Republican Wayne Johnson of Cottage Grove and DFLer Lucia Wroblewski of Afton are vying for the seat of outgoing state Rep. Mark Wiens, R-Lake Elmo, in District 41A.

In 2022, the Supreme Court had just overturned abortion rights, helping Minnesota Democrats secure a rare DFL trifecta. Will it hold?

Minnesota’s east-suburban 2nd Congressional District and west-suburban 3rd Congressional District have traits in common, but they’re not being contested in similar fashion this year.

Who are election judges, is ballot harvesting legal in Minnesota, and how do officials identify potential election fraud or tampering? Your questions answered.

Anoka election officials and Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon conducted a public testing of voting tabulators on Thursday, the day before direct balloting started in Minnesota

As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site in Minnesota.

St. Olaf College boasted an 87.6% voter turnout rate in 2020, taking home the top prize in the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as the most civically engaged college campus in the country. The small liberal arts college reached that number with help from its “election ambassador program,” and this year, it is looking to break its own record.

MinnPost is tracking fundraising by both campaign committees and independent expenditure groups, and Democrats are outspending Republicans.

Rep Josiah Hill, DFL-Stillwater, is seeking a second term representing District 33B, which includes the cities of Stillwater, Bayport and Marine on St. Croix. Jessica L. Johnson of Stillwater is the Republican challenger.

There are about 100 races on Minnesota’s election ballots that won’t get that much attention, and they’re all about judgeships. Coming up Friday at noon, MPR News politics editor and his guests talk about judicial elections and why they’re different here than in other states.

All Minnesota counties and municipalities must conduct “public accuracy tests” at least three days before voting equipment is used in an election, according to state law. This helps to ensure that Minnesota’s elections are “free, fair, secure and accurate,” according to the Secretary of State’s website.

In the four weeks since Sept. 20, 716,858 absentee and mail ballots have been distributed and 337,633 have been cast in Minnesota.