Tim Walz is the winner of the Democratic primary for Minnesota governor, beating endorsed candidate Erin Murphy who ends up in second place and Attorney General Lori Swanson, who came in a distant third.  In the Republican primary for governor, endorsed candidate Jeff Johnson bested his challenger, former Governor Tim Pawlenty

Johnson says he and Democratic opponent Tim Walz have very different visions for the future of Minnesota

Walz, current First District Congressman, says it didn’t matter who won the GOP primary

Tina Smith won the democratic nomination for the Senate, while democrat Keith Ellison won the nomination for Attorney General, despite recent allegations of domestic abuse.