The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, to elect the 41st governor of Minnesota, as incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third t
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Straw poll ballot at the Minnesota DFL February 2018 precinct caucuses
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Timothy James Walz is an American politician, former educator, and Army National Guard veteran serving since 2019 as the 41st governor of Minnesota. From 2007 to 2019, he was a member of the U.S. Hous
2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election
…as incumbent Democratic (DFL) Governor Mark Dayton chose not to run for re-election for a third term. The Democratic nominee was U.S. Representative Tim Walz from Minnesota's 1st congressional district, while the Republican Party nominated Hennepin County commissioner Jeff Johnson for a second consecutive…
Walz in 2026
Walz during Army Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, 1981
Walz's 110th Congress portrait, 2006
Walz, with Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Patrick Murphy, speaking about a spending bill, 2007