Walz encounters opportunities, perils in being the incumbent during a crime wave
Walz’s official press conference touting state help for metro law enforcement efforts came a day before alarming state crime stats were released.
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If a lawmaker violates residency rule, what happens with names on the ballot?
In the last month, two Minnesota senators — Republicans Gene Dornink and Torrey Westrom — have had their residency questioned by people who want to remove the lawmakers from the ballot.
Finstad’s win in Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District explained
Did Finstad do better or worse than expected? This MinnPost analysis includes how Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District has voted in the past.
More voters cast DFL primary ballots as Walz, Jensen look ahead to November
Jensen carried more than 87 percent of the vote on the GOP side of the primary and Walz had 97 percent. While the separate primaries are hard to compare, more state voters chose DFL ballots than GOP ballots by nearly 110,000.
Small but mighty showing for anti-establishment GOP candidates in Minnesota primary
The anti-establishment wing scored victories in places like Little Falls, Stillwater, Northfield and Red Wing.
A crack in Omar’s armor? Tuesday’s 5th District DFL primary in charts
Until Tuesday, Omar had easy victories in primaries, winning handily in 2018 and 2020 due to large turnout and huge margins of victory in Minneapolis, which makes up most of the district.
Finstad wins special election to fill 1st District seat vacated with death of Hagedorn
Finstad won the election by nearly 5,000 votes, or about 52% over Democrat Jeff Ettinger, who had 48%.
Hennepin voters give nods to Moriarty, Dimick in county attorney primary
Mary Moriarty received more than double the votes of her nearest competitor, while Martha Holton Dimick edged Ryan Winkler for the final spot on the November ballot.
Omar wins tight DFL primary in the 5th, GOP’s Finstad wins in the 1st
With all the votes in, Omar defeated Samuels by a narrow margin. Finstad won his primary for a spot on the November ballot. He’ll also be the incumbent after winning a special election for the remainder of the late Rep. Jim Hagedorn’s seat.
Schultz holds off Wardlow in GOP primary for MN attorney general
Schultz, a private practice and business attorney, topped the 2018 party nominee by winning more than 54 percent of the vote in the GOP side of the primary.
Planning to vote in the primary election Tuesday? Here’s what you need to know
The answers to most voter questions should be available on the Secretary of State’s website, or on county elections websites. But you can also call your local election office.
GOP factions lead to unpredictable spending wars in GOP legislative primaries
In many legislative races, anti-establishment firebrand Republicans are challenging incumbent lawmakers or more conventional conservatives.
What’s at stake in Minnesota’s primary election on Tuesday?
The GOP and DFL were mostly successful in having their endorsements clear the field of challengers, but there are exceptions.
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to lawmaker in Austin-area GOP primary race
Chief Justice Lorie Gildea said the people investigating Sen. Gene Dornink waited “long periods” between visiting his homes and waited too long before submitting their complaint ahead of the Tuesday primary election.
At public safety forum in north Minneapolis, Don Samuels promises more federal help
Samuels, who is trying to unseat U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar, pledged to take community members’ concerns to Washington.
Walz, Jensen share stage at Farmfest, spar over pandemic and more
Farmfest has become the traditional first forum of state governor races, with candidates dressing down and often citing the most-recent relative who worked the land.
Minnesota Democrats in Congress split over support of Biden in 2024
Reps. Dean Phillips and Angie Craig say the party needs a “new generation” of leadership in 2024. Reps. Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar say that kind of talk is distracting.
Asked about Biden in 2024, Craig says ‘new leaders’ needed in D.C.
Reps. Angie Craig and Dean Phillips are among the first members of Congress to suggest a candidate other than President Biden should be on the presidential ticket in 2024.
Anti-abortion MAGA fan Wardlow looks to spoil AG primary for GOP, Schultz
State GOP officials are angry Wardlow is spoiling what had been an otherwise successful effort to have convention delegates – not primary voters – determine the party’s general election candidate. Those delegates endorsed Jim Schultz.
Dornink says ‘frivolous’ filing challenging residency should be tossed
Secretary of State Steve Simon also weighed in, saying the petition questioning Dornink’s residency should be “procedurally barred” because it was filed less than two weeks before the primary.
