Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan campaigns in St. Paul ahead of Election Day as she faces Republican nominee Michele Tafoya for Minnesota’s open Senate seat.

Minnesotans on Tuesday will choose the state’s next governor, a new U.S. senator, and other elected leaders in a midterm election that has already broken record levels of early voting.

They may not be the marquee Minnesota races, like the contests for governor and U.S. Senate, but down-ballot battles for the Legislature will determine which party controls the divided state Capitol.

MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump recently asked voters to “close your eyes and pretend I’m on the ballot” during this month’s election. That’s put top Minnesota Republican candidates Lisa Demuth, who is running for governor, and Michele Tafoya, who is running for U.S. Senate, in an awkward position as they have tried to strike a balance of supporting the president while not embracing him ...

A record number of Minnesotans have turned out to vote early. The secretary of state said Monday that nearly 900,000 people had already cast their ballots. Thousands more are expected to vote at the polls on Tuesday,

For months, top Democratic candidates in Minnesota have faced attack ads and tough questions about their role in allowing fraud to proliferate in state government. In response, they’ve defended their records, deflected blame to outgoing Gov. Tim Walz, and promised to crack down on fraudsters should voters elect them again this week. Whether those explanations resonate is proving especially ...

As millions of Minnesotans cast their votes in the midterm elections, 11 noncitizens in the state are facing the possibility of prison and deportation after being federally indicted on charges of voter fraud. The cases are among more than 100 indictments the Justice Department has announced in a nationwide crackdown on noncitizen voting in the weeks ahead of Election Day. During a July rally ...

Four gubernatorial races feature women nominees for both major parties, matching a record high from 2022. Minnesota and Tennessee are all but guaranteed to elect their first woman