MN Governor
Minnesota to Have Only Democratic Upper Midwestern Governor for First Time Since 1954
Dayton one of four Minnesotan ‘lone Democratic wolves’ to govern in the five-state region since the Dakotas achieved statehood in 1889
Read MoreEmmer Defeat During GOP Wave Would End Nearly 100-Year Trend in Minnesota Gubernatorial Elections
Minnesota has elected a GOP governor during every Republican wave dating back to 1916
Read MoreFun Facts about Minnesota’s Gubernatorial Race
Many Gopher State records could be set or tied during another barn burner of a gubernatorial election in 2010
Read MorePollster Interest in Minnesota Gubernatorial Race Only Up Slightly from 2006
Modest uptick in polling at this point in the campaign is a bit curious considering 2010 is an open-seat race with three viable candidates
Read MoreTom Emmer: Running for Governor, Not Sheriff
Emmer strikes moderate, cooperative tone in education speech at University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute
Read MoreMark Dayton on Tax Policy: “I Didn’t Start the War”
DFL gubernatorial candidate launches 16 attacks against his 2010 rivals’ tax and budget plans and outgoing Pawlenty administration in hour long U of MN event
Read MoreWill the Defeat of Handel and Anderson Kelliher Dash ‘Year of the Woman’ Prospects?
Female gubernatorial candidates still on track to break records for total number of nominees on the ballot and elections won in 2010, despite set-backs in Minnesota and Georgia
Read MoreDayton Eyes Minnesota History as Gubernatorial Campaign Moves Forward
Election of Dayton to a third statewide office this November would set multiple Minnesota electoral records
Read MoreIs Winning a Contested Primary in Minnesota a Path to General Election Success?
Many DFLers since 2000 who won less than 2/3 of the primary vote in statewide elections went on to win in November
Read MoreCan the DFL Win Minnesota’s Governorship in the Face of a GOP Sweep of its Upper Midwestern Neighbors?
Democrats have won gubernatorial elections in Minnesota only four times since statehood without also holding one of its neighboring four states; last time was 1954
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