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Minnesota is holding legislative and House primaries Tuesday. Here are the races to watch and why they matter.

 Runs from the Wisconsin to South Dakota borders across southern Minnesota, encompassing Mankato, Rochester and Winona.

 Former federal employee Jim Hagedorn has the Republican endorsement but is being challenged by business owner Steve Williams. 

 The winner faces Democratic Rep. Tim Walz. There is a possible rematch between Walz and Hagedorn. 

Some counties tallying absentee ballots ahead of primary

 A district that stretches from Eagan past Wabasha covering many suburbs and exurbs. 

 Four Republicans are vying for the chance to replace retiring Rep. John Kline. 

 has the Republican endorsement. Business owner Darlene Miller has Kline's backing. Former state Sen. John Howe has the National Rifle Association on his side. Consultant and military vet Matthew Erickson is running on themes similar to Donald Trump. 

 This will be hotly contested fall campaign as the GOP looks to keep a seat Democrats believe they have a shot at. 

Former medical device company exec Angie Craig

 is the Democratic nominee and the Independence Party's Paula Overby is also on November's ballot. 

GOP 2nd District hopefuls press voters as primary nears

 St. Paul and nearby suburbs to the north and east

 DFL Rep. Betty McCollum has a challenge from frequent candidate Steve Carlson. On the GOP side, plumbing company owner Greg Ryan carries the party endorsement into a matchup with property manager Gene Rechtzigel. 

 This has been a strongly DFL district for decades and barring a shocker will remain so. 

 DFL Rep. Keith Ellison faces a primary against two candidates, Lee Bauer and Gregg Iverson. 

 It's solid DFL district and Ellison has a growing national profile. His fall opponents in waiting are Republican Frank Drake and Legal Marijuana Now candidate Dennis Schuller. 

 Central Minnesota from western and northern Twin Cities suburbs past St. Cloud. 

 GOP Rep. Tom Emmer has two primary challengers in A.J. Kern and Patrick Munro. There are also three Democrats vying for their party's ballot slot: Judy Adams, Bob Helland and David Snyder, who has the DFL endorsement. 

 A reliably conservative district, Emmer is being challenged from his right and left. 

 Amanda Hinson, an author and small business owner, and David Hughes, a pilot and Air Force veteran, are seeking the Republican nomination. Hughes has the party endorsement. 

 The winner will face longtime DFL Rep. Collin Peterson in a district the GOP would love to snatch now or after Peterson retires. 

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Contested primaries in 14 House districts (10 DFL, 4 R).

1B (DFL), 6A (DFL), 7B (DFL), 13A (DFL), 15A (R), 31A (R), 31B (R), 40B (DFL), 48A (R), 50B (DFL), 56A (DFL), 59A (DFL), 60B (DFL), 65A (DFL).
 


• 6A: Four DFL candidates trying to fill open seat following retirement of Rep. Carly Melin, DFL-Hibbing

• 15A: Nine-term Rep. Sondra Erickson, R-Princeton, facing a challenge from Tom Heinks of Princeton, who claims he would be more fiscally conservative.

• 31A: House Speaker Kurt Daudt, R-Zimmerman, faces a challenge from Alan Duff of Isanti, who claims he would be more fiscally conservative. Outside groups spending money to criticize both candidates.

• 31B: Ten-term (nonconsecutive) Rep. Tom Hackbarth, R-Cedar, is trying to keep seat after losing the GOP endorsement to Calvin Bahr of East Bethel.

• 60B: Twenty-two-term incumbent Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL-Minneapolis, has two primary challengers: Mohamud Noor and Ilhan Omar. Both contend the demographically changing urban district needs new ideas. | 

• 65A: Rep. Rena Moran, DFL-St. Paul, is currently the only African-American member of the House. She's being challenged by Rashad Turner, a local leader of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Political pressures intensify on Minnesota's few black lawmakers


 
Contested primaries in 14 Senate districts (7 DFL, 7R).

1 (R and DFL), 5 (R), 15 (R and DFL), 23 (DFL), 24 (DFL), 27 (R), 32 (R), 52 (DFL), 53 (R), 59 (DFL), 62 (DFL), 64 (R).
 


• 1: There are two Republicans and two Democrats trying to fill the open seat after the retirement of Sen. LeRoy Stumpf, DFL-Plummer.

• 15: There are two Republican and two Democrats trying to fill the open seat after the retirement of Sen. David Brown, R-Becker.

Sen. Sean Nienow, R-Cambridge, is trying to keep seat after losing GOP endorsement to Mark Koran

• 59: Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, is being challenged by Patwin Lawrence.

• 62: Sen. Jeff Hayden, DFL-Minneapolis, is facing a challenge from Mohamoud Hassan.

(Champion and Hayden are the only African-American members of the Senate. Both are facing voters for the first time since Republican filed ethics complaints against them.)

Incumbent Natalie Hudson faces two challengers, "attorney Craig Foss, who says he's running because he can't find a job, and attorney Michelle MacDonald, who ran an unsuccessful bid for the state's highest court in 2014 that MinnPost's Doug Grow called 'one of the most bizarre campaigns in state history,'" 

Correction (Aug. 9, 2016): Paula Overby's name was misspelled in an earlier version of this story. It has been corrected.

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