Minn.'s Bachmann Dispatches GOP Primary Foes
Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann is back on a winning track.
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Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann is back on a winning track.
Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum has defeated two challengers from within her party on her way to Minnesota's fall ballot.
Rep. Keith Ellison has easily defeated two opponents to win the Democratic primary for his Minneapolis-area congressional seat.
Rep. Erik Paulsen has won his primary as he tries for a third term in Congress representing the Twin Cities' western suburbs.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has easily won her Democratic primary as she looks for a second term in Washington.
Primary voters in 40 legislative districts are picking candidates for a major legislative election in November.
Even though it's not on the primary ballot, the hotly-debated marriage amendment appears to be drawing voters to the polls this Tuesday.
Statewide turnout was expected to be low as voting in a rare August primary began Tuesday, but two competitive races to pick Minnesota congressional challengers were generating interest in the northeastern and southern parts of the state.
The Mankato City Council voted 4-1 Monday night, with two abstaining, to oppose the amendment that would not allow same-sex couples in Minnesota the freedom to marry.
People across the state head to the polls on Tuesday to vote in Minnesota's primary election. It's a vital step in the 2012 campaign as the results will decide which match-ups we'll see on the ballot in November.
A makeover for St. Paul's Lowertown is in the plans for the city next year.
A few key things worth knowing about Minnesota's primary election Tuesday.
Democrats seeking a northeastern Minnesota congressional seat waited for workers to end shifts at mines and mills and invaded restaurants Monday in a final push for votes ahead of a too-close-to-call primary.
Republican Paul Ryan says President Barack Obama is diminishing the future for the nation's children.
U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., a Chicago Democrat who took a hushed medical leave two months ago, is being treated for bipolar disorder, the Mayo Clinic announced Monday.
