Election 2022

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Everything you need to know about the local, state and federal elections in 2022.

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U.S. House: Craig beats Kistner in hotly contested race; incumbents win
Rep. Angie Craig won a new term in Congress, beating Republican Tyler Kistner in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races. Minnesota’s congressional incumbents did well Tuesday night.
What you need to know to vote on Election Day in Minnesota
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8. While hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans have voted early using absentee ballots by mail or in person, millions more are eligible to vote on Tuesday. Here’s what to know about voting in person on Election Day.
Conservative groups may be training Minnesota poll workers to gather data, potentially break the law
Election judges are the temporary employees who process voter registrations, hand out ballots and report vote totals at the end of the night. But some are planning to do more than that.
Justice Department to monitor voting rights across 24 states, including Minnesota
The Justice Department will send monitors to 24 states in an effort to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws in Tuesday’s elections, including Hennepin and Ramsey counties.
City park funding on the ballot in Duluth, St. Cloud this year
Voters in Duluth and St. Cloud are voting on park funding this election in addition to choosing political candidates, as cities in Minnesota and across the country increasingly turn to voters to help pay for parks.
Here are the places where abortion is on the ballot (in one way or another) this week
Abortion is on the ballot in California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont, but it's also playing a major role in races for governor, attorney general and state supreme courts nationwide.
Doorsteps, phone calls, tours: Campaigns make crunchtime appeals
With more than a half-million ballots already cast, the midterm election campaign concludes with a flurry of voter-mobilization activity. Several big races are primed for tight finishes.