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Two GOP-aligned groups raise about $4 million
Political funds MN Forward and Minnesota’s Future, which have spent money on ads supporting GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Emmer and attacking DFLer Mark Dayton, have raised more than $3 million this year.
Read More »DFL-friendly PACs raise more than $5 million
DFL-friendly group Alliance for a Better Minnesota reported raising $2.3 million since the last campaign finance reporting period in late September, bringing its total this election cycle to $5.3 million.
Read More »Dayton outspends the field, Emmer has fundraising edge
Dayton's gubernatorial campaign has spent more than $4.2 million in the governor's race, while Emmer has spent has spent more than $2.3 million.
Read More »Emmer has raised $1.7 million since July report
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer entered the home stretch of his campaign on Oct. 19 with $461,000 in cash on hand.
Read More »DFL- and GOP-aligned groups will spend $3 million on TV ads in gov’s race during final days
During the final two weeks of the gubernatorial contest, DFL- and GOP-aligned groups will spend roughly $3 million on television ads in the gubernatorial contest.
Read More »SCSU Poll: Dayton over Emmer, Horner gains
Dayton garnered the support of 40 percent of likely voters in the poll, while Emmer reached 30 percent. Horner saw 19 percent among likely voters.
Read More »Star Tribune gov poll: Dayton holds lead in governor’s race
The latest poll in the Minnesota governor's race shows DFL nominee and former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton holding on to a lead in the three-way contest.
Read More »Minnesota GOP files complaint against DFL-aligned political group
The Republican Party of Minnesota has filed a complaint alleging that the Win Minnesota Political Action Fund illegally disbursed $60,000 to another political organization. At issue is a contribution that Win Minnesota made to the Working America Political Fund in August.
Read More »Emmer struggling in greater Minnesota
A late September poll from the Star Tribune found Emmer and Dayton running neck-and-neck in outstate Minnesota with 35 percent apiece, but a mid October KSTP/SurveyUSA poll put Dayton ahead in all regions.
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