The Hennepin County Canvassing Board has certified the results of the November 5, 2024 election, according to a news release Friday morning Nov. 15.
Voter turnout in this presidential election in the state’s most populous county topped 81%, compared to the 2020 presidential election when it was 85%. Total ballots cast were 724,543 compared to 760,044 in 2020.
More people voted on Election Day, 377,550 than in 2020 when 228,435 did so. In 2020, 531,609 people cast absentee ballots compared to 346,993 that did so this year.
The certification concludes the election process that saw the return of former President Donald Trump to the White House, the reelection of U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Tom Emmer, whose districts are partly in the county, and the election of new faces to represent the county at the federal and state levels.
President-elect Trump only managed to win 27% of the vote in Hennepin County with Vice President Harris winning more than 69%.
In the U.S. Senate race, Amy Klobuchar easily carried the county 72% to Republican Royce White’s 23%.
Former state Sen. Kelly Morrison will replace Rep. Dean Philips as the new Third Congressional District representative after defeating Republican Tad Jude 59% to 40%. Rep. Philips did not seek reelection.
In the Minnesota Legislature, the county is sending five newcomers to St. Paul. In State Senate District 45, Ann Johnson Stewart (DFL) prevailed over Kathleen Fowke (R) 52% to 47% in a special election. It was the only seat in the 67-seat state Senate that was on the ballot. She is filling the seat previously held by U.S. Rep.-elect Kelly Morrison. Stewart held the seat from 2021 to 2023 when redistricting paired her with Morrison and she decided not to seek reelection.
The county’s four new state representatives will be: Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley (DFL) – District 38A; Julie Greene (DFL) – District 50A; Katie Jones (DFL) – District 61A; Anquam Mahamoud (DFL) – District 62B.
All four Minnesota House seats were open, with incumbents not seeking reelection.
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Born and raised in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa, Tom is the Founder, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Mshale which has been reporting on the news and culture of African immigrants in the United States since 1995. He has a BA in Business from Metro State University and a Public Leadership Credential from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He was the original host of Talking Drum, the signature current affairs show on the African Broadcasting Network (ABN-America), which was available nationwide in the United States via the Dish Network satellite service. On the show, he interviewed Nobel laureates such as 2004 Nobel Peace prize winner, Professor Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to win the peace prize and heads of states. Tom has served and chaired various boards including Global Minnesota (formerly Minnesota International Center), the sixth largest World Affairs Council in the United States. He has previously served as the first Black President of the Board of Directors at Books for Africa. He also serves on the boards of New Vision Foundation and the Minnesota Multicultural Media Consortium. He has previously served two terms on the board of the United Nations Association. An avid runner, he retired from running full marathons after turning 50 and now only focuses on training for half marathons.
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