RECAP: Minnesota primary election results 2018

The latest updates as tens of thousands of votes are counted.

Author:: Adam Uren
Publish date:: Aug 14, 2018
Updated on: Aug 14, 2018

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The Bring Me The News team will be providing up-to-the-minute developments from the 2018 Minnesota primaries.

Here's what's happened so far:

Tim Pawlenty is facing defeat in the GOP governor race.
DFL race is tight, but Tim Walz has the edge.
Rep. Ilhan Omar wins 5th Congressional District nomination.
Sens. Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar win U.S. Senate nominations.
They'll face State Sen. Karin Housley and State Rep. Jim Newberger.
Keith Ellison wins DFL nomination for Attorney General.

You can follow all the latest updates on our live blog below.

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