Steady stream of voters in south Minneapolis
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Despite a rainy morning, voters were lined up outside the recreation center in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood in south Minneapolis to vote when the polls opened at 7 a.m.
A steady stream of voters reported a smooth, cheerful voting experience in this heavily Democratic area.
House painter Drew Hance was one of the first voters to cast his ballot at the recreation center in Powderhorn Park. Hance said he supports "whatever leader is going to respond to the ICE occupation."
"I don't agree with every single Democratic position, but I still think it's important to come out and vote and make sure that our votes are counted," he said.
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Local entrepreneur Karen Paurus said she enjoys voting on Election Day and ran into two friends while voting. Paurus said voters shouldn't let the rain stop them.
"It's imperative that people vote. Rain jackets, slickers, whatever. You're Minnesotans. You're used to weather," she said.
In Hennepin County, voters are electing a new county attorney after Mary Moriarty announced she would not seek a second term.
The contest between former acting Minnesota U.S. Attorney Anders Folk and Democratic state Rep. Cedrick Frazier will decide who runs the state’s largest prosecutor’s office.
Folk is a former military lawyer who later worked as a federal prosecutor for both Republican and Democratic presidential administrations. He served as acting U.S. attorney during President Joe Biden’s administration.
Frazier has worked as a public defender in Hennepin County, as well as an attorney for Minneapolis Public Schools and a labor attorney for the teachers union Education Minnesota.
Folk has been endorsed by a number of local law enforcement leaders, including Sheriff Dawanna Witt, as well as by more moderate Democrats like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.
Frazier came in first in the nonpartisan primary for the office and received the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement. He’s endorsed by more progressive Democrats including state Attorney General Keith Ellison, U.S. Sen. Tina Smith and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar.
Past reporting from MPR News correspondent Jon Collins contributed to this report.
