{"id":40258,"date":"2026-08-12T06:52:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40258"},"modified":"2026-08-12T06:52:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:52:31","slug":"sen-amy-klobuchar-wins-dfl-primary-in-minnesota-governors-race-cbs-news-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40258","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Amy Klobuchar wins DFL primary in Minnesota governor&#8217;s race, CBS News projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota&#8217;s gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November.<\/p>\n<p>With 4% of the votes tallied, Klobuchar has earned just over 89% of the vote. Six other Democratic candidates were on the ballot.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/klobuchar-dfl-endorsement-lieutenant-governor-pick-ben-schierer-fergus-falls\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">The Minnesota DFL endorsed Klobuchar<\/a><\/span> and her running mate, former Fergus Falls Mayor Ben Schierer, in May. She rode an early lead in both polling and fundraising to the primary win.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/amy-klobuchar-minnesota-governor-race-talking-points\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">distinguish herself from outgoing Democratic Gov. Tim Walz<\/a>, Klobuchar has made addressing fraud in the state a central focus of her campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/live-updates\/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-not-seeking-reelection-fraud-scrutiny\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Walz bowed out<\/a> of a run for a third term in January amid repeated attacks from Republicans at the state and federal level over Minnesota&#8217;s fraud crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Klobuchar has a formidable record in statewide races, having won each of her four Senate elections by double-digit margins. Minnesota has not elected a Republican governor since Tim Pawlenty in 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the Republican primary has not yet been determined.<\/p>\n<p>If Klobuchar wins the general election, she will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/amy-klobuchar-tim-walz-minnesota-governor-race-logistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">need to resign her Senate seat<\/a>, which would then be temporarily filled by an appointee of the governor, with a special election to follow.<\/p>\n<p>See full results for the Minnesota primary on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wcco.com\/results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCCO&#8217;s results page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<p class=\"content__meta--contributors\">\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/jeff-wagner\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jeff  Wagner<\/a> and <\/p>\n<p>                                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/esme-murphy\/\" class=\"byline__author__link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Esme  Murphy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>        contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBS News projects Sen. Amy Klobuchar, the heavy favorite, will win the Democratic primary in Minnesota&#8217;s gubernatorial race and will face the Republican challenger in November. With 4% of the votes tallied, Klobuchar has earned just over 89% of the vote. Six other Democratic candidates were on the ballot. 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