If the results hold up after a likely recount, Johnson will add another Democratic seat to the U.S. House following Tuesday’s historic blue tsunami.
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According to the unofficial vote tally, Witt defeated challenger Joseph Banks by more than 30 points. More than 2.8 million people and counting voted in the 2026 midterm elections, which accounts for more than 64 percent of the eligible voters.
Minnesota elected its first female governor in Amy Klobuchar Tuesday. The historic “first” comes after a long line of other female politicians who have tried to break the highest glass ceiling in Minnesota and failed. MPR News spoke to a few of them.
This week’s Art Hounds recommend an exhibition exploring democracy and belonging in St. Paul, Grand Rapids’ monthly art walk and a play in Winona about a teenage resistance fighter.
The issue was a factor in some local elections across Minnesota where data center proposals have been controversial, and where lawsuits still seek to block them.
Dozens of motions are on the table in the case against 38 anti-ICE protestors who entered a St. Paul church to decry its pastor, who identified as a high-ranking ICE official.
This year’s state election saw the largest voter turnout for a midterm election in at least 12 years. More than 2.8 million people and counting voted in the 2026 midterm elections, which accounts for more than 64 percent of the eligible voters, according to unofficial numbers from the office of Secretary of State Steve Simon.
The refinery employs about 375 people and has a refining capacity of 105,000 barrels of oil a day, producing gas, propane, asphalt and other petroleum products.
Bob Dylan has come knockin’ on Pope Leo XIV’s door. The American singer-songwriter and poet visited with the American pope at the Vatican during a break between concert dates in Italy.
Democrat Matt Little said he’ll fight to cut funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and champion Medicare for All.
The new mayor will be tasked with guiding Rochester through a period of tremendous change.
This midterm election will be remembered not just for the stunning number of losses Democrats handed to President Donald Trump and Republicans but for a wave of historic firsts across the country.
Frazier will fill the seat being vacated by Mary Moriarty, who opted against running for reelection after one term.
