(NewsNation) — Minnesota voters cast their ballots Tuesday in some important races in the 2024 elections, including a U.S. Senate race where Democrat Amy Klobuchar is seeking another term.
Presidential race in Minnesota
Vice President Kamala Harris is projected to win Minnesota.
US Senate race in Minnesota
Democrat Amy Klobuchar is projected to continue to hold her Senate seat representing Minnesota.
Klobuchar, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020, is being challenged by Republican Royce White, a St. Paul native who was selected in the first round of the NBA draft by the Houston Rockets in 2012.
US House race in Minnesota
Democrat Angie Craig is projected to continue to hold her seat representing Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District.
In addition to the Senate battle, all eight of Minnesota’s U.S. House seats are up for grabs. However, the closest race is likely to emerge from the 3rd Congressional District, where the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) candidate, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, faces a challenge from Republican Joe Teirab, a former federal prosecutor and Marine.
Republican U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad is seeking a second term and will face DFL challenger Rachel Bohman. In Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District, Democratic Michigan state Rep. Kelly Morrison will face Tad Jude, a former judge and Republican state legislator. The vacancy was created after Dean Phillips decided not to seek reelection after pursuing the Democratic nomination for president earlier this year.
Statewide ballot measures in Minnesota
Minnesota voters will also decide on a potential amendment to the state constitution over whether lottery funds should continue to be devoted to Minnesota’s Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.
On Tuesday, 468 U.S. congressional seats (33 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for election.
Early voting in Minnesota began on Sept. 20. On Election Day, polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. local time.
Minnesota holds 10 electoral votes and has voted almost exclusively Democratic in presidential elections since 1932. President Joe Biden defeated Trump by 7% in Minnesota in 2020 after Hillary Clinton narrowly defeated Trump in 2016 by just 1.5%.