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Election 2020

Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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Find the results in Minnesota here.

What democracy looks like: Election Day across Minnesota

What democracy looks like: Election Day across Minnesota

On Tuesday, thousands of voters took to polling places across Minnesota. All day long, MPR News reporters have talked to people around the state — people who are voting, people who have already voted, people who are working the polls and people who are opting out this year, whether by choice or by circumstance.
by Dan Gunderson, Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert, Hannah Yang and John Enger

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Biden wins Minnesota; GOP retains state Senate control

Biden wins Minnesota; GOP retains state Senate control

Democrat Joe Biden snagged Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes Tuesday in a win he badly needed as the national race for president tightened. Republicans retained power over the Minnesota Senate, with DFL control staying in the House, continuing the country’s only divided legislature.
by MPR News Staff

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Election Day special from NPR's Throughline: "How We Vote"

Election Day special from NPR's Throughline: "How We Vote"

Election day special from NPR’s Throughline podcast: “How We Vote.”

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More than politics on the line for voters with preexisting conditions

More than politics on the line for voters with preexisting conditions

As many as 130 million Americans have a preexisting health condition. Protections for those patients under the Affordable Care Act have become a campaign issue in races up and down the ballot.
by Will Stone

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Concerns about voter suppression as election approaches

Concerns about voter suppression as election approaches

Experts say disinformation aims to undermine people’s faith in the electoral system. State officials say they have faith that the state will conduct safe and fair elections.
by Jon Collins

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After election, parties brace for court challenges

After election, parties brace for court challenges

The 2020 election has seen an unprecedented amount of legal wrangling before the final voting. And election officials, campaigns, political parties and others are bracing for court fights after Election Day, especially if Minnesota contests are close. 
by Brian Bakst

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Polling places are latest front in battle over face masks

Polling places are latest front in battle over face masks

On Election Day, voters across the country will face varying rules about mask-wearing when they cast a ballot as officials try to balance public safety precautions amid a global pandemic with the constitutional right to vote.
by The Associated Press

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