A breakdown of races in and around Twin Cities Patch, from the Presidential and Congressional races to the proposed Marriage Amendment and Voter I.D. Also: Links to races in your county or community.
Welcome to Patch's Statewide Election Hub for Minnesota, particularly the Twin Cities Area. We'll have a breakdown of each race that impacts residents statewide, as well as links to other Twin Cities Patch sites as they cover elections in communities around the metro area. √ = projected winner *All results are unofficial until canvased by the election board Percentage of precincts reporting: 2,057 of 4,102 (Note: Other equals various "third party" candidates) Percentage of precincts reporting: 28.6 percent (Note: Other equals various "third party" candidates) Percentage of precincts reporting: 281 of 291, about 97 percent Percentage of precincts reporting: 189 of 246 Percentage of precincts reporting: Percentage of precincts reporting: …
The former Republican state servant is challenging U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar in the November election. An open house is set for Saturday night.
United State Senate hopeful Kurt Bills, a Republican from the southeast metro community of Rosemount, will be visiting St. Michael Saturday night for a dinner and open house fundraiser. The event will be hosted by known Republican and activist Hollee Saville and her family from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Cost is $20 per family to attend, and dinner will be served by Russell's on the Lake of Big Lake. Saville owns an in-home daycare in St. Michael and championed the cause of independent care providers against an executive order last year signed by Gov. Mark Dayton that asked for a unionization vote for child care providers. Republicans, including Bills, were quick to speak out against that order. Saville and fellow in-home providers, including a …
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Hundreds turn out to witness the ribbon cutting for the Highway 610 extension in Maple Grove.
After decades of waiting, the Highway 610 extension is just days away from opening. Local dignitaries and hundreds community members gathered near the Zachary Lane bridge in Maple Grove Wednesday, Aug. 17 for a ribbon cutting ceremony on the newly constructed segment of Highway 610. Once it opens permanently on Friday, Aug. 19, the Highway 610 addition extends 2.74-miles, including a four-lane highway from Highway 169 in Brooklyn Park to County Road 81 in Maple Grove. The extension includes two interchanges, three overpasses and a pedestrian bridge. Maple Grove Mayor Mark Steffenson offered his thanks at the ribbon cutting to many individuals at the local, county, state and federal level for their work on making the Highway 610 extension …
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Al Anderson
6:34 pm on Sunday, September 9, 2012
Lastly, it's not noted in the above article that one can read more about Kurt's background and policy stances at Kurtbills.com more ›