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Source: Pine and Lakes Echo Journal

DULUTH — Margins in last week's gubernatorial election swung in favor of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party in all 87 Minnesota counties compared to the presidential election just two years ago. DFL Governor-elect Amy Klobuchar outperformed Republican President Donald Trump's 2024 margins in every county, signaling a shift in voter sentiment reflected in races across the country last week. The swing was most pronounced in Nobles County, which saw a nearly 14-percentage-point shift to Democrats. Home to Worthington, the southwestern Minnesota county backed Trump over Kamala Harris by nearly 36 percentage points in 2024, but last week it favored Republican Lisa Demuth, Klobuchar's competitor, by 22 points. In the Northland, St. Louis County saw the largest difference, reinforcing its DFL preference by nearly 10 points — moving from Harris' 14-point margin in 2024 to Klobuchar's 24-point margin last week.

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