Election 2020: Minnesota and around the region
The latest on local races and Election Day news in Minnesota and neighboring states.
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With voting now closed in Minnesota, we may (or may not) soon find out whether the actual vote there is as close as the polls leading up to the election. The polls (shown in this graph) were very close, but all but one of the leading national forecasters that we tracked are predicting that Minnesota will go for Biden. See
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AP Interactive: Road to 270 electoral college votes
Although the 2020 presidential campaign is playing out under unprecedented conditions, it may – in some ways – play out like past presidential contests. The campaigns are largely focused on a few highly contested states whose electoral votes could push their candidate over the 270 total votes needed to win. Explore your own scenarios for the electoral vote: will states follow recent results, or do you foresee a new electoral landscape emerging?— The Associated Press -
In Minnesota's 7th Congressional District Representative Collin Peterson (DFL) is facing a strong challenge from Michelle Fischbach (R). What has changed since Peterson last won in the District 2 years ago?
- An estimated 6,000 net new voters
- The number of White voters held even or may be slightly smaller
- There are 5K-10K more voters of color in the district, especially Latinos
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All day, across the state, MPR News reporters have been talking people around the state — people who are voting, people who have already voted, people who are working the polls and people who are opting out this year, whether by choice or by circumstance — and together, their voices and experiences paint a picture of what democracy looks like on Election Day in a tumultuous, complicated year.— Dan Gunderson, Dan Kraker, Kirsti Marohn, Catharine Richert, Hannah Yang | MPR News
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All eyes on the count as Minnesota polls close
Minnesota polls closed at 8 p.m. for a consequential election that will deliver votes for president, a U.S. senator, U.S. House members and determine party control of the Minnesota Legislature for the next two years.— Tim Nelson, Riham Feshir, John Enger, Brian Bakst, Jon Collins, David H. Montgomery | MPR News -
