Live updates: Minnesota primary election

Tuesday’s primary will winnow candidate fields and set the November ballot. There are competitive races for nominations for governor, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Legislature.

  • Polls open at 7 a.m. Tuesday and are open until 8 p.m. — or as long as voters are in line by the time polls are supposed to close, they will be allowed to vote.

  • Minnesota has an open primary, which means voters don’t have to be a strict partisan to participate. But for a ballot to count, only vote in one party’s primaries on a single ballot.

  • Same-day registration is available at your polling place

It's Primary election day in Minnesota
If you were mailed an absentee ballot but haven't yet returned it, skip the post office and turn it in by 5 p.m. at the office that sent it. If you vote in person, you have a little more time; polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.