Lincoln County, MN

Designated Market Area: Sioux Falls-Mitchell, SD-IA-MN-NE
USDA County Type (2015): Farming
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Aging Farmlands

Places in Lincoln County, MN     [Sort places by name]

Tyler city (pop. 1,042) Lake Benton city (pop. 658) Hendricks city (pop. 602) Ivanhoe city (pop. 595) Marshfield township (pop. 323) Diamond Lake township (pop. 265) Hope township (pop. 213) Shaokatan township (pop. 211) Marble township (pop. 191) Alta Vista township (pop. 191) Hendricks township (pop. 180) Lake Benton township (pop. 165) Verdi township (pop. 160) Royal township (pop. 158) Hansonville township (pop. 137) Limestone township (pop. 137) Ash Lake township (pop. 131) Lake Stay township (pop. 129) Drammen township (pop. 78) Arco city (pop. 64)  

Tracts in Lincoln County, MN

Census Tract 2010.01, Lincoln County, Minnesota     Census Tract 2010.02, Lincoln County, Minnesota        

2022 population: 5,580   ( 316 from 2010 , 64 from 2020)
Land area: 536.8 square miles
Population density: 10.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,277	94.57%	8.2%
Black:	23	0.41%	187.5%
Indian:	22	0.39%	175.0%
Asian:	40	0.72%	185.7%
2+ races:	79	1.42%	113.5%
Hispanic:	139	2.49%	93.1%
Total non-White:	303	5.43%	106.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	150	13.3
Deaths:	206	18.2
Net Migration:	-11	-1.0
Net Immigration:	3	0.3

Change in White population:	-472	-8.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	156	2.6

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	73%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,121	68.1%	Joe Biden (D)	937	30.1%	57 [+]	1.8%	3,115	23	21	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 23 (0.7%);
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	1,931	64.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	860	28.5%	228 [+]	7.6%	3,019	19	18	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 112 (3.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 59 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 18 (0.6%);
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,595	51.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,429	45.8%	96 [+]	3.1%	3,120	6	4	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 41 (1.3%);
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	1,517	48.5%	John McCain (R)	1,491	47.7%	118 [+]	3.8%	3,126	4	2	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 60 (1.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 7 (0.2%);
2004	70%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,736	51.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,558	46.6%	48 [+]	1.4%	3,342	4	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 27 (0.8%);
2000	67%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,590	48.4%	George W. Bush (R)	1,513	46.1%	181 [+]	5.5%	3,284	1	-2	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 105 (3.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 54 (1.6%);
1996	68%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,641	48.6%	Robert Dole (R)	1,199	35.5%	538 [+]	15.9%	3,378	1	-5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 504 (14.9%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 12 (0.4%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2 (0.1%);
1992	72%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,555	42.8%	George Bush* (R)	1,084	29.8%	997 [+]	27.4%	3,636	-2	-8	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 967 (26.6%);
1988	65%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,891	55.2%	George Bush (R)	1,479	43.2%	55 [+]	1.6%	3,425	-3	-10	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 11 (0.3%);
1984	69%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,905	49.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,827	47.9%	83	2.2%	3,815	0	-9	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	71%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,122	51.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,640	39.8%	359 [+]	8.7%	4,121	9	1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 295 (7.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 48 (1.2%);
1976	80%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,594	60.8%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,599	37.5%	74 [+]	1.7%	4,267	-5	-11	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 40 (0.9%);
1972	78%	George McGovern (D)	2,148	52.5%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,881	45.9%	66 [+]	1.6%	4,095	-6	-15	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 55 (1.3%);
1968	82%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,109	52.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,732	43.0%	189 [+]	4.7%	4,030	2	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 187 (4.6%);
1964	84%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,024	68.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,393	31.5%	11	0.2%	4,428	-5	-7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	83%	John Kennedy (D)	2,500	53.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,147	46.1%	10	0.2%	4,657	-3	-3	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	71%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,316	52.8%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,060	46.9%	14	0.3%	4,390	-7	-10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	74%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,746	59.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,892	40.6%	19	0.4%	4,657	4	4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,694	65.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,312	32.1%	84 [+]	2.1%	4,090	-8	-13	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 60 (1.5%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 0 (0.0%);
1944	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,302	58.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,600	40.8%	15	0.4%	3,917	-6	-5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	70%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,536	53.0%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,220	46.4%	33	0.7%	4,789	-1	2	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	67%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,662	61.4%	Alf Landon (R)	1,199	27.7%	473 [+]	10.9%	4,334	-3	-9	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 448 (10.3%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 9 (0.2%);
1932	62%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,963	72.9%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	974	24.0%	127 [+]	3.1%	4,064	-12	-16	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 87 (2.1%);
1928	63%	Al Smith (D)	2,064	51.0%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,952	48.2%	34 [+]	0.8%	4,050	-10	-10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 18 (0.4%);
1924	54%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,657	48.0%	Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,511	43.8%	282 [+]	8.2%	3,450	-3	-6	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: John Davis (D) 252 (7.3%);
1920	53%	Warren Harding (R)	2,548	75.3%	James Cox (D)	673	19.9%	163 [+]	4.8%	3,384	5	15	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 81 (2.4%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 45 (1.3%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	33%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,174	57.7%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	777	38.2%	84 [+]	4.1%	2,035	-8	-8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 42 (2.1%); Allan Benson (Soc) 40 (2.0%);
1912	28%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	666	41.4%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	548	34.0%	396 [+]	24.6%	1,610	-3	-7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 264 (16.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 62 (3.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 62 (3.9%);
1908	32%	William Taft (R)	891	53.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	684	41.1%	91 [+]	5.5%	1,666	-6	2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Chafin (Proh) 63 (3.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 27 (1.6%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 1 (0.1%);
1904	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,323	79.7%	Alton Parker (D)	258	15.5%	79 [+]	4.8%	1,660	6	23	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Silas Swallow (Proh) 52 (3.1%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 17 (1.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.6%);
1900	30%	William McKinley* (R)	866	59.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	528	36.4%	58 [+]	4.0%	1,452	-1	8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 50 (3.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.4%);

* incumbent         PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Joe Biden (D)	937	30.1%
Donald Trump* (R)	2,121	68.1%
Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)	23	0.7%
Other	34	1.1%
TOTAL	3,115
Turnout: 73% Diff (St): 23 Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Hillary Clinton (D)	860	28.5%
Donald Trump (R)	1,931	64.0%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	112	3.7%
Jill Stein (Grn)	18	0.6%
Evan McMullin (I)	59	2.0%
Other	39	1.3%
TOTAL	3,019
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 19 Diff (US): 18

2012 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama* (D)	1,429	45.8%
Mitt Romney (R)	1,595	51.1%
Gary Johnson (Lbt)	41	1.3%
Other	55	1.8%
TOTAL	3,120
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Barack Obama (D)	1,517	48.5%
John McCain (R)	1,491	47.7%
Ralph Nader (I)	60	1.9%
Bob Barr (Lbt)	7	0.2%
Other	51	1.6%
TOTAL	3,126
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush* (R)	1,736	51.9%
John Kerry (D)	1,558	46.6%
Ralph Nader (I)	27	0.8%
Other	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,342
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George W. Bush (R)	1,513	46.1%
Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,590	48.4%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	105	3.2%
Pat Buchanan (Ref)	54	1.6%
Other	22	0.7%
TOTAL	3,284
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton* (D)	1,641	48.6%
Robert Dole (R)	1,199	35.5%
Ross Perot (Ref)	504	14.9%
Ralph Nader (Grn)	12	0.4%
Harry Browne (Lbt)	2	0.1%
Other	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,378
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Bill Clinton (D)	1,555	42.8%
George Bush* (R)	1,084	29.8%
Ross Perot (I)	967	26.6%
Other	30	0.8%
TOTAL	3,636
Turnout: 72% Diff (St): -2 Diff (US): -8

1988 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
George Bush (R)	1,479	43.2%
Michael Dukakis (D)	1,891	55.2%
Ron Paul (Lbt)	11	0.3%
Other	44	1.3%
TOTAL	3,425
Turnout: 65% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -10

1984 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,905	49.9%
Walter Mondale (D)	1,827	47.9%
Other	83	2.2%
TOTAL	3,815
Turnout: 69% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Ronald Reagan (R)	2,122	51.5%
Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,640	39.8%
John Anderson (I)	295	7.2%
Edward Clark (Lbt)	48	1.2%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,121
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 9 Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jimmy Carter (D)	2,594	60.8%
Gerald Ford* (R)	1,599	37.5%
Eugene McCarthy (I)	40	0.9%
Other	34	0.8%
TOTAL	4,267
Turnout: 80% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon* (R)	1,881	45.9%
George McGovern (D)	2,148	52.5%
John Schmitz (Amer)	55	1.3%
Other	11	0.3%
TOTAL	4,095
Turnout: 78% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -15

1968 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Richard Nixon (R)	1,732	43.0%
Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,109	52.3%
George Wallace (AIP)	187	4.6%
Other	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,030
Turnout: 82% Diff (St): 2 Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,024	68.3%
Barry Goldwater (R)	1,393	31.5%
Other	11	0.2%
TOTAL	4,428
Turnout: 84% Diff (St): -5 Diff (US): -7

1960 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Kennedy (D)	2,500	53.7%
Richard Nixon (R)	2,147	46.1%
Other	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,657
Turnout: 83% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,060	46.9%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,316	52.8%
Other	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,390
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): -7 Diff (US): -10

1952 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,746	59.0%
Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,892	40.6%
Other	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,657
Turnout: 74% Diff (St): 4 Diff (US): 4

1948 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Harry Truman* (D)	2,694	65.9%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,312	32.1%
Henry Wallace (Prog)	60	1.5%
Other	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,090
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -13

1944 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,302	58.8%
Thomas Dewey (R)	1,600	40.8%
Other	15	0.4%
TOTAL	3,917
Turnout: 59% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): -5

1940 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,536	53.0%
Wendell Willkie (R)	2,220	46.4%
Other	33	0.7%
TOTAL	4,789
Turnout: 70% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 2

1936 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,662	61.4%
Alf Landon (R)	1,199	27.7%
William Lemke (Union)	448	10.3%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	9	0.2%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,334
Turnout: 67% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -9

1932 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,963	72.9%
Herbert Hoover* (R)	974	24.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	87	2.1%
Other	40	1.0%
TOTAL	4,064
Turnout: 62% Diff (St): -12 Diff (US): -16

1928 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Herbert Hoover (R)	1,952	48.2%
Al Smith (D)	2,064	51.0%
Norman Thomas (Soc)	18	0.4%
Other	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,050
Turnout: 63% Diff (St): -10 Diff (US): -10

1924 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,657	48.0%
John Davis (D)	252	7.3%
Robert LaFollette (Prog)	1,511	43.8%
Other	30	0.9%
TOTAL	3,450
Turnout: 54% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Warren Harding (R)	2,548	75.3%
James Cox (D)	673	19.9%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	81	2.4%
Aaron Watkins (Proh)	45	1.3%
Other	37	1.1%
TOTAL	3,384
Turnout: 53% Diff (St): 5 Diff (US): 15

1916 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,174	57.7%
Charles Evans Hughes (R)	777	38.2%
Allan Benson (Soc)	40	2.0%
James Hanly (Proh)	42	2.1%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,035
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): -8 Diff (US): -8

1912 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Woodrow Wilson (D)	548	34.0%
Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	666	41.4%
William Taft* (R)	264	16.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	62	3.9%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	62	3.9%
Other	8	0.5%
TOTAL	1,610
Turnout: 28% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -7

1908 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Taft (R)	891	53.5%
William J. Bryan (D)	684	41.1%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	27	1.6%
Eugene Chafin (Proh)	63	3.8%
Thomas Hisgen (I)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,666
Turnout: 32% Diff (St): -6 Diff (US): 2

1904 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,323	79.7%
Alton Parker (D)	258	15.5%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	10	0.6%
Silas Swallow (Proh)	52	3.1%
Thomas Watson (Pop)	17	1.0%
TOTAL	1,660
Turnout: 33% Diff (St): 6 Diff (US): 23

1900 President, Lincoln County, MN
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William McKinley* (R)	866	59.6%
William J. Bryan (D)	528	36.4%
John Woolley (Proh)	50	3.4%
Eugene Debs (Soc)	6	0.4%
Other	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,452
Turnout: 30% Diff (St): -1 Diff (US): 8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln County, MN

Click on the Year to view county-level data for that election.

Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Scott Jensen (R)	1,653	67.7%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	710	29.1%	77 [+]	3.2%	2,440	23	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 32 (1.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 29 (1.2%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 12 (0.5%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	73%	Jason Lewis (R)	1,936	62.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	911	29.5%	236 [+]	7.7%	3,083	19	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 183 (5.9%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 49 (1.6%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
2018	S2	55%	Karin Housley (R)	1,354	55.8%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	964	39.8%	107 [+]	4.4%	2,425	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 68 (2.8%); Jerry Trooien (I) 39 (1.6%);
2018	S1	55%	Jim Newberger (R)	1,213	50.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	1,164	47.9%	51 [+]	2.1%	2,428	14	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 41 (1.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 10 (0.4%);
2018	G	55%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,326	54.5%	Tim Walz (DFL)	1,049	43.2%	56 [+]	2.3%	2,431	12	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 39 (1.6%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 16 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	52%	Al Franken* (DFL)	1,100	47.1%	Mike McFadden (R)	1,041	44.6%	192 [+]	8.2%	2,333	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 146 (6.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 46 (2.0%);
2014	G	52%	Jeff Johnson (R)	1,087	46.9%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	1,047	45.1%	186 [+]	8.0%	2,320	2	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 134 (5.8%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 31 (1.3%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 20 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2012	S1	66%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	1,712	56.8%	Kurt Bills (R)	1,112	36.9%	189 [+]	6.3%	3,013	6	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Stephen Williams (Independence Party) 137 (4.5%); Tim Davis (Grassroots) 26 (0.9%); Michael Cavlan (Progressive) 26 (0.9%);
2010	G	53%	Tom Emmer (R)	1,070	44.1%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,012	41.7%	344 [+]	14.2%	2,426	1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Tom Horner (Independence Party) 298 (12.3%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 18 (0.7%); Ken Pentel (Ecology Democracy) 14 (0.6%); Faeheen Hakeem (Green) 8 (0.3%); Linda Eno (Resource Party) 5 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2008	S2	67%	Norm Coleman* (R)	1,464	47.1%	Al Franken (DFL)	1,272	40.9%	373 [+]	12.0%	3,109	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Dean Barkley (Independence Party) 341 (11.0%); Charles Aldrich (Libertarian) 16 (0.5%); James Niemacki (Constitution) 16 (0.5%);
2006	S1	57%	Amy Klobuchar (DFL)	1,471	54.8%	Mark Kennedy (R)	1,092	40.7%	119 [+]	4.4%	2,682	3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Rob Fitzgerald (Independence Party) 96 (3.6%); Michael Cavlan (Green) 15 (0.6%); Ben Powers (Constitution) 8 (0.3%);
2006	G	57%	Mike Hatch (DFL)	1,287	47.9%	Tim Pawlenty* (R)	1,234	45.9%	166 [+]	6.2%	2,687	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2006: Peter Hutchinson (Independence Party) 129 (4.8%); Walt Brown (Quit Raising Taxes) 25 (0.9%); Ken Pentel (Green) 7 (0.3%); Leslie Davis (American) 5 (0.2%);
2002	S2	64%	Walter Mondale (DFL)	1,660	53.6%	Norm Coleman (R)	1,298	41.9%	137 [+]	4.4%	3,095	-8	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Jim Moore (Independence Party) 95 (3.1%); Paul Wellstone* (DFL) 17 (0.5%); Ray Tricomo (Green) 11 (0.4%); Other (Write-in) 10 (0.3%); Miro Kovatchevich (Constitution) 4 (0.1%);
2002	G	63%	Roger Moe (DFL)	1,278	42.2%	Tim Pawlenty (R)	1,240	40.9%	514 [+]	17.0%	3,032	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Tim Penny (Independence Party) 436 (14.4%); Ken Pentel (Green) 37 (1.2%); Booker Hodges (I) 25 (0.8%); Lawrence Aeshilman (Constitution) 8 (0.3%); Kari Sachs (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2000	S1	67%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,629	49.5%	Rod Grams* (R)	1,496	45.4%	167 [+]	5.1%	3,292	2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Jim Gibson (Independence Party) 95 (2.9%); David Swan (Constitution) 32 (1.0%); David Daniels (Green) 23 (0.7%); Rebecca Ellis (Socialist Workers) 12 (0.4%); Erik Pakieser (Libertarian) 5 (0.2%);
1998	G	63%	Skip Humphrey (DFL)	1,136	36.7%	Norm Coleman (R)	1,129	36.4%	833 [+]	26.9%	3,098	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Jesse Ventura (I) 815 (26.3%); Chris Wright (Green) 5 (0.2%); Frank Germann (Libertarian) 5 (0.2%); Ray McCloney (I) 4 (0.1%); Ken Pentel (Green) 4 (0.1%);
1996	S2	67%	Paul Wellstone* (DFL)	1,703	50.7%	Rudy Boschwitz (R)	1,462	43.6%	192 [+]	5.7%	3,357	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dean Barkley (Reform) 145 (4.3%); Tim Davis (Green) 15 (0.4%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 12 (0.4%); Howard Hanson (Resource Party) 10 (0.3%); Thomas Fiske (Socialist Workers) 5 (0.1%); Roy Carlton (Libertarian) 5 (0.1%);
1994	S1	63%	Rod Grams (IR)	1,730	54.5%	Ann Wynia (DFL)	1,312	41.3%	132 [+]	4.2%	3,174	5	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Dean Barkley (I) 81 (2.6%); Candice Sjostrom (Green) 30 (0.9%); Steve Johnson (Natural Law) 13 (0.4%); Marca Himelgrin (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1994	G	63%	Arne Carlson* (IR)	1,713	54.2%	John Marty (DFL)	1,275	40.4%	171 [+]	5.4%	3,159	-8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1994: Other (Write-in) 87 (2.8%); Will Shetterly (Green) 44 (1.4%); Eric Olson (Libertarian) 28 (0.9%); Leslie Davis (National Rights Alliance) 9 (0.3%); Jon Hillson (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1990	S2	59%	Paul Wellstone (DFL)	1,501	49.8%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	1,422	47.2%	92 [+]	3.1%	3,015	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Russell Bentley (Green) 76 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 16 (0.5%);
1990	G	59%	Arne Carlson (IR)	1,513	50.8%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	1,406	47.2%	60 [+]	2.0%	2,979	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1990: Ross Culverhouse (Grassroots) 17 (0.6%); Jon Grunseth (IR (write-in)) 16 (0.5%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 11 (0.4%); Judith Ann Chosa (Earth Federation) 2 (0.1%);
1988	S1	66%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	1,755	50.7%	Skip Humphrey (DFL)	1,670	48.3%	34 [+]	1.0%	3,459	-5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Polly Mann (Progressive Independent) 16 (0.5%); Derrick Grimmer (Green) 8 (0.2%); Arlen Overvig (Libertarian) 5 (0.1%); Wendy Lyons (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1986	G	58%	Cal Ludeman (IR)	1,847	59.6%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	1,243	40.1%	9 [+]	0.3%	3,099	17	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1986: Bill Brust (Workers League) 5 (0.2%); Joseph Rohner (Libertarian) 2 (0.1%); Thomas Jaax (Socialist Workers) 2 (0.1%);
1984	S2	69%	Rudy Boschwitz* (IR)	2,248	59.2%	Joan Anderson Growe (DFL)	1,532	40.3%	17 [+]	0.4%	3,797	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Eleanor Garcia (Socialist Workers) 10 (0.3%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 4 (0.1%); Richard Putnam (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%);
1982	S1	61%	Dave Durenberger* (IR)	1,856	53.7%	Mark Dayton (DFL)	1,581	45.7%	20 [+]	0.6%	3,457	1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 9 (0.3%); Jeffrey Miller (New Union) 8 (0.2%); William Onasch (Socialist Workers) 3 (0.1%);
1982	G	60%	Rudy Perpich (DFL)	2,042	59.7%	Wheelock Whitney (IR)	1,324	38.7%	52 [+]	1.5%	3,418	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1982: Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 22 (0.6%); Kathy Wheeler (Socialist Workers) 20 (0.6%); Franklin Haws (Libertarian) 10 (0.3%);
1978	S2	68%	Rudy Boschwitz (IR)	2,121	58.9%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	1,363	37.9%	116 [+]	3.2%	3,600	2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Sal Carlone (American) 59 (1.6%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 18 (0.5%); Leonard Richards (Libertarian) 16 (0.4%); Brian Coyle (I) 13 (0.4%); Jean Brust (Workers) 10 (0.3%);
1978	S1	68%	Dave Durenberger (IR)	1,816	50.2%	Bob Short (DFL)	1,679	46.4%	126 [+]	3.5%	3,621	-11	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Paul Helm (American) 91 (2.5%); Christine Frank (Socialist Workers) 21 (0.6%); Fred Hewitt (Libertarian) 12 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1978	G	67%	Rudy Perpich* (DFL)	1,770	49.3%	Albert Quie (IR)	1,688	47.0%	132 [+]	3.7%	3,590	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Richard Pedersen (American) 84 (2.3%); Jill Lakowske (Socialist Workers) 18 (0.5%); Tom McDonald (Honest Government) 15 (0.4%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 10 (0.3%); Edwin Pommerening (Savings Account) 5 (0.1%);
1976	S1	80%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	3,169	74.3%	Gerald Brekke (IR)	1,032	24.2%	63 [+]	1.5%	4,264	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Paul Helm (American) 47 (1.1%); William Peterson (Socialist Workers) 11 (0.3%); Robin Miller (Libertarian) 5 (0.1%); Matt Savola (Communist) 0 (0.0%);
1974	G	65%	Wendell Anderson* (DFL)	2,508	72.8%	John Johnson (R)	818	23.8%	118 [+]	3.4%	3,444	-6	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: James Miles (I) 64 (1.9%); Harry Pool (American) 24 (0.7%); Jane Van Deusen (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.5%); Genevieve Gunderson (Industrial Government) 7 (0.2%); Richard Kleinow (Libertarian) 3 (0.1%); Erwin Marquit (Communist) 2 (0.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1972	S2	78%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	2,649	64.2%	Phil Hansen (R)	1,457	35.3%	18 [+]	0.4%	4,124	-8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 18 (0.4%);
1970	S1	66%	Hubert Humphrey (DFL)	1,908	59.2%	Clark MacGregor (R)	1,302	40.4%	12 [+]	0.4%	3,222	-1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Nancy Strebe (Socialist Workers) 7 (0.2%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 5 (0.2%);
1970	G	66%	Wendell Anderson (DFL)	1,703	52.7%	Douglas Head (R)	1,513	46.9%	13 [+]	0.4%	3,229	1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1970: Karl Heck (Industrial Government) 13 (0.4%);
1966	S2	71%	Walter Mondale* (DFL)	2,122	58.8%	Robert Forsythe (R)	1,455	40.3%	29 [+]	0.8%	3,606	-5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Joseph Johnson (Socialist Workers) 22 (0.6%); William Braatz (Industrial Government) 7 (0.2%);
1966	G	73%	Karl Rolvaag* (DFL)	1,914	51.8%	Harold Levander (R)	1,760	47.7%	18 [+]	0.5%	3,692	-5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1966: Kenneth Sachs (Industrial Government) 18 (0.5%);
1964	S1	84%	Eugene McCarthy* (DFL)	2,854	65.0%	Wheelock Whitney (R)	1,521	34.6%	17 [+]	0.4%	4,392	-5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1964: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 13 (0.3%); Everett Luoma (Socialist Workers) 4 (0.1%);
1962	G	72%	Karl Rolvaag (DFL)	2,178	55.5%	Elmer Andersen* (R)	1,724	44.0%	19 [+]	0.5%	3,921	-6	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1962: William Braatz (Industrial Government) 19 (0.5%);
1960	S2	84%	Hubert Humphrey* (DFL)	2,783	59.1%	Kenneth Peterson (R)	1,911	40.6%	17 [+]	0.4%	4,711	-2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Carl Feingold (Socialist Workers) 17 (0.4%);
1960	G	84%	Orville Freeman* (DFL)	2,355	49.9%	Elmer Andersen (R)	2,341	49.6%	23 [+]	0.5%	4,719	-1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1960: Rudolph Gustafson (Industrial Government) 23 (0.5%);

*: incumbent               +: ran on additional party lines               Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election           RO: runoff election           PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Lincoln County, MN

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Voter Registration Data for Lincoln County, MN

Party registration is not used in this state, however as of 2022 registrations in Lincoln County, MN were estimated to be 41% Republican and 26% Democrat.