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MPR News has simplified your research process and has everything you need to know about the candidates running for local, state and federal office to prepare for voting in the 2024 general election on Nov. 5.

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U.S. Senate Minnesota
Senate candidates running in the general election include: incumbent U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Democrat; Royce White, Republican; Joyce Lynne Lacey, Independence-Alliance; and Rebecca Whiting, Libertarian Party.
U.S. House: District 2
Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District candidates running in the general election include: incumbent U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, Democrat; Joe Teirab, Republican; and Thomas Bowman, Conservative Party.
St. Cloud
St. Cloud has two municipal races: mayor and council member At Large.
State Senate: District 45
State Senate District 45 is holding a special election to fill the vacancy left by Sen. Kelly Morrison, who resigned to run for Congress in Minnesota’s 3rd District. The candidates running in the general election are Ann Johnson Stewart, DFL, and Kathleen Fowke, Republican.
U.S. House: District 5
Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District candidates running in the general election include incumbent U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat, and Dalia Al-Aqidi, Republican.
U.S. House: District 3
Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District candidates running in the general election include former Sen. Kelly Morrison, Democrat, and Tad Jude, Republican.

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General Election Coverage

Minnesota’s ‘uncommitted’ voters go into election unsatisfied over lack of cease-fire, conflicted over Harris
Minnesota sent the most “uncommitted” delegates to the Democratic National Convention in protest of President Joe Biden’s stance toward Israeli’s military actions in Gaza. Now, with current Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket but tied to the prior administration’s policies, those voters face hard choices at the ballot box.

Election Videos

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Politics Friday

Politics Friday: Poll shows Harris with narrow Minnesota lead, but what else can we glean from it?
With new candidates on the Democratic ticket and former president Donald Trump atop the Republican ticket for a third time, a new Minnesota poll shows Kamala Harris with an edge. Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst talks with Minnesota journalists about the poll results.