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As Early Voting Begins, A Look at Minnesota’s Uber-Competitive House Races

By Simone Pathé

Posted September 24, 2018 at 5:54pm

By Simone Pathé and Margaret Spencer

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Midterm voting has officially begun. Voters in Minnesota were able to start heading to the polls on Friday — 46 days ahead of the general election. Senior political reporter Simone Pathé spent a week in the Gopher State and has the low down on the action-packed races there.

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