Primary elections were held on August 12, 2014, in which Franken was renominated and the Republicans picked financial executive Mike McFadden.

[7] Coleman's appeal of the panel's decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court was unanimously rejected on June 30,[8] and he conceded the election.

[11] At the Republican State Convention on May 30–31, 2014, after ten ballots, Mike McFadden received the party's endorsement.

Chris Dahlberg, Monti Moreno, Julianne Ortman and Phillip Parrish had all sought the endorsement but withdrew in favor of McFadden.

[50] For their part, the Independence Party has disowned Carlson, who has defended Todd Akin's controversial "legitimate rape" comments and said that George Zimmerman "provided a valuable service" by killing Trayvon Martin.