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    November 13, 2018
    Jeff Johnson Forum News Service file photo
    Defeated GOP gubernatorial candidate Johnson ‘done’ with politics
    ST. PAUL -- Jeff Johnson, the Republican candidate for governor, plans to leave politics after his term as a Hennepin County commissioner ends...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 13, 2018 - 5:56pm
    November 7, 2018
    Governor-elect Tim Walz reaches out to an enthusiastic supporter before giving his victory speech at the DFL election night party in St. Paul, Tuesday, Nov. 6. (Scott Takushi / Pioneer Press)
    Walz wins governor race with 'One Minnesota'
    PAUL — Geography Teacher. National guardsman. Congressman. Now governor of Minnesota -- that’s Tim Walz.The six-term Democratic congressman...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 7, 2018 - 12:05am
    November 3, 2018
    Minnesota’s big races — and there are a lot of them — near the finish line. Here’s a refresher on their top issues
    ST. PAUL — Think of an elected office in Minnesota. Odds are, it’ll be on the ballot Tuesday. From governor to Congress to state lawmakers...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 3, 2018 - 4:32pm
    October 30, 2018
    Democrat Tim Walz, left, and Republican Jeff Johnson are vying for the Minnesota governor's seat. Walz is leading in the polls, but Johnson is narrowing the gap with less than two weeks to go until Election Day, Nov. 6. Forum News Service file photo
    Minnesota governor candidates weigh in on 'birthright' issue
    ST. PAUL — President Donald Trump said on Monday, Oct. 29, he believes not all people born in America should be citizens, as guaranteed under...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 30, 2018 - 8:31pm
    October 27, 2018
    Democrat Tim Walz, left, and Republican Jeff Johnson are vying for the Minnesota governor's seat. Walz is leading in the polls, but Johnson is narrowing the gap with less than two weeks to go until Election Day, Nov. 6. Forum News Service file photo
    Johnson narrows gap with Walz in governor’s race with Election Day looming
    Minnesota’s highest office is up for grabs and its race is tightening down the stretch as the state enters the final two weeks before Election...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 27, 2018 - 11:21am
    October 14, 2018
    Candidates for Minnesota governor, U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, DFL, who represents the First Congressional District, left, and Republican Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson chat before the start of a debate hosted by Minnesota Public Radio at the State Fair in August. Dave Orrick / St. Paul Pioneer Press
    Walz, Johnson at odds on health care: Both promise lower costs, but experts say there are 'winners and losers' for each plan
    ST. PAUL — Tim Walz and Jeff Johnson are both promising Minnesotans better-quality health care for less cost. But it is unlikely that either...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 14, 2018 - 6:45am
    October 9, 2018
    Republican Jeff Johnson, a Hennepin County commissioner, and Democrat Tim Walz, a U.S. Representative from southern Minnesota, speak during the “Greater Minnesota Debate” gubernatorial candidate forum at the MinnWest Technology Campus Tuesday evening. Erica Dischino / Forum News Service
    Walz, Johnson stick to common themes in central Minnesota forum
    WILLMAR, Minn. — The views of Minnesota's future provided by its major candidates for governor could hardly be more different. During a...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 9, 2018 - 10:47pm
    October 7, 2018
    Jeff Johnson, the Republican candidate for Minnesota Governor. Nathan Bowe / Forum News Service
    Who owns more guns, Tim Walz or Jeff Johnson?
    ST. PAUL — Tim Walz, the Democrat with the "F" grade from the NRA, wants to ban bump stocks, expand background checks and give courts the...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 7, 2018 - 7:00am
    Editorial: Jeff Johnson the right choice for Minnesota governor
    Jeff Johnson is the clear choice to be Minnesota's next governor. Johnson, a Republican, is well-prepared professionally and through his public...
    opinion/editorialsOctober 7, 2018 - 7:00am
    September 28, 2018
    Tim Walz
    Walz, Johnson split on how to work on opioid crisis, legalizing marijuana
    WOODBURY, Minn.—Minnesota's leading candidates for governor are split on whether the state needs a new source of revenue to combat the...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 28, 2018 - 9:50pm
    September 26, 2018
    Jeff Johnson, Republican candidate for Minnesota governor. Forum News Service file photo
    Walz, Johnson both have about $1 million to spend on final days of campaign
    ST. PAUL — Two hotly contested primaries didn't do too much damage to the bank accounts of Minnesota's leading candidates for governor....
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 26, 2018 - 7:31pm
    August 19, 2018
    Minnesota Republican Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan mingles with attendees at the governor's debate Friday, Aug. 17, at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa. Kelly Humphrey / Forum News Service
    Setting the stage: State GOP chair talks shop about 2018 midterms
    NISSWA, Minn.—Compared to the typically one-on-one contests of general elections, primaries have a king-of-the-hill vibe—a whole...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 19, 2018 - 6:36pm
    August 15, 2018
    Tim Walz, Democratic candidate for Minnesota Governor. Submitted photo
    How Johnson and Walz won the ticket in the governor's race
    ST. PAUL—U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, a Democrat, and Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson, a Republican, cruised to victories in the Tuesday,...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 15, 2018 - 9:17pm
    Minnesota governor candidates U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, left, and Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson share a laugh before a recent forum in Mankato. Democratic voters picked Walz and Republicans voted for Johnson in the Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, primary election. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Governor's race: Trump endorses Johnson; Walz strong in Twin Cities, southern Minnesota
    ST. PAUL -- President Donald Trump wants to influence Minnesota's governor race. The winner of the Tuesday, Aug. 14, Republican primary received...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 15, 2018 - 4:53pm
    August 14, 2018
    Governor candidate Tim Walz speaks to the June 2018 Minnesota Democratic convention. He was not endorsed then, but came out ahead in Tuesday's primary vote. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Walz, Johnson win governor primaries; to face off in fall
    ST. PAUL -- Jeff Johnson and Tim Walz will be Minnesotans' choices for governor this fall. "I think we sent a message, people want something...
    news/government-and-politicsAugust 14, 2018 - 10:07pm
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