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Jesse Ventura and a Review of Comeback Bids by Minnesota Governors
Ex-Minnesota governors have subsequently appeared on a primary or general election gubernatorial ballot 10 times since statehood.
Read MoreGovernor Klobuchar? A Review of Minnesotans Who Served in Multiple Elected Statewide Offices
More than three-dozen Minnesotans have served in at least two of the 13 offices that have been on a statewide ballot since 1857.
Read MoreDemuth, Robbins, and the Thin History of Women Running for Minnesota’s GOP Gubernatorial Nomination
The 2026 field has the most electoral experience among Republican women of any cycle in state history.
Read MoreTim Walz and a Review of Gubernatorial 4-Year Term Three-Peats
Twenty-three of the last 28 gubernatorial bids for a third consecutive four-year term have been successful since 1970.
Read MoreFour Incumbents Could Set State Gubernatorial Service Records After 2026
Seven sitting governors could crack the nation’s Top 50 gubernatorial service list if reelected next cycle.
Read MoreWill Minnesota Host a Rare Gubernatorial Rematch in 2026?
A Jensen vs. Walz general election would mark just the fourth rematch for the office in state history.
Read MoreWill a Record Number of Governors Seek a 3rd+ Consecutive 4-Year Term in 2026?
As many as seven incumbents could seek their third (or fourth) straight victory to four-year terms.
Read MoreMinnesota DFL Eyes Rare Split-Ticket Scenario in 2022
The party has never won the governorship whilst losing the office of attorney general.
Read MoreWill the DFL’s Half-Century Long Attorney General Winning Streak End in 2022?
Keith Ellison’s 2018 victory was the worst performance by a DFL Attorney General nominee vis-à-vis the party’s gubernatorial nominee in the history of the party.
Read MoreHow Many Plurality Gubernatorial Winners Will Be Elected in 2022?
There was a higher rate of governors elected without majority support in the 2010s than in any decade over the last century.
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