Longtime former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, multiple media organizations reported less than hour after the polls closed.
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Rep. Andy Biggs, who voted to overturn the 2020 election results, won the GOP nomination for governor, while state lawmaker Alexander Kolodin, a lawyer who was penalized for his role in a lawsuit alleging election fraud, won his primary for secretary of state.
Evette placed first in the first round after receiving the endorsement of President Donald Trump. But Wilson surged ahead in runoff polling, prompting Trump to issue a rare double endorsement of both candidates.
The Democratic race was still too close to call as of publishing, but the winner of the primary is expected to defeat Tracy in November given Illinois' status as a primarily blue state.