Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth is running for governor. Why it matters: Demuth, who entered the race Sunday, is the highest-ranking Republican lawmaker to announce plans to challenge DFL Gov. Tim Walz's bid for an unprecedented third consecutive term.

Mike Newcome of White Bear Lake is running for governor with the endorsement of the Forward Independence Party, the political descendent of the organization that endorsed former Gov. Jesse Ventura during his surprise win in 1998.

Demuth, a Republican from Cold Spring, Minnesota, on Tuesday, Nov. 11, she came to the Moorhead Municipal Airport as part of a statewide media tour with running mate Ryan Wilson.

Wilson narrowly lost a 2022 race for state auditor. He also represented the GOP caucus in the state Supreme Court this year when the House was unable to muster enough members to meet.

The Senate is back to full strength after two vacant seats were filled on Tuesday, with Democrats once again having a one-seat majority.

In Minnesota, the race has shifted from likely Democratic to lean Democratic. The Gopher State has been won by Democrats for over 50 years, with Democrats regarding it low on their list of priorities when it comes to campaigning. However, this year, with ...

Minnesota Republicans are rethinking whether to abide by their party’s endorsement in next year’s race for governor, after the process hasn’t yielded a winning candidate for statewide office in almost 20 years. Scott Jensen, who won the GOP’s ...