2018 Mid-terms

Noah Johnson will try and direct his supporters to vote for Keith Ellison.

There's huge interest in casting ballots early.

First it was Ellison, now Wardlow is coming under increasing scrutiny.

Hughes has the president's full backing.

Election season now starts in earnest.

Johnson's victory was the biggest shock of the night.

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

But the president's support is more resilient here than in Wisconsin or Michigan.

The state representative won support at the hastily scheduled special convention.

Six candidates have thrown their names in the hat to replace Ellison.

It follows the resignation of Michelle Fischbach – now the Lieutenant Governor.

He'll focus his efforts on the Republican primary, he confirmed.