Even ardent supporters were amazed at the winning margin Tuesday for Minneapolis Public Schools’ “Strong Schools Strong City” operating levy referendum, which garnered 70 percent approval in a heavy voter turnout.
“It surprised me,” says School Boa

Gail Chang Bohr, who campaigned hard to win an open districtcourt judgeship in Ramsey County, won’t have to worry about re-election.She’ll turn 65 in March, and thus will reach the state’s mandatory retirement age for judges of 70 with a little more

In the flush of victory, officials of the Democratic National Committee sent out this memo today, outlining how they did it.A little self-congratulatory, maybe, but political junkies might like it:To:     Interested PartiesFrom:   DNC Communications

Greg Copeland — the embattled Maplewood city manager who was ousted from the job in January when the City Council decided he wasn’t qualified, even though he’d been doing the job for a year and a half — tried for a political comeback of sorts Tues

Even with his slim statewide, recountable lead, Sen.

The Associated Press says it prematurely called the U.S. Senate contest between Norm Coleman and Al Franken. To read more, go here.

The Associated Press reports that Republican Norm Coleman has defeated Al Franken in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate contest, but an automatic recount is expected. To read more, go here.

The Associated Press reports that Barack Obama has won Minnesota, defeating John McCain to become the ninth straight Democratic presidential hopeful to take the state. To read more, go here.

EAST GRAND FORKS, MINN. — Ronald Anderson marched into his polling place at City Hall wearing his Veterans of Foreign Wars service cap.
“I always wear it on special occasions, and this is a special occasion,” he said.

Election Protection spokesman Mike Dean just issued a news release saying that student voters in Minneapolis had been turned away at the polls because rent statements from their student housing co-op were addressed to election officials rather than

Even if you were lying in a hospital bed at Hennepin County Medical Center today, you still got the opportunity to vote.Nursing staff asked all patients who arrived at the hospital within the past 24 hours if they wanted to vote. Fifteen said yes.

The Obama Minnesota office has received dozens of reports from people who have received an anonymous, misleading email stating that, because of long lines at the polls, Obama supporters should vote on Wednesday.The erroneous e-mail has surfaced in m

It’s been a busy day for both candidates in the 1^st Congressional District in southern Minnesota, with incumbent Democratic Rep. Tim Walz and Republican challenger Dr.

Election Results Interactive Map — Hover your mouse over each state to view precincts reporting for John McCain and Barack Obama.

Late in the afternoon, volunteers for both U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann and DFL challenger El Tinklenberg still were trying to round up voters, though as the day wore on it […]

Dean Barkley, the Independence Party for U.S.

At Turtle Lake Elementary School in Shoreview, pint-sized voters stepped up to miniature booths this afternoon and checked off their choices for U.S.

Got a robo voicemail today from Jeff Blodgett, Obama’s Get Out the Vote guru in Minnesota.

In Duluth’s Lincoln Park/West End neighborhood, the 28th precinct’s head election judge, Anges Vogel, said at 1:30 p.m. she had already had 668 voters. “It’s heavy today, more than usual,” […]

Be careful what you wear to the polls today …When voter Jim Leinfelder went to cast his ballot in the lobby of a North Minneapolis condo late this morning, an election judge made him turn his “Everyone Poops” T-shirt inside out.“ ‘Why?’ I ask,” sa