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A wide range of political offices are up for grabs in the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 8: Minnesota governor, secretary of state, attorney general, congressional representatives, and state legislators.
As votes were counted, the 2022 midterm election results were updated below.
For additional updates, follow our election night blog. Find all of our election coverage here.
ELECTION UPDATES
What happened Tuesday? Here’s your 2022 Minnesota Midterm Elections recap.
Representatives Ilhan Omar, Betty McCollum win reelection to U.S. House.
Zaynab Mohamed makes history as youngest woman elected to Minnesota Senate.
Former public defender Mary Moriarty elected Hennepin County Attorney.
Dawanna Witt elected Hennepin County sheriff, making history as the first Black woman in the post.
Susan Pha wins Minnesota Senate seat to represent northern suburbs.
Farhio Khalif loses run for Minnesota Senate.
Samantha Sencer-Mura elected as the first Japanese American legislator in Minnesota.
Hollies Winston elected as Brooklyn Park’s first Black mayor.
Liz Lee wins Minnesota House seat representing her home turf—St. Paul’s East Side.
Minneapolis School Board to get five new members
Samakab Hussein becomes first Somali American politician from St. Paul elected to the Minnesota Legislature.
Marla Helseth loses race for Minnesota Senate.
Minnesota governor: Walz wins after sharp-elbowed race
Clare Oumou Verbeten wins state Senate seat representing east metro.
Artist and activist María Isa Pérez-Hedges wins election to Minnesota House.
Erin Maye Quade elected to Minnesota Senate on historic night for Black women.
Mary Frances Clardy beats Todd Kruse for seat in Minnesota House
Mai Chong Xiong elected Minnesota’s first Hmong county commissioner.
Historic wins: Black women were elected to the Minnesota Senate for the first time Tuesday.
Keith Ellison defeats challenger Jim Schultz for attorney general post.
2022 elections recap in Somali:
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