MINNESOTA: KLOBUCHAR MAKES HISTORY, DEMS HOLD THE SENATE SEAT

π GOVERNOR (open) β
π΅ Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar: 1,569,699 (55.5%)
π΄ Lisa Demuth @LisaDemuthMN: 1,206,593 (42.6%)
Klobuchar becomes Minnesota's first woman governor (Minnesota Reformer).
π€ KLOBUCHAR: "I promise that I will be a transformative governor for this state." (Minnesota Reformer)
π Tim Walz won by 7.7 in 2022. Klobuchar won by 12.9.
ποΈ U.S. SENATE (open) β
π΅ Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan: 1,520,871 (53.7%)
π΄ Michele Tafoya @Michele_Tafoya: 1,233,476 (43.6%)
π€ FLANAGAN: "You fought for me and I'm going to fight for you." (MPR News) Tafoya conceded just after 11 p.m. (MPR News)
π³οΈ Turnout: 2,830,169 vs 2,510,661 in 2022 (+13%)
π₯ HOUSE: THE CLOSEST RACE IN THE STATE
β’ β³ MN-1: Jake Johnson @JakeJohnsonMN leads Rep. Brad Finstad @RepFinstad by 323 votes β 49.99% to 49.89% with all precincts in (MPR News). Johnson has claimed victory (KARE 11).
β’ MN-2 (open): Matt Little @LittleCongress keeps the seat blue
π³οΈ EVERY HOUSE SEAT
β³ MN-1: π΅ Jake Johnson @JakeJohnsonMN (new) 163,056 β Brad Finstad @RepFinstad 162,733
π³οΈ Turnout 326,180 vs 296,547 in '22 (+10%)
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MN-2: π΅ Matt Little @LittleCongress (new) 214,255 β Eric Pratt @EricPrattMN 160,636
π³οΈ Turnout 375,226 vs 325,472 in '22 (+15%)
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MN-3: π΅ Kelly Morrison @Morrison4MN 242,079 β Tyler Bass @TBASS4CONGRESS 135,505
π³οΈ Turnout 377,997 vs 333,921 in '22 (+13%)
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MN-4: π΅ Betty McCollum @BettyMcCollum04 245,699 β Paul Wikstrom 90,068
π³οΈ Turnout 336,244 vs 295,973 in '22 (+14%)
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MN-5: π΅ Ilhan Omar @Ilhan 263,166 β John Nagel @Nagel4Congress 55,805
π³οΈ Turnout 344,118 vs 288,206 in '22 (+19%)
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MN-6: π΄ Tom Emmer @tomemmer 204,707 β Doug Chapin @ChapinForMN6 162,214
π³οΈ Turnout 367,348 vs 319,767 in '22 (+15%)
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MN-7: π΄ Michelle Fischbach @FischbachMN7 214,506 β Erik Osberg @ErikOsbergMN 115,806
π³οΈ Turnout 330,632 vs 305,866 in '22 (+8%)
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MN-8: π΄ Pete Stauber @RepPeteStauber 190,744 β Trina Swanson 168,350
π³οΈ Turnout 359,453 vs 330,080 in '22 (+9%)
β called Β· β³ too close Β· AP, unofficial; 2022 official
Will MN-1 go to a recount? π
