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Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth overcame a pair of weighty endorsements of her rivals to win the Republican nomination for governor Tuesday.

Demuth, who was preferred by more-mainstream Republicans and major party donors, defeated Kendall Qualls and Mike Lindell in a competitive primary. Qualls came in with the GOP’s convention endorsement and Lindell had the backing of President Donald Trump.

Demuth is the first Republican in decades to defeat a party-endorsed candidate in a governor’s primary and will now face U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November. Klobuchar breezed to the DFL nomination.

Barring something unforeseen, Minnesota will have its first woman as governor. If Demuth prevails, she would be the first person of color to be governor as well.

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Demuth will face U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in November.

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Lisa Demuth wins Republican nomination for Governor

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