Minnesota Republicans headed into the 2026 election with their strongest slate of candidates in years and a persuasive anti-fraud message after scandal rocked the DFL under Gov. Tim Walz. Yet the GOP was wiped out anyway,

The word “growth” appeared eight times in the Minnesota Business Partnership’s five-paragraph post-election statement. Ten, if you include “grow.” “The Minnesota Business Partnership is ready to work with Governor-elect Klobuchar to make Minnesota a national leader in economic growth and innovation,

Essential Minnesota is a weekly podcast from the Minnesota Star Tribune where reporters go beyond the headlines. No AI, no spin, just real journalists with real access to the stories that matter most to Minnesotans. We’re the biggest newsroom in the upper Midwest and deep reporting on the ground is the thing we do the best. Democrats won big in Minnesota’s 2026 midterm elections, delivering ...

Minnesota was neck-and-neck with Maine for the highest midterm voter turnout in the nation. In Minnesota, just under two-thirds of those eligible cast a ballot. Minnesota voters also set a new state record for midterm elections with more than 2.8 million ballots cast, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. The previous record was set in 2018, with 2.6 ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. ••• Minutes before she was declared Minnesota’s next governor, DFL U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar spoke to reporters for a few minutes, underscoring her goals and expectations. At that moment, the four-term senator was on the verge of trouncing her GOP opponent, House Speaker ...

Democrats flipped the Minnesota House and won the governor's race, returning the DFL to a trifecta after two years of divided government. The results, however, remain unofficial.

Minnesotans overwhelmingly voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that will provide millions more dollars for K-12 schools in the state.

Democrats flipped the Minnesota House and won the governor's race, returning the DFL to a trifecta after two years of divided government. The results, however, remain unofficial.