MINNEAPOLIS — Months after thousands of federal agents descended on Minnesota, the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown remained a powerful force in the state’s election. It shaped voters’ choices, mobilized volunteers, took Republicans by surprise and reached far beyond the communities where the crackdown unfolded. An NBC national exit poll found that 58% of all voters — and 90% of ...

Democrats flipped more than 500 state legislative seats and won control of at least a dozen legislative chambers, establishing new governing trifectas in Michigan, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nevada.

Peggy Flanagan had just been elected to the U.S. Senate when her husband offered a crowd of supporters in St. Paul a measure of the win’s symbolism for her people. As the first Native American woman ever elected to the U.S. Senate, he pointed out, Flanagan would be claiming a seat that belonged to some of Minnesota’s most celebrated political figures: Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale and Paul ...

Explore extremely detailed maps of the results for the governor and U.S. Senate races, with views comparing the midterm to the 2024 presidential election. You can also explore the relative size of the electorate and look up how your community voted across several races. Examine how population and polarization have made statewide victories harder for Republicans, where Democrats gained ground ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Michele Tafoya stood next to rows of golden corn in rural Le Sueur as she hosted the first news conference of her general election campaign for U.S. Senate. It was early October, and Tafoya had last convened the press on the day of her Republican primary victory — 55 days earlier. She scored a big-ticket guest for the event: Senate Majority Leader John Thune. Yet Thune’s message ...

MINNEAPOLIS — At a campaign stop in far-western Minnesota last year, two farmers approached Peggy Flanagan. They were Republicans who had previously voted for President Donald Trump. “Listen, we don’t agree with you on everything, but you’re a tough cookie,” they told her, “that’s why we’re here.” Looking back, Flanagan said, “that was when I felt like we could really win this thing.” Yellow ...

The blue wave that hit the U.S. on Election Day helped Minnesota Democrats retake control of the State Capitol. WCCO's Frankie McLister explains where the new leaders on both sides hope to find common ground.

Abdi Daisane's Blooming Kids Child Care Center in St. Cloud received millions in state and federal funding and has faced multiple violations.

Minnesota Democrats, who after Tuesday's election took back total control of the state capitol, pledge to work on lowering healthcare costs when they return for the next legislative session in January.

Minnesota Democrats ran the table, again, Tuesday night when they won every statewide race on the ballot. That extends the party’s statewide winning streak that began in 2008. And Democrats picked up enough legislative seats on the fringes of the Twin Cities area and in greater Minnesota to retake full control of the Capitol. Here’s a look at some precinct-level results that explain how ...