Minneapolis financier Mike McFadden has national financial support and a business record that Republicans can get behind as he looks to take on incumbent DFLer Al Franken.

The looming four-way August primary contest is uncharted territory for party.

The party nod sets the stage for a four-way primary in August, making for what is expected to become the most hotly contest race for the party’s gubernatorial nomination in decades.

St. Louis County Commissioner Chris Dahlberg's momentum from early Saturday morning is flagging in his fight with Minneapolis financier Mike McFadden for the Republican US Senate endorsement.