Elections

Minnesota Democrats have reclaimed full control of state government, securing the governorship and winning majorities in both the House and Senate to reestablish a Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) trifecta in St. Paul. FOX 9

Democrats in Minnesota have regained full control of state government, securing majorities in both the House and Senate while holding the governor's office, a trifecta that clears the way for an aggressive DFL policy agenda in St. Paul. FOX 9

Live vote counts are coming in Tuesday night for Minnesota Senate Districts 51 through 60, a key stretch of suburban and outstate seats that could decide whether Democrats keep or lose their one-seat majority at the Capitol. FOX 9

Democrat Chris Pappas won New Hampshire's open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Republican John E. Sununu and becoming the first openly gay man ever elected to the Senate, in a closely watched race that could help decide control of the chamber. New York Times

Minnesota voters are deciding Tuesday whether to change the state constitution to increase annual withdrawals from the $2.3 billion Permanent School Fund, a move that could send tens of millions of additional dollars to public schools each year. FOX 9

Live vote counting is set to begin Tuesday night in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District, where Democrat Matt Little and Republican state Sen. Eric Pratt are competing for an open US House seat in the south metro suburbs. FOX 9

Minnesota voters are deciding Tuesday whether to give Democratic Secretary of State Steve Simon a fourth term or turn the office over to Republican challenger Tad Jude, with FOX 9 posting live, AP-powered results once polls close at 8 p.m. statewide. FOX 9

Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya are locked in a closely watched fight for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat as voters head to the polls Tuesday, a contest that could help decide which party controls the chamber. FOX 9

Minnesota set a new record for turnout in a non-presidential election year Tuesday, with nearly 1 million ballots already accepted statewide by 7 a.m. on Election Day and more votes still coming in. FOX 9

California voters on Tuesday are deciding whether to hit residents worth more than $1 billion with a one-time 5% wealth tax, a high-stakes Proposition 40 measure pitched as a way to plug looming federal health-care funding cuts. PBS News

Hennepin County officials denied a U.S. Department of Justice request to allow federal election monitors inside polling places for the Nov. 3, 2026, general election in Minnesota. FOX 9

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty charged conservative activist James O'Keefe and associate Cam Higby with felony identity theft and unlawful voting over an August 11 Minneapolis polling-place operation. FOX 9