After leaving the legislature, he was an unsuccessful candidate for various statewide offices, including governor, attorney general, and most recently state auditor.

[1] In 2006, Entenza resigned as House Minority Leader to focus on a campaign for Minnesota Attorney General.

Critics had raised concerns of a conflict of interest due to Entenza's wife's high ranking executive position at UnitedHealth Group.

[7] In the 2014 election, Entenza ran for Minnesota State Auditor against the DFL-endorsed incumbent, Rebecca Otto.

[9] Despite spending more than $675,000 of his personal money on the race, Entenza received only 19% of the votes cast in the primary contest on August 12.