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Minnesota, Wisconsin Primaries Fuel Tight Senate Races, House Stalemate

8/11/2026

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Minnesota Voters Choose

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 in Minnesota and Wisconsin to choose party nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and other offices.
The contests feature tight Democratic races between progressive and moderate candidates and a crowded Republican primary with narrow poll leads.
Democrats hold a one-seat majority in the 67-member Minnesota Senate.
The Minnesota House is deadlocked at 67 seats each for Democrats and Republicans.

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Voters Decide

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 in Minnesota and Wisconsin to select party nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and other offices.
Corporate money, election-fraud rhetoric, and aggressive immigration enforcement—highlighted by two Minneapolis deaths—shaped voter concerns and candidate accountability.
Progressive Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan urged limits on corporate campaign spending to protect progressive policies.
Mike Lindell faced residency questions and a campaign-finance probe over free pillow giveaways.

Blindspot

Two Minneapolis residents died during immigration enforcement actions, a development candidates cited as a key concern for voters, according to statements from the candidates.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Minnesota Voters Choose

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 in Minnesota and Wisconsin to choose party nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and other offices.
The contests feature tight Democratic races between progressive and moderate candidates and a crowded Republican primary with narrow poll leads.
Democrats hold a one-seat majority in the 67-member Minnesota Senate.
The Minnesota House is deadlocked at 67 seats each for Democrats and Republicans.

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