Elections & Campaigns

Gov. Dayton chases 2nd term in final run

MINNEAPOLIS — Democrat Mark Dayton waited to learn today if Minnesota voters would rehire him as governor, the ...

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Voting time commences after campaign season

WASHINGTON — Public campaigning gave way to the privacy of the voting booth today with control of the ...

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Issues missing from Senate races

WASHINGTON — This year’s Senate races have featured astronomical spending, ceaseless attack ads and innumerable slaps at a ...

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Schisms in electorate clear early

From daybreak on, voters across the nation showcased the schisms in the American electorate. Construction worker Rebecca Cziryak ...

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Democrats try to hang on in 2 races

MINNEAPOLIS — With two Democrats in tight re-election bids, voters could dramatically change the complexion of the state’s ...

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Candidates scrounge for late votes days before election

OAKDALE — The leading candidates for Minnesota’s top offices hustled around the state Saturday, giving pep talks to ...

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Franken, McFadden cap race with final debate

ST. PAUL — U.S. Sen. Al Franken and GOP challenger Mike McFadden met for a third and final ...

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Polling places in Tuesday’s election

Albert Lea Ward 1 Brookside Education Center 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. 211 West Richway Dr. Albert Lea ...

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Candidates clash over Obama

WASHINGTON — On the eve of an election that will decide the Senate majority, it’s time for closing ...

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No charges to be filed in website clamor

Court ruling means campaign speech is lawless The Faribault County attorney will not pursue criminal charges against the ...

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Auditor candidates clash over experience

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota state auditor seeking a third term is being challenged by a Republican who ...

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Minnesota lawmaker pleaded guilty to DWI charge in August

ELK RIVER — A freshman Minnesota lawmaker from Elk River apologized Thursday and said he made “an error ...

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GOP, Dems dial, drum up voters

LAKEVILLE — In a cramped office tucked behind an old 10-cent general store, the voice of 10-year-old Parker ...

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Severson’s site goes down week before election

ST. PAUL — Republican Secretary of State hopeful Dan Severson is suggesting his website was hacked for political ...

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Absentee ballots pour in ahead of Election Day

ST. PAUL — Minnesota election officials have accepted more than 125,000 absentee ballots, a drastic increase from this ...

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