DFLer Klobuchar wins Minnesota governor's race
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After a career breaking barriers in Minnesota politics, Minnesota U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar broke another on Tuesday night, becoming the state’s first woman elected governor.
Klobuchar, Minnesota’s senior U.S. senator and a former county prosecutor, jumped into the race late after and campaigned on a message of ending fraud in state government and making the state work better for its citizens.
Her background working across the political aisle in Washington and campaigning across each of Minnesota’s 87 counties helped her pick up the support she needed to overcome a challenge from Republican Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the Minnesota House.
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