Minnesota
Ilhan Omar Records Another Historically Close Primary Win
Only six of the 162 renomination bids by DFL U.S. Representatives have been decided by less than 30 points – Omar now owns three of them.
Read MoreMinnesotans Poised to Vote in Record-Setting US Senate Primary
The general election may be a snoozer, but more Republican and Democratic U.S. Senate candidates will appear on the primary ballot than in any cycle in state history.
Read MoreBy How Much Will Amy Klobuchar Outrun the Top of the DFL Ticket?
Klobuchar is Minnesota’s only U.S. Senator to outperform her party’s top of the ticket nominee by 20+ points in both presidential and midterm elections.
Read MoreHow Often Do Minnesota Legislative Specials Determine Partisan Control of a Chamber?
November’s SD 45 contest will be the fourth time since 1973 in which party control is on the line in a special state house or senate election.
Read MoreA Review of Minnesota Presidential Primaries
Minnesota is hosting presidential primaries for both major parties in back-to-back cycles for just the second time in state history.
Read MoreDean Phillips to Become Just 4th Minnesota US Rep in a Century Not to Seek 4th Term
Nearly 90 percent of third term U.S. Representatives since statehood sought reelection to a fourth.
Read MoreDean Phillips Launches Rare US Rep Challenge to Party’s Sitting President
The Minnesotan is just the third U.S. Representative to attempt such a challenge since 1828.
Read MoreTom Emmer Is 2nd Minnesotan to Receive Votes for House Speaker
The previous and only other Minnesotan to win Speaker votes did so 90 years ago.
Read MoreWill Amy Klobuchar Draw a Top-Tier GOP Challenger in 2024?
Klobuchar could become the third sitting U.S. Senator to win their first four elections by at least 20 points.
Read MoreIntroducing the Minnesota Historical Candidate Biographical Database
A play with a cast of thousands – heroes and villains and the spotlight shining a little more on the extras.
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