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MPR News sent photojournalists to polling places across Minnesota on Tuesday for Election Day to capture the scene during the midterm elections.
See inside polling places in Minnetonka, Savage, Lakeville, Mankato, Austin, Chisago City, Frontenac, townships like Trimont and Mountain Lake in southern Minnesota, the Fon du Lac Reservation south of Duluth, Chisholm and more, as well as Republican and DFL watch parties in the Twin Cities.
Photojournalist Derek Montgomery scoped out northern Minnesota as polls opened:
Across Northern Minnesota
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Benjamin Riordan votes Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at the Head Start gymnasium on the Fond du Lac Reservation near Cloquet, Minn.
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The McGregor Community Center opens for voting early in the morning on Tuesday in McGregor, Minn.
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Bob Tok stands behind a curtain while voting Tuesday at the Bovey City Hall in Bovey, Minn.
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Photojournalist Tim Evans was in north Minneapolis in the morning:
North Minneapolis
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The Capella Tower in Downtown Minneapolis is lit up with the colors of the American flag to signify the midterm elections in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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A north Minneapolis resident walks toward the Capri Theatre to vote during the midterm elections on Tuesday.
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North Minneapolis voters cast ballots at the Capri Theatre during the midterm elections on Tuesday.
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Photojournalist Ken Klotzbach stopped in three townships in southeast Minnesota:
Southeast Minnesota
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Kelly Gustafson fills out her ballot as the first voter in Vasa Township Tuesday morning.
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Florence Township election judge Lynn Peterson gives instructions while handing out a ballot Tuesday morning.
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The Florence Townhall in Frontenac is the oldest continuously used town hall in Minnesota. Voters enter the town hall Tuesday morning.
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Photojournalist Jackson Forderer gathered images in three township polling places in southern Minnesota:
Southern Minnesota
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Two voters leave Kimball Town Hall after casting their votes on Tuesday.
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Kendra Grev hands out an I Voted sticker to a voter at Cedar Town Hall on Tuesday. The polling place is a former one-room school building in rural Trimont, Minn.
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An election official at Galena Town Hall in rural Trimont, Minn. hands out an I Voted sticker to a voter on Tuesday.
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Photojournalist Stephen Maturen was in Minneapolis:
Minneapolis
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Voters walk with their ballots in a polling place at Farview Recreation Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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An American flag flies in the rain outside the polling place at Farview Recreation Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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An election judge hands out stickers to children in a polling place at Farview Recreation Center in Minneapolis on Tuesday.
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Tim Evans visiting polling places in Savage, Minn., as the voting wrapped up.
Savage
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Voting booth dividers in Savage, Minn., on Tuesday.
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A voter a cast ballot during the midterm elections in Savage, Minn., on Tuesday.
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A resident votes during the midterm elections in Savage, Minn., on Tuesday.
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After polls closed, candidates began gathering at watch parties where some declared victory and others conceded losses. Several photojournalists including MPR News’ own Kerem Yucel and Ben Hovland covered election watch parties.
Partying and waiting for results
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Zaynab Mohamed, the first Black woman to be elected to the Minnesota Senate, is embraced by Minneapolis Ward 10 City Councilor Aisha Chughtai during the Minnesota DFL election night party at the Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Gov. Tim Walz celebrates after defeating GOP challenger Scott Jensen.
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Supporters of the Minnesota DFL mingle at the Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront hotel before the election night results party on Tuesday.
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Minnesota Democrats will control the Minnesota Legislature and the governor’s office come 2023, after they picked up the Capitol “trifecta” on Tuesday. Photojournalist Ben Hovland captured the moment.
Press Conference at State Capitol
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Minnesota senate DFL leaders congratulate each other before holding a press conference at the State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
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Minnesota DFL Senator Mary Kunesh speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
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Minnesota DFL Campaign Director Megan Hondl speaks during a press conference at the State Capitol on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.
