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The race for governor in Minnesota provided the most visible nailbiter of Election Night, but incumbent Tim Pawlenty pulled out a re-election bid by just 22,000 votes over Attorney General Mike Hatch. Independence Party member Peter Hutchinson finished a distant third, but retained major-party status for the Independents.
But Pawlenty's second term looks to be significantly different with the loss of every other Republican in the executive branch and the DFL success in gaining control of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
The race for governor in Minnesota provided the most visible nailbiter of Election Night, but incumbent Tim Pawlenty pulled out a re-election bid by just 22,000 votes over Attorney General Mike Hatch. Independence Party member Peter Hutchinson finished a distant third, but retained major-party status for the Independents.
But Pawlenty's second term looks to be significantly different with the loss of every other Republican in the executive branch and the DFL success in gaining control of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Candidates
Walt E. Brown (Quit Raising Taxes)
Leslie Davis (American Party)
Mike Hatch
(D)
Peter Hutchinson
(I)
Tim Pawlenty
(R)Ken Pentel (Green)
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Debates
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KSTP gubernatorial debate (10/29/06) |
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Gubernatorial debate - Minneapolis (9/27/06) |
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First gubernatorial debate - Bloomington (9/14/06) |
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Four party-endorsed candidates debate at Farmfest (8/2/06) |
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DFL candidates debate on MPR's Midday (3/7/06) |
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The Money Race
| Candidate | Funds |
| Tim Pawlenty | $2,027,650 |
| Mike Hatch | $1,023,446 |
| Peter Hutchinson | $16,210 |
| Becky Lourey | $9,000 |
Withdrawn Candidates
Kelly Doran (D)
Pam Ellison
(I)
Sue Jeffers
(R) Steve Kelley (D)
Becky Lourey
(D) Bud Philbrook (D)With less than two weeks to go until the election, GOP candidates are running ads on immigration. One reason is that the issue is important to GOP voters.
(10/27/2006)
A collection of recent Minnesota Public Radio reports examining some of the issues in the races for the U.S. Senate and the governor's office.
(Midday, 10/26/2006)
Like he did in the stretch run four years ago, Republican Gov.
Tim Pawlenty began airing an immigration-themed ad. Meanwhile,
Democratic challenger Mike Hatch expressed a willingness to approve
a gas tax increase despite his personal opposition to it.
(10/25/2006)
If you're not sick of political ads on TV by now you probably will be by Election Day.
(10/24/2006)
You won't find anything about social issues such as abortion and same sex marriage on the gubernatorial candidates' Web sites, but they're important to many voters.
(10/24/2006)
In a battle of spreadsheets and bar graphs,
Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Democratic challenger Mike Hatch
traded accusations Sunday over crime-fighting.
(10/22/2006)
DFL gubernatorial candidate Mike Hatch says he won't make any promises about education spending until it's clear that Minnesota has a budget surplus.
(10/19/2006)
Minnesota lost nearly 13,000 jobs in September, the third largest monthly job loss in more than 50 years.
(10/17/2006)
Public safety is traditionally an important issue for voters, especially those living in areas touched by drugs or violence.
(10/17/2006)
A Star Tribune poll shows DFL challenger Mike Hatch pulling ahead of incumbent Republican Tim Pawlenty in the Minnesota governor's race.
(10/16/2006)
Midday's Meet the Candidates series concludes three days of gubernatorial contenders with Peter Hutchinson of the Independence Party.
(Midday, 10/13/2006)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty says if Minnesota has a budget surplus, he doesn't want to use the additional money for rebate checks to taxpayers.
(10/12/2006)
From the perspective nearly every poll, the race for governor in Minnesota is close. MPR's Midday spends an hour with the DFL challenger -- Mike Hatch.
(Midday, 10/11/2006)
Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty says the state's job market is "on fire," while his opponents say Minnesota's economic picture is not so hot.
(10/10/2006)
In their first and only post-primary debate outside of the Twin
Cities, the two frontrunners and Independence Party candidate Peter
Hutchinson were forced to address the medical research issue and a
railroad expansion that both loom large in the state's
third-largest city.
(10/05/2006)
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