Election 2024

Election 2024

Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2024.

Ensuring secure elections and engaging voters of all ages
MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about how election officials ensure your vote is secure and accurately counted. And they talk about what they do to engage voters of all ages.
Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on ballot misprints in Zumbro Falls, Faribault County
Some voters in Zumbro Falls, a town of 155 people in southeastern Minnesota, received the wrong ballots in the mail ahead of the November election. The error comes just days after the Minnesota Secretary of State's office announced a ballot misprint in Faribault County.
Harris heads to Pittsburgh (again) to make a manufacturing pitch to voters
Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to win over undecided voters in key swing states like Pennsylvania. Former President Donald Trump also talked about manufacturing policy on Tuesday in Georgia.
Minnesota Poll: Broad confidence of accurate vote count, but deep split over absentee voting
Nearly eight in 10 Minnesotans surveyed for a new MPR News, KARE 11 and Minnesota Star Tribune poll have high to moderate confidence of an accurate vote count in the November election. They’re more split over the safeguards around absentee and mail-in voting.
A new poll of young voters shows Harris with a commanding 31 point lead over Trump
The poll from the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics shows Harris well ahead among likely voters 18 to 29. It’s a promising sign for Harris, who is banking on high levels of youth support.
Minnesota Poll: Walz approval rating holds steady amid VP run, has narrow edge in favorability
A MPR News, KARE 11, Star Tribune poll shows that Democratic vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz has a slightly higher favorability rating in Minnesota than former President Donald Trump’s running mate Sen. JD Vance, but voters are mixed about Walz’s crisis responses as governor.
A state senator has thwarted a GOP effort to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for Trump
A Republican effort to lock down all of Nebraska’s electoral votes for former President Donald Trump appeared doomed Monday when a state lawmaker denied backers his crucial support for the move.