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Minnesota Votes

Complete coverage of the 2018 midterm elections from MPR News reporters, NPR and the Associated Press.

2018 election video: What does the attorney general do?

2018 election video: What does the attorney general do?

Minnesotans will choose the state's top lawyer on Nov. 6, 12 years after incumbent Lori Swanson was elected to the office. Learn what the state's attorney general in under a minute in this video.
by Jiwon Choi

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Poll: Wardlow moves ahead of Ellison in MN attorney general race

Poll: Wardlow moves ahead of Ellison in MN attorney general race

In a significant reversal, the latest MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll finds Republican Doug Wardlow now leading DFLer Keith Ellison by 7 points, with some calling their Wardlow support a vote against Ellison.
by Tim Pugmire and Briana Bierschbach

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Checking in on the race for AG in Minnesota

Checking in on the race for AG in Minnesota

The race between DFL Rep. Keith Ellison and Republican Doug Wardlow is heating up. What does each candidate bring to the table?
by Kerri Miller

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Ask the candidates: 8th District candidates Stauber and Radinovich debate

Ask the candidates: 8th District candidates Stauber and Radinovich debate

The race to represent Minnesota's 8th District is one of the most hotly contested Congressional contests in the country. The frontrunners in the race will meet for a debate in MPR's UBS Forum on Friday, Oct. 26.
by MPR News Staff

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New poll: Klobuchar, Smith lead in Minnesota Senate races

New poll: Klobuchar, Smith lead in Minnesota Senate races

A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows DFL Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith leading their Republican opponents in races where health care looms large. Smith is in a much tighter contest.
by Mark Zdechlik and Briana Bierschbach

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Walz leads, but Minnesota governor's race has tightened

Walz leads, but Minnesota governor's race has tightened

With about two weeks until Election Day, a new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows Tim Walz up by 6 points in the race to be Minnesota's next governor, but Jeff Johnson has gained ground since September.
by Briana Bierschbach and Brian Bakst

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Voter turnout could hit 50-year record for midterm elections

Voter turnout could hit 50-year record for midterm elections

Half of eligible voters might go to the polls this fall, which would be the highest turnout level in a midterm election since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.

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Stearns County sheriff candidates vow to make change, rebuild trust

Stearns County sheriff candidates vow to make change, rebuild trust

County voters will decide Nov. 6 which candidate they think is best suited to lead an increasingly complex department whose reputation was battered in the fallout from the Jacob Wetterling investigation.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Climate change isn't just an environmental issue anymore

Climate change isn't just an environmental issue anymore

"You can no longer separate climate into a distinct public policy issue," says one climate scientist. "It is about the economy, it's about jobs, the future."
by Paul Huttner and Cody Nelson

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