Election results: Balance of power in Minnesota House
Democrats are projected to continue to hold the majority in the Minnesota House following Tuesday's general election.
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Democrats are projected to continue to hold the majority in the Minnesota House following Tuesday's general election.
Griner was sentenced to nine years in prison after being convicted for possession of a small quantity of cannabis oil.
Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan staved off a challenge by Republican Party candidates Dr. Scott Jensen and former Vikings player Matt Birk, becoming yet another in Minnesota's long history of governors winning at least two terms, CBS News has projected.
Evers has become the first Wisconsin governor in 32 years who was the same party as the sitting president to win reelection in a midterm.
U.S. Rep. Angie Craig won her rematch against Republican Tyler Kistner to represent Minnesota's Second Congressional District.
Stauber faced off against Rep. Jennifer Schultz, who has served on the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 7A since 2015.
Rep. Brad Finstad has won his rematch with Jeff Ettinger in Minnesota's 1st Congressional District, AP projects.
North Dakota voters in 2018 also soundly rejected a marijuana legalization initiative that also included a provision that would have wiped out past pot-related convictions.
Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach has won her bid for reelection in Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District, CBS News projects.
Maryland elected its first Black governor and Arkansas elected its first woman governor.
GOP incumbent Tom Emmer is projected by CBS News to win reelection in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District, defeating DFL challenger Jeanne Hendricks.
Longtime U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is projected to hold on to her seat in Minnesota's Fourth Congressional District, defeating Republican challenger May Lor Xiong.
Dawanna Witt is projected to be the next Hennepin County Sheriff, and is poised to become the first woman and Person of Color to hold the position.
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips has been re-elected in Minnesota's Third Congressional District, holding back a challenge from Republican Party candidate Tom Weiler.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defeated a Democratic state lawmaker on Tuesday to win reelection, leaning heavily on her handling of the coronavirus pandemic in a first term marked by positioning herself for a possible White House bid in 2024.
