Tag: minnesota
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Rep. Angie Craig announces 2026 run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) announced on April 29 2025, that she will run for the U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota in 2026 rather than another term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The seat is open since incumbent Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced she would not seek re-election. As of April 29, 2025, independent race…
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Keri Heintzeman (R) won the special election in Minnesota Senate District 6
Keri Heintzeman (R) defeated Denise Slipy (D) in the special election for District 6 of the Minnesota Senate on April 29, 2025, winning 60% of the vote to Slipy’s 40%. The previous incumbent, Justin Eichorn (R), resigned on March 20, 2025, after his arrest for allegedly attempting to solicit a minor for sex. In the…
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Denise Slipy (D) and Keri Heintzeman (R) are running in the special election for Minnesota Senate District 6
Denise Slipy (D) and Keri Heintzeman (R) are running in the special election for District 6 of the Minnesota Senate on April 29, 2025. The previous incumbent, Justin Eichorn (R), resigned on March 20, 2025, after his arrest for allegedly attempting to solicit a minor for sex. In the 2022 Senate elections, the chamber changed…
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Majority control at stake in special election for Minnesota Senate District 60
Doron Clark (D) and Abigail Wolters (R) are running in a special election for District 60 in the Minnesota Senate on Jan. 28, 2025. The district is vacant due to the death of state Sen. Kari Dziedzic (D) on Dec. 27, 2024. Her death left a vacancy that turned Democrats’ 34-33 majority in the Senate…
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The Minnesota House of Representatives might convene on Jan. 14
A dispute between Democrats and Republicans over control of the Minnesota House of Representatives may delay the start of the 2025 session, which was scheduled to start on Jan. 14. Ahead of the Nov. 5 general elections, Democrats had a 68-64 majority in the chamber with two vacancies. After the Nov. 5 general elections, the…
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70% of elections in Minnesota are uncontested
Of 4,196 regular elections in Minnesota—2,918 (70%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 24 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Minnesota has the ninth highest rate of…
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Minnesota House of Representatives elections could change the state’s Democratic trifecta
General elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives will take place on Nov. 5, 2024. All 134 seats are up for election. Democrats hold a 68-64 majority in the chamber, with two vacancies. Democrats have controlled the House since 2019. According to the MinnPost, House Democrats are campaigning on legislation they passed since the party…
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Ann Johnson Stewart (D) and Kathleen Fowke (R) are running in the special election for Minnesota State Senate District 45
Ann Johnson Stewart (D) and Kathleen Fowke (R) are running in the special election for Minnesota State Senate District 45 on Nov. 5, 2024. The election is taking place because Kelly Morrison (D) resigned to run for U.S. House, leaving control of the Senate split 33-33. Minnesota state senators are elected to four-year terms in…
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Both candidates for Minnesota’s 6th District Court Position 6 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey
Both candidates running in the general election for Position 6 on Minnesota’s 6th District Court—Gunnar B. Johnson and Shawn Reed—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. Minnesota’s 6th Judicial District covers the northeastern portion of the state, including Carlton,…
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Incumbent Angie Craig (D), Joe Teirab (R), and Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) are running in the general election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Angie Craig (D), Joe Teirab (R), and Thomas Bowman (Conservative Party) are running in the general election for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. CBS News Minneapolis’ Esme Murphy and Liz Christy wrote, “The district is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. It includes all of Scott, Dakota and Le Sueur counties.…