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Election 2021

Everything you need to know about the local and state elections in 2021.

Check out the live results here after polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

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Fight for police reform will continue despite fall of ballot measure

Fight for police reform will continue despite fall of ballot measure

Minneapolis voters may have rejected a ballot initiative to restructure public safety in the city, but longtime advocates for police accountability — some of whom opposed the amendment — say their fight isn’t over yet.
by Jon Collins

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Minnesota voters strongly backed schools at polls

Minnesota voters strongly backed schools at polls

Of the 55 districts that asked local taxpayers Tuesday for more money to fund daily operations, three out of four got the OK, far above last year’s rate. Voters also agreed to keep many incumbent school board members.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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Renters' advocates cheer Twin Cities voters' approval of rent control measures

Renters' advocates cheer Twin Cities voters' approval of rent control measures

It’s now illegal in St. Paul for residential landlords to raise their rent by more than 3 percent a year, after voters on Tuesday approved a rent control measure that’s among the strictest in the country. By the same margin, Minneapolis voters approved a ballot question that opens the door to rent control in that city.
by Matt Sepic

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For the first time, the majority of Minneapolis City Council members will be people of color

For the first time, the majority of Minneapolis City Council members will be people of color

In the first Minneapolis City Council election since the murder of George Floyd last year, new candidates won seven races. The 13-member council, the most diverse in the city’s history, will immediately confront crucial questions about public safety, rent stabilization and government structure.
by Hibah Ansari

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How school board races turned out across Minnesota

How school board races turned out across Minnesota

A large number of school board seats were open on Election Day this year. School board members and observers blame the turnover on everything from controversies over COVID-19 precautions to how to talk about the roots of race and racism in schools.
by Cathy Wurzer and Elizabeth Shockman

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Election 2021: Hearing your thoughts on the election results

Election 2021: Hearing your thoughts on the election results

Voters in the Twin Cities turned out in strong numbers to weigh in on city council, mayoral, schools board races and more. MPR News host Angela Davis recaps the election results and hears analysis on what the results mean for Minnesota.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Duluth elects Azrin Awal as its first Asian American City Council member

Duluth elects Azrin Awal as its first Asian American City Council member

Azrin Awal, a 25-year-old immigrant from Bangladesh, is also the first Muslim to join the council in the mostly white port city on Lake Superior. Awal's campaign focused on inclusion, affordable housing and climate issues.
by Hibah Ansari

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5 takeaways from Republicans' big win in Virginia and the shocker in New Jersey

5 takeaways from Republicans' big win in Virginia and the shocker in New Jersey

The first big electoral night of the Biden presidency provided a bad omen for Democrats in 2022, and Republicans may have found a way to campaign in the post-Trump era.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Michelle Wu is Boston's first female and first person of color elected mayor

Michelle Wu is Boston's first female and first person of color elected mayor

Michelle Wu's parents immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan. She defeated fellow Democratic City Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, a self-described first-generation Arab Polish American.
by Vanessa Romo

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Votes are coming in for New Jersey's governor race. Follow along for live updates

Votes are coming in for New Jersey's governor race. Follow along for live updates

If Gov. Phil Murphy wins Tuesday's gubernatorial election against Republican Jack Ciattarelli — and polls show that's likely — he will be the first Democrat to win reelection in N.J. since 1977.
by Nancy Solomon and Ruth Talbot

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