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House Republicans Lose 57A Seat
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Erin Maye Quade has defeated Ali Jimenez-Hopper 52%-47%.
Ali Jimenez-Hopper has portrayed herself as the wife of a veteran, a minority, a...
Sen. Kevin Dahle Loses Re-Election Bid
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Rich Draheim (R) has defeated Sen. Kevin Dahle (D) 52%-48%. Senate District 20, includes the Le Sueur and parts of Rice...
A New State Senator for SD 17
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Election results from the Secretary of State’s website shows that Andrew Lang has won in Senate District 17, defeating incumbent Senator...
Senator Vicki Jensen Loses Re-Election
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- John Jasinski has defeated Sen. Vicki Jensen 41-59.
Senate District 24, which includes part of Dodge and Steele county, turned red...
Minnesota House Candidate Makes History
MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- One Minnesota House candidate has made history as the first Somali-born individual to run for office and win.
Ilhan Omar, a 35-year-old...
Rick Nolan (DFL) Fends Off Challenger Stewart Mills (R) in CD-8
America's most expensive House race ended with Democratic incumbent Rick Nolan retaining his House seat in Minnesota CD-8.
2,025 votes made the difference between Rick...
Schoen (DFL) Takes SD 54 Over Holmstadt (R)
Dan Schoen (D) versus Leilani Holmstadt (R)
Senate District 54 - Cottage Grove, Afton, South St. Paul, Hastings, Newport, St. Paul Park
Leilani Holmstadt (R) has...
MN Republicans Strike Huge Victory: How They Won Control
MN Republicans come through in swing districts along with a few surprise victories to take control of the state legislature
St. Paul, MN- The entirety...
Lewis Defeats Craig to Keep 2nd Congressional District Seat for GOP
Minnesota will have a former comedian and a former talk show host in Congress in January.
Conservative radio talk show host and author Jason Lewis...
Donald J. Trump Wins 2016 Presidential Election: “I Will Be a President for All...
In a historic White House run, political outsider and businessman Donald J. Trump (R) has defeated Hillary Clinton (D) to become the 45th President...