AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoElection Day: Minnesota voters are choosing a governor, a U.S. senator, all eight members of Congress, state legislators and whether to approve a school-funding amendment. Polls are open until 8 p.m., with control of the Legislature also at stake. Top Races: Democrat Amy Klobuchar faces Republican Lisa Demuth for governor, while Democrat Peggy Flanagan and Republican Michele Tafoya are vying for retiring Sen. Tina Smith’s seat. Final polls put Klobuchar and Flanagan ahead, but votes will decide the contests. Voting Oversight: The Justice Department has sent roughly 1,000 monitors nationwide in its largest-ever Election Day effort, including to Minnesota; officials say monitors will check compliance with federal voting-rights laws. Turnout and Spending: Nearly 984,000 Minnesotans had voted early by Tuesday morning, a record. Outside groups have spent heavily on attack ads, with negative advertising outpacing positive messages by more than three to one.
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