A preview of the Minnesota primaries

A man marks his ballot in a voting booth
A man marks his ballot in a voting booth.
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Tuesday is primary election day in Minnesota. MPR News host Tom Weber talked with three guests during the hour about the particulars of voting, and about some of the races around the state to watch.

Steve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of State

• Amy Koch, former Republican Majority Leader in the Minnesota Senate. She appears regularly on the bipartisan political podcast, "Wrong About Everything"

Ann Lenczewski, former DFL Representative in the Minnesota House, now a lobbyist with Lockridge Grindal Nauen