Nov. 9, 2022

Happy post-election night (morning?),

A major fall-winter storm system is still on track for later this week. The heaviest rainfall is predicted slightly north of the Twin Cities, but some models still project multi-inch rains around the greater Twin Cities. Get ready to bundle up! Find the latest on Updraft.

'No red wave': Walz reelected Minnesota governor after sharp-elbowed race

Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday won a second term following a race with deep divides and big bucks. The Associated Press called the race for Walz over GOP challenger Scott Jensen.

Angie Craig wins reelection to U.S. House in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District

The DFL incumbent narrowly defeated Republican challenger Tyler Kistner early Wednesday morning, garnering 51 percent of the votes.

People vote in poling booths; two children wait

📸 Photos: A look inside polling places across Minnesota on Election Day 📸

MPR News sent photographers to polling places across Minnesota to capture the scene on Election Day. Check out what they captured at our online gallery here.

A woman smiles while being congratulated on stage

'So special': Candidates of color see gains in Minnesota legislative, local races

A new generation of young, diverse Minnesota politicians will head to the Capitol next year. Locally, voters elected the state’s first openly transgender person to the Minnesota Legislature, while Hennepin County elected the state’s first Black female sheriff.

- Amy Felegy, MPR News

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