fox9.com/news/who-is-tony-lazzaro |website=Fox 9|date=19 August 2021 }}
* {{cite news |last1=Pagliery |first1=Jose |title=GOP Strategist Arrested for Underage Sex Trafficking |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-strategist-anton-lazzaro-arrested-for-underage-sex-trafficking |website=The Daily Beast|date=12 August 2021 }}</ref> Minnesota Chairwoman [[Jennifer Carnahan]] resigned amidst the controversy.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kare 11 Staff |title=Minnesota GOP Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan resigns |url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/politics/minnesota-gop-chairwoman-jennifer-carnahan-resigns/89-67574712-3fc6-48c0-aeff-080a8590ceea |website=KARE 11|date=20 August 2021 }}</ref>

The party ran [[Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician)|Scott Jensen]] for the [[2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2022 gubernatorial race]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-05-14 |title=Minnesota GOP Endorses Dr. Scott Jensen To Take On Gov. Tim Walz |work=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/kendall-qualls-takes-lead-as-minnesota-gop-picks-governor-candidate/ |access-date=2023-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Van Berkel |first1=Jessie |last2=Woodall |first2=Hunter |date=2022-05-14 |title=Minnesota GOP backs Scott Jensen in race to unseat Gov. Tim Walz |work=[[Star Tribune]] |url=https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-gop-backs-scott-jensen-in-race-to-unseat-gov-tim-walz/600173362/ |access-date=2023-02-22}}</ref> who lost to incumbent [[Tim Walz]].<ref>
* {{Cite news |title=2022 General Election Results |publisher=Secretary of State |url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2022/2022-general-election-results/ |access-date=2023-02-22}}
* {{Cite news |last=Orrick |first=Dave |date=2022-11-30 |orig-date=2022-11-08 |title=Tim Walz Defeats Scott Jensen for Second Term as Minnesota Governor |language=en |work=[[Twin Cities Pioneer Press]] |url=https://www.twincities.com/2022/11/08/mn-governor-results-tim-walz-scott-jensen/ |access-date=2023-02-22}}
* {{Cite news |last=Kaul |first=Greta |date=2022-11-09 |title=How Walz Won Minnesota Governor's Contest against Jensen in Charts |work=[[Minnpost]] |url=https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/11/how-walz-won-minnesota-governors-contest-against-jensen-in-charts/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123122931/https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/11/how-walz-won-minnesota-governors-contest-against-jensen-in-charts/ |archive-date=2022-11-23}}
* {{Cite news |title=Minnesota Election Results: Walz Re-elected Governor |work=[[KMSP-TV|Fox 9]] |url=https://www.fox9.com/election/minnesota-election-results-2022-governor |access-date=2023-02-22}}
* {{Cite news |title=Minnesota Governor Election Results |work=[[New York Times]] |date=8 November 2022 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-minnesota-governor.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126191630/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/11/08/us/elections/results-minnesota-governor.html |archive-date=2022-11-26}}</ref> The party also lost its majority in the Minnesota Senate, giving the DFL a [[government trifecta|trifecta]],<ref>{{cite web |last1=Callaghan |first1=Peter |date=9 November 2022 |access-date=16 February 2023 |title=MinnPost analysis: DFL turns GOP talk of midterm dominance into 'trifecta' of its own |url=https://www.minnpost.com/elections/2022/11/minnpost-analysis-dfl-turns-gop-talk-of-midterm-dominance-into-trifecta-of-its-own/?hilite=midterm}}</ref> but the party held to the four seats in the US House of Representatives.

==Ideology and voter-base==

The Minnesota Republicans have a strong voter base in rural and suburban parts of [[wikt:Greater Minnesota|Greater Minnesota]].

=== 2022 Party Platform ===

In the party's 2022 platform, the party [[Abortion in Minnesota|opposed abortion access]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Republican Party of Minnesota Platform |url=https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217201408/https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-17 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=mngop.org |id=3 |quote=The U.S. and Minnesota Constitutions should be amended to restore legal protection to the lives of innocent human beings from conception to natural death.}}</ref> calling for the overturning<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Republican Party of Minnesota Platform |url=https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217201408/https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-17 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=mngop.org |page=3 |quote=We call for overturning the Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Gomez decisions.}}</ref> of Supreme Court decision [[Roe v. Wade]], which [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|subsequently happened]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sherman |first=Mark |date=2022-06-25 |title=Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion |language=en |work=[[AP News]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-supreme-court-decision-854f60302f21c2c35129e58cf8d8a7b0 |access-date=2023-02-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |title=Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion |work=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61928898 |access-date=2023-02-22}}</ref> and the Minnesota Doe v. Gomez, which is still standing. It also opposes legal recognition of [[same-sex marriage]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Republican Party of Minnesota Platform |url=https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217201408/https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-17 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=mngop.org |page=7 |language=en |quote=We believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. Therefore, we: Call on the Minnesota State Legislature to repeal it new laws to the contrary.}}</ref> They also "support the prohibition of [[Ranked-choice voting in the United States|Ranked Choice Voting]] in Minnesota."<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Republican Party of Minnesota Platform |url=https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217201408/https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-17 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=mngop.org |page=5 |language=en}}</ref> On [[Overview of gun laws by nation|gun policy]], the statement says that citizens who follow the law should "have the right to purchase and possess firearms, free from any [[Gun registry|gun registration system]]."<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Republican Party of Minnesota Platform |url=https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217201408/https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-17 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=mngop.org |page=4}}</ref> For [[education]], the platform also opposes "any element of [[Critical Race Theory]] or associated curricula and programs."<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Republican Party of Minnesota Platform |url=https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217201408/https://www.mngop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-MNGOP-Platform-adopted-May_14_2022.pdf |archive-date=2023-02-17 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=mngop.org |page=7 |language=en |quote=We oppose any element of Critical Race Theory (CRT) or associated curricula and programs such as Social Emotional Learning, Ethnic Studies and Culturally Responsive Teaching.}}</ref>

==Current elected officials==

The Minnesota Republican Party holds none of the five statewide elected offices, neither [[United States Senate]] seat, and four of the state's eight [[United States House of Representatives]] seats. It holds a minority in both the [[Minnesota Senate]] and the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]].

===Members of Congress===
====U.S. Senate====
* None

Both of Minnesota's [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]] seats have been held by Democrats since 2009. [[Norm Coleman]] was the last Republican to represent Minnesota in the U.S. Senate.

====U.S. House of Representatives====
Out of the eight seats Minnesota is apportioned in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], 4 are held by Republicans:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!District
!Member
!Photo
|-
|[[Minnesota's 1st congressional district|1st]]
|{{Sortname|first=Brad|last=Finstad}}
|[[File:Brad Finstad 117th Congress (cropped).jpeg|center|frameless|130px]]
|-
|[[Minnesota's 6th congressional district|6th]]
|{{Sortname|first=Tom|last=Emmer}}
|[[File:Tom Emmer Congressional Photo 2 (cropped).jpg|center|frameless|162x162px]]
|-
|[[Minnesota's 7th congressional district|7th]]
|{{Sortname|first=Michelle|last=Fischbach}}
|[[File:Rep. Michelle Fischbach official portrait (cropped).jpg|center|frameless|152x152px]]
|-
|[[Minnesota's 8th congressional district|8th]]
|{{Sortname|first=Pete|last=Stauber}}
|[[File:Pete Stauber 118th Congress (cropped).jpeg|center|frameless|130px]]
|}

===Statewide offices===
* None

Minnesota has not elected any GOP candidates to statewide office since [[2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2006]], when [[Tim Pawlenty]] was narrowly re-elected as governor. In 2010, Pawlenty opted not to seek re-election to a third term. State representative [[Tom Emmer]] ran as the Republican nominee in the [[2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2010 election]] and was subsequently defeated by Democratic challenger [[Mark Dayton]].

===State legislature===
* [[List of minority leaders of the Minnesota Senate|Senate Minority Leader]]: [[Mark Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Mark Johnson]]
* [[List of speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives|Speaker of the House]]: [[Lisa Demuth]]

== List of Chairs ==
* [[P. Kenneth Peterson]] (1950–1953)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peterson, Paul Kenneth "P. Kenneth, P.K." - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=14343 |access-date=2024-12-03 |website=www.lrl.mn.gov}}</ref>
* Ron Eibensteiner (1999–2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MPR: Minnesota Republicans dump their party's boss |url=https://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/2005/06/11_scheckt_partychair/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=news.minnesota.publicradio.org}}</ref>
* [[Ron Carey (Minnesota politician)|Ron Carey]] (2005–2009)
* [[Tony Sutton]] (2009–2011)
* [[Pat Shortridge]] (2011–2013)
* [[Keith Downey (politician)|Keith Downey]] (2013–2017)
* [[Jennifer Carnahan]] (2017–2021)
* [[David Hann]] (2021–2024)
* [[Alex Plechash]] (2024–present)

==Electoral history==

=== President ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|'''Election'''
|'''Republican Ticket'''
|'''Total Vote'''
|'''Voteshare'''
|'''Result'''
|-
|'''[[1932 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1932]]'''
|[[Herbert Hoover]]/[[Charles Curtis]]
|363,959
|36.29%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1936 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1936]]'''
|[[Alf Landon]]/[[Frank Knox]]
|350,461
|31.01%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1940]]'''
|[[Wendell Willkie]]/[[Charles L. McNary]]
|596,274
|47.66%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1944]]'''
|[[Thomas E. Dewey]]/[[John W. Bricker]]
|527,416
|46.86%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1948]]'''
|[[Thomas E. Dewey]]/[[Earl Warren]]
|483,617
|39.89%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1952]]'''
|[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]/[[Richard Nixon]]
|763,211
|'''55.33%'''
|'''Won'''
|-
|'''[[1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1956]]'''
|[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]/[[Richard Nixon]]
|719,302
|'''53.68%'''
|'''Won'''
|-
|'''[[1960 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1960]]'''
|[[Richard Nixon]]/[[Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.]]
|757,915
|49.16%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1964 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1964]]'''
|[[Barry Goldwater]]/[[William E. Miller]]
|559,624
|36.00%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1968 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1968]]'''
|[[Richard Nixon]]/[[Spiro Agnew]]
|658,643
|41.46%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1972]]'''
|[[Richard Nixon]]/[[Spiro Agnew]]
|898,269
|'''51.58%'''
|'''Won'''
|-
|'''[[1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1976]]'''
|[[Gerald Ford]]/[[Bob Dole]]
|819,395
|42.02%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1980]]'''
|[[Ronald Reagan]]/[[George H. W. Bush]]
|873,241
|42.56%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1984]]'''
|[[Ronald Reagan]]/[[George H. W. Bush]]
|1,032,603
|49.54%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1988]]'''
|[[George H. W. Bush]]/[[Dan Quayle]]
|962,337
|45.90%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1992]]'''
|[[George H. W. Bush]]/[[Dan Quayle]]
|747,841
|31.85%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota|1996]]'''
|[[Bob Dole]]/[[Jack Kemp]]
|766,476
|34.96%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2000]]'''
|[[George W. Bush]]/[[Dick Cheney]]
|1,109,659
|45.50%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[2004 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2004]]'''
|[[George W. Bush]]/[[Dick Cheney]]
|1,346,695
|47.61%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2008]]'''
|[[John McCain]]/[[Sarah Palin]]
|1,275,409
|43.82%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2012]]'''
|[[Mitt Romney]]/[[Paul Ryan]]
|1,320,225
|44.96%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2016]]'''
|[[Donald Trump]]/[[Mike Pence]]
|1,323,232
|44.93%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2020]]'''
|[[Donald Trump]]/[[Mike Pence]]
|1,484,065
|45.28%
|Lost
|-
|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in Minnesota|2024]]'''
|[[Donald Trump]]/[[JD Vance]]
|1,519,032
|46.68%
|Lost
|}

=== State ===

==== Governor ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%;text-align:right;"
|+
! Year
! Candidate
! Votes
! %
! Won
|-
! [[1994 Minnesota gubernatorial election|1994]]
| [[Arne Carlson]]
| 1,094,165
| 63.34
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election|1998]]
| [[Norm Coleman]]
| 717,350
| 34.29
| {{no}}
|-
! [[2002 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2002]]
| [[Tim Pawlenty]]
| 999,473
| 44.37
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[2006 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2006]]
| [[Tim Pawlenty]]
| 1,028,568
| 46.69
| {{yes}}
|-
! [[2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2010]]
| [[Tom Emmer]]
| 910,462
| 43.21
| {{no}}
|-
! [[2014 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2014]]
| [[Jeff Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Jeff Johnson]]
| 879,257
| 44.51
| {{no}}
|-
! [[2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2018]]
| [[Jeff Johnson (Minnesota politician)|Jeff Johnson]]
| 1,097,705
| 42.43
| {{no}}
|-
! [[2022 Minnesota gubernatorial election|2022]]
| [[Scott Jensen (Minnesota politician)|Scott Jensen]]
| 1,119,941
| 44.61
| {{no}}
|}

==See also==
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* ''[[Republican Party of Minnesota v. White]]''
* [[Politics of Minnesota]]
* [[List of political parties in Minnesota]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{Republican Party}}
{{MinnesotaPoliticalParties}}
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[[Category:Political parties in Minnesota]]