Close races east of the Metro in Cottage Grove and south of the Metro in Shakopee are among the key suburban seats up for grabs.

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Minnesota has four living former governors. With voters preparing to elect the state’s next governor on Tuesday, we invited each of them to offer public advice to the candidates seeking the job they once held. What are the hard-earned lessons of governing that only ...

Eight black candidates in the home stretch of their gubernatorial campaigns in states across the country are vying for a win that would be historic, given there have been just five black governors, and only three elected, since the United States was established. Three of the 2026 candidates are Republican, mounting campaigns in Florida, Minnesota, […]

MS NOW’s Jonathan Capehart talks to Jake Johnson, the Democratic nominee for Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District, on his campaign to flip a seat that Trump won by 12 points and the Republican incumbent won by 17 points in 2024.

See live 2026 Minnesota U.S. House Minnesota District 5 results as votes are counted. Follow key races across the state with county-by-county results and maps.

Minnesota voters will elect a new governor and new senator Tuesday after retirement announcements by two prominent Democrats caused a reshuffling throughout the ballot.

A Minnesota voter outreach director's appearance on Somali TV explaining same-day voter registration sparked fierce election integrity concerns online.

Vice President JD Vance canceled his scheduled news conference on fraud ahead of the midterm election in, Minnesota, on Oct. 30.

Conservative activists James O'Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft after a Minnesota prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state's primary election.