Sen. Amy Klobuchar to run for Minnesota governor after Walz ends reelection bid
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar will run for Minnesota governor in 2026 after Tim Walz declined a third term, entering a race already marked by high-profile political shifts.
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday she will run for Minnesota governor, seeking to replace two-term Gov. Tim Walz, who recently said he would not seek a third term.
Walz exited the race earlier this month amid criticism from the Trump administration that the state failed to find alleged instances of COVID relief fraud at Minnesota child care facilities.
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Klobuchar is serving her fourth term in the U.S. Senate. She was reelected in 2024 with 56% of the vote.
She is by far the highest-profile Democrat to enter the race. Several other prominent Democrats, including Sen. Tina Smith and state Attorney General Keith Ellison, have declined to run.
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