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It wasn’t just Trump: How the DFL harnessed a massive get-out-the-vote effort to win the ’burbs
The DFL spent $21 million on its ground game, which is the most it has ever doled out for such efforts. But the party also had help.
Peter Callaghan
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How the heads of the Minnesota GOP, DFL explain the election
It is hard to separate how GOP Chair Jennifer Carnahan and DFL head Ken Martin view the election from their own campaigns to continue to lead their parties.
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The morning after the morning after: What we learned from the 2018 election
Five things we know — or think we know — in the wake of Tuesday’s voting.
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Walz to be next governor; Ellison wins contentious AG race; DFL takes Minnesota House
Meanwhile, voters in Minnesota’s most populous county elect two political newcomers over longtime incumbents, Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek and County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin.
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The 15 Minnesota House races (and one Senate race) to watch in 2018
A Senate special election puts both chambers in play this year.
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What’s at stake in Tuesday’s election? When it comes to state offices, pretty much everything
Tuesday’s voting will conclude a wild campaign season for state offices, one that featured intense battles for the Legislature and the governor’s office — and an especially contentious Minnesota attorney general’s race.
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When it comes to the Minnesota governor’s race, voters can’t say they don’t have a real choice
Whether it’s taxes, guns, immigration, education or the state budget, DFL candidate Tim Walz and GOP nominee Jeff Johnson offer starkly different views on where they want to lead the state if elected.
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As DFL groups spend big on the guv race, Republicans dig in on the Minnesota House
The spending patterns may represent each party’s view of their best shot for control of government.
State Government
Of attacks and undecideds: Where the Minnesota attorney general’s race stands
The campaign has defined the political cliché of “slugfest,” with Wardlow and Ellison each offering a steady stream of attacks against each other.
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In final days of Minnesota governor’s race, a focus on three issues: health care, health care and health care
Thanks to polling — and their own conversations with voters throughout the state — Jeff Johnson and Tim Walz are well aware that health care is the top issue on voters’ minds. And nothing else is all that close.