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Elections

Filings Open May 21 for Fall City Election

City seats that will be on the November 5 general election ballot include the mayor and two at-large council seats.

Elections

Erik Paulsen: I Won't Run for Al Franken's U.S. Senate Seat or MN Governor in 2014

The congressman from Minnesota's Third District ruled out running for anything other than re-election.

Elections

MAP: Minnetonka Helps Minnesota to 3rd Place Voter Turnout Rates

The community had 88.3 percent of registered voters cast a ballot in the 2012 election.

Elections

Elector from Minnetonka Votes For President Monday

Dee Long of Minnetonka was one of 10 electors in the Minnesota Electoral College who met to vote on Monday.

Elections

Election Results: #11 Minnetonka Patch Story of 2012

We're counting down the most popular, inspiring, interesting and tragic stories of the year.

Elections

Hennepin County Reports High Voter Turnout at 84 Percent

Many precincts in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Edina, Golden Valley, Greenwood, Minnetonka, Minnetrista, Plymouth and St. Louis Park had turnouts of more than 90 percent.

Schools, Business, Elections

Controversial Quilt, Bad Bus Driver Decision and Frankenstein: Pick of Our Patches

This week's selection includes a new gallery/gift shop, a levy rejected, school boundaries issue, DFL wins and good news for Southwest Light Rail Transit.

Elections

Letter: Congressman Paulsen Pens Post-Election Thanks

  • Nov 10, 2012

Erik Paulsen was re-elected to another term as U.S. Congressman on Election Day 2012.

Elections

After DFL Win, Will Legislature Repeal State's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage?

The idea of using the new DFL majority to push for legal rights for same-sex couples is, so far, getting a cautious reception from some politicians.

How Patch cities in Minnesota voted on the marriage amendment, Nov. 6, 2012.

Elections

MN Marriage Amendment Got Majority Support in Only One Patch City

Voters in the mostly suburban cities Patch covers were more opposed to the proposed gay-marriage ban than Minnesota voters generally.

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