Democrats Win Several Top Seats In Minnesota's Midterm Elections
Democrats in Minnesota collected most of the victories they were expected to in Tuesday's election, plus some they weren't.
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Democrats in Minnesota collected most of the victories they were expected to in Tuesday's election, plus some they weren't.
Democrat Tim Walz has been declared the winner of the Minnesota Governor's race.
WCCO's Esme Murphy spoke with Democrats on Election Day who said they're upbeat and very confident, especially with reports of strong turnouts in DFL strongholds like the immediate Twin Cities and Duluth.
Minnesota's top job is on the line Tuesday as voters chose between longtime Democratic Rep. Tim Walz and two-time Republican candidate Jeff Johnson to become the state's next governor.
Minnesota candidates up and down the ballot are making their final pitches to voters on the eve of Election Day.
Dan Feehan was attending Georgetown University in 2001 when he saw the smoke rising over the Pentagon on 9/11.
Three weeks before the election, Minnesota Republicans are warning that dangerous criminals will come to the state if Democrats win the election. It is part of a TV ad campaign from an outside group called Freedom Club, linking Democrats to illegal immigration and sanctuary cites.
Combined with previous budgetary maneuvers agreed by outgoing Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republicans, more than $2 billion in a new state budget and health care for millions of Minnesotans is up in the air.
Minnesota's top candidates for governor are mixing it up over health care. Republican Jeff Johnson said Tuesday rural hospitals could close if Democrat Tim Walz's plan passes. Walz accused Johnson of "mis-characterizing" his proposal.
President Donald Trump is in Minnesota for the second time this year, rallying in Rochester with midterm elections about a month away.
Jeff Johnson, the Republican candidate for governor, is on the attack in a new campaign ad. He accuses Democrat Tim Walz of wanting to make Minnesota into California by turning us into a "sanctuary state" for illegal immigration.
Hundreds of current and former educators, most of them Democrats, are on general election ballots from school board to governor — far exceeding educator candidacies prior to this year's successful #RedForEd protests.
Dark money from outside groups is pouring into Minnesota in support of state politics this year. A new University of Minnesota study finds independent spending is already in the millions of dollars, and rising.
Republican Jeff Johnson has closed a sizable fundraising gap as he runs for Minnesota governor against Democratic Rep. Tim Walz.
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The Minnesota State Fair was the site of a lively debate Friday between the two major candidates for governor.
The two men differ on most all major issues, and offer very different visions for leading the state.
The Great Minnesota Get-Together is an important time for lawmakers to get face time with the citizens they represent.
At the news conference, DFL Party Chair Ken Martin was peppered with questions about embattled Attorney General candidate Keith Ellison.
Both candidates running for governor, Walz and Johnson, have a running mate that could be Minnesota's first indigenous lieutenant governor.
Republican primary voters rejected Tim Pawlenty's comeback bid, effectively ending his political career. And Democrats picked a candidate they think will keep the governor's office in DFL hands.
Dan Feehan is the projected winner over Colin Minehart in the DFL's 1st Congressional District primary race.
Tim Walz has enough votes to be declared the winner of the Democratic primary for Minnesota's governor.
Swanson trailed heavily in early returns from Tuesday night's three-way primary against Rep. Tim Walz and state Rep. Erin Murphy.
The Minnesota DFL is dealing with controversy on the eve of the state's primary election.
