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%.
2022 election
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.
Inflation Reduction Act would raise taxes, but not on most Minnesotans
Most Americans would not experience a tax hike – the cost of that new corporate tax would be paid largely by the investors of a corporation who could see their dividends and the value of their holdings decrease and the corporation’s workers, whose wages and benefits could shrink.
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.
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.
Chalking tires, video surveillance in dispute over residency in GOP-held Senate district
Primary opponent’s former campaign manager says he suspected Republican state Sen. Gene Dornink wasn’t living in the district and went to investigate, leading to a petition with the Minnesota Supreme Court.
Most, but not all, 1st District voters will vote twice on Aug. 9 to decide who will represent them in Congress
The 1st District stretches across southern Minnesota along the border with Iowa and includes Rochester, Austin and Mankato. But some voters who live in the part of the district that has been removed by redistricting this year will only be offered a chance to vote for the special election.
Phillips: Democrats need ‘new generation’ of leadership, not Biden in 2024
In an interview on the Chad Hartman radio show on WCCO-AM, Phillips, who represents Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, said he wants to see “a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats who step up.”
Omar, Samuels locked in intra-party Democratic conflict
The Democratic primary, held on Aug. 9, is a contest between ideologies. Samuels is a moderate Democrat and Omar, 39, a trailblazing activist of the multicultural left.
Walz and Simon opt out of campaign public funds program; Ellison opts in
GOP candidates Scott Jensen and Kim Crockett have also submitted applications to the Campaign Finance Board for public funds.
Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Saraswati Singh
The Ramsey County prosecutor says her legal experience, as well as experiences in her personal life, make her the ideal candidate.
Meet the Hennepin County Attorney candidate: Mary Moriarty
The former Hennepin County Public Defender believes public safety, racial equity, and reform go “hand-in-hand.”
Marijuana advocates in Minnesota campaigning against legalization parties, infiltrators, in key swing districts
Winning major party status had unintended results. As a minor party, organizers have control over who runs under their party name by gathering signatures on a nominating petition. Major parties do not. In 2020, anyone with a filing fee could run under one of the two legalization parties.
