Despite a deadlocked endorsing convention, Jerry Hertaus is the lone GOP candidate for one of the safest Republican House seats in Minnesota.
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Both parties figure to see a handful of consequential legislative primaries
A handful of August primary elections are heating up across the state thanks to the new redistricting map, an uptick in legislative retirements and widespread dissatisfaction with the job lawmakers are doing in St. Paul.
Read More »Insurrection Wayzata-style: Doepke, Smith lose endorsements
State Reps. Connie Doepke and Steve Smith feel the wrath of GOP grass roots, may head to primary.
Read More »Incumbents Doepke, Smith lose endorsement contests in SD 33
GOP state Reps. Connie Doepke and Steve Smith lost endorsement contests Wednesday night in Senate District 33.
Read More »SD 33 convention will feature 3 GOP endorsement contests
GOP activists will gather in Wayzata tonight to choose endorsed candidates for three legislative seats in Senate District 33.
Read More »Some key endorsing conventions still lie ahead
In recent weeks, local party activists around Minnesota have commandeered many a school auditorium to endorse candidates for state House and Senate races.
Read More »As endorsing season looms, MN legislators scrambling to finalize election plans
House and Senate races across the state are rapidly shaking out after the release of the 2012 legislative map last month. And with local endorsing conventions set to take place throughout March, incumbents and challengers alike have little time to make decisions about their political futures.
Read More »Legislative contests come into focus
House and Senate races across the state are rapidly shaking out following the release of new legislative maps.
Read More »Arwood, Hernandez drop bids to challenge Klobuchar
The announcements, both made Monday, come less than a week after Republican war veteran Pete Hegseth said he was entering the race.
Read More »Report: War vet Hegseth to challenge Klobuchar
"I can tell you the paperwork's in the mail," Hegseth told the Star Tribune. "It is very much all systems go."
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