Election 2020

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2020.

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November 5, 2020 3:10 PM

How local leaders can build community, racial equity

The mayors of three Minnesota cities, Worthington, Richfield and Golden Valley, talk about how they’ve worked to create stronger ties between neighbors in their increasingly diverse cities.

by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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November 5, 2020 3:00 PM

Explainer: What effect could lawsuits have on the election?

Here is what the AP’s Colleen Long, a reporter who is leading coverage of the legal challenges, says: To really affect the outcome of the election, the lawsuits would have to meet certain conditions. And for now, none of them do.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2020 12:57 PM

Judges dismiss Trump claims in Georgia, Michigan

Judges in Georgia and Michigan have quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits, undercutting a campaign legal strategy aimed at attacking the integrity of the voting process in states where the result could mean President Donald Trump’s defeat.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2020 12:09 PM

DFL U.S. Rep. Angie Craig defeats Republican Tyler Kistner

Democratic U.S. Rep. Angie Craig has defeated Republican Tyler Kistner in Minnesota’s swing 2nd District. The death of a third-party candidate threatened to delay the election by three months. Still, even in death, Adam Weeks of the Legal Marijuana Now Party drew nearly 6 percent of the vote, which was around three times Craig's margin of victory.

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2020 11:25 AM

'Count every vote!': Large postelection protests seen in several U.S. cities

Some of the protests had been planned ahead of Election Day. But they were intensified by President Trump's attempts to pronounce himself the winner of a presidential race that's still playing out.

by Bill Chappell

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November 5, 2020 10:30 AM

Collin Peterson defeat brings 30 years as a self-styled congressional maverick to a close

After 30 years in Congress, Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson has been defeated by voters in western Minnesota's sprawling 7th Congressional District. He lost to former state senator and lieutenant governor, Republican Michelle Fischbach.

by Dan Gunderson

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November 5, 2020 7:45 AM

Biden won big in Minnesota. Why didn’t legislative Democrats?

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump handily in Minnesota, largely because of a huge advantage in Hennepin County. Here’s why the DFL win at the top of the ticket didn’t filter down to legislative races.

by David H. Montgomery

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November 5, 2020 6:50 AM

Trump wants a recount in Wisconsin. How would it work?

Wisconsin does not have automatic recounts, but a losing candidate can file a sworn petition requesting one if the margin of victory is less than 1 percent. Democrat Joe Biden leads by roughly 21,000 votes.

by David Schaper and Brakkton Booker

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November 5, 2020 5:50 AM

Explainer: States still in play and what makes them that way

A handful of pivotal states remain in play in the tightly contested U.S. presidential race. Here, The Associated Press reviews them and examines the reasons why they could still go to either Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Joe Biden

by The Associated Press

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November 5, 2020 5:21 AM

Biden-Trump counting presses ahead 2 days after Election Day

Election officials in key battlegrounds are pressing forward with vote counting, two days after Election Day. Democrat Joe Biden is urging patience, while President Donald Trump is pursuing legal options, insisting the processing of ballots should be stopped.

by The Associated Press

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