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Nov 9, 2022 · Tim Walz won a second term as Minnesota governor on Tuesday night, defeating Republican opponent Scott Jensen and cementing Democratic control of the executive branch for the longest...
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Nov 9, 2022 · MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democrat Tim Walz won a second term as Minnesota’s governor on Tuesday, fending off a challenge by Republican Scott Jensen, a family practice physician who grabbed national attention with his vaccine skepticism. Walz led Minnesota through the COVID-19 pandemic -- including lockdowns, school shutdowns and business closures.
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Amid a difficult midterm climate for Democrats nationwide and in Minnesota, Jensen’s challenge to Walz was seen as a measure of how closely divided Minnesota is. No Republican has won a statewide election since 2006 — one of the longest droughts for Republicans in any state in America — but they felt buoyed by widespread dissatisfaction with the ec...
Secretary of State Steve Simon was leading Republican attorney Kim Crockett in a race that carried overtones of former President Trump’s refusal to accept his loss to Biden. The AP called the race for Simon, who after midnight held a commanding lead, roughly 56 percent to about 43 percent, with more than 85 percent of precincts reporting. Simon gav...
Attorney General Keith Ellison, a Democrat, was widely expected to be the most vulnerable statewide incumbent, as he faced a challengefrom Republican Jim Schultz, a private attorney. After midnight, Ellison was leading by a small margin, 51 percent to roughly 49 percent, with 86 percent of precincts reporting.
First-term state auditor Julie Blaha was narrowly leading Republican Ryan Wilson, a constitutional law attorney from Maple Grove, in what was shaping up to be the tightest statewide contest, 48 percent to roughly 46 percent. The lowest-profile of any statewide elected office, the state auditor’s primary duties are to provide financial auditing serv...
Without knowing who controls the Legislature, it’s impossible to guess the impact of the governor’s race. Walz will have decide, along with lawmakers, what to do with a massive state budget surplus likely in the neighborhood of $7 billion to $8 billion — although that could change if the economy enters a recession. Walz campaigned on expanding gove...
Nov 9, 2022 · Tim Walz will remain the governor of Minnesota, according to the Associated Press, after a contentious battle with challenger Dr. Scott Jensen.
Nov 9, 2022 · Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz won re-election in Tuesday’s midterms, the Associated Press reported. Why it matters: The incumbent Democrat overcame a tumultuous first term marked by COVID-19 and the murder of George Floyd to win another four years as the state's chief executive.
Nov 9, 2022 · Democrat Tim Walz won a second term as Minnesota’s governor on Tuesday, fending off a challenge by Republican Scott Jensen, a family practice physician who grabbed national attention with...
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Nov 9, 2022 · DFL Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday won a second term following a race for governor that featured deep divides and big bucks and tested the durability of one party and the viability of the...
