{"id":2643415,"date":"2026-08-11T23:02:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klobuchar-secures-democratic-gubernatorial-nomination-in-minnesota\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:05:03","slug":"klobuchar-secures-democratic-gubernatorial-nomination-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/klobuchar-secures-democratic-gubernatorial-nomination-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Klobuchar secures Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fklobuchar-secures-democratic-gubernatorial-nomination-in-minnesota%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2643415&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) won the Democratic gubernatorial primary in Minnesota with 89.1% of the vote, setting her up to face the Republican nominee in November. She announced her candidacy in January after Governor Tim Walz decided not to run for a third term amid scrutiny over welfare fraud management. Klobuchar&#8217;s campaign emphasized anti-fraud initiatives,including audits and modernizing systems. She received support from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor party but faced criticism from Republican opponents, who accused her of being similar to Walz and unfit to lead. Notable Republican contenders, including Lisa Demuth and billionaire Kendall Qualls, have targeted her record, claiming she is not beneficial for Minnesota\u2019s future.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/amy-klobuchar\/\">Amy Klobuchar<\/a> (D-MN) won the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> gubernatorial primary in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"443\">Minnesota<\/a>, setting her up to take on the yet-to-be-called <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> nominee in the November general election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Klobuchar won the crowded primary by roughly 85 percentage points, receiving 89.1% of the vote, after the <em>Associated Press <\/em>called the race. Kobey Layne finished second, receiving 5.1% of the vote. Mohammad Wazwaz, Po Vang, Ole Savior, Thomas Evenstad, and Bill Gates Jr., who is unrelated to\u00a0Microsoft\u00a0co-founder\u00a0Bill Gates, rounded out the Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4682736\/amy-klobuchar-democratic-nomination-minnesota-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Amy Klobuchar wins Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Minnesota<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4682677\/tom-tiffany-gop-nomination-wisconsin-governor\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tom Tiffany secures GOP nomination for Wisconsin governor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4683890\/ned-lamont-connecticut-democrat-governor-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ned Lamont fends off progressive rival to win Connecticut governor nomination<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Klobuchar announced her candidacy in January after Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tim-walz\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11523\">Tim Walz<\/a> (D-MN) said he would not run for a third term following federal scrutiny over his handling of fraud in the state\u2019s welfare programs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fourth-term senator focused her campaign on anti-fraud efforts. Her campaign website lists rooting out fraud as one of her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amyklobuchar.com\/priorities#make-government-accountable\">top priorities<\/a> through conducting a \u201ctop-to-bottom\u201d audit of state agencies and modernizing computer systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI obviously am going to do things differently than Gov. Walz,\u201d Klobuchar said in May. \u201cWe have different backgrounds. We\u2019re going to have some different focuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have looked at, where are the programs where we\u2019re starting to see ballooning budgets, which is something that should be done all the time,\u201d she added. \u201cWhen can we do these surprise audits and check on things immediately? Those are changes that I would make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Klobuchar also set herself up for success after securing an endorsement from the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. Walz, however, did not weigh in on the race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite distancing herself from her Democratic predecessor, Klobuchar faced attacks from Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, who ran in the Republican primary, arguing that her leadership would be tantamount to giving Walz another term.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4681613\/trump-minnesota-governor-primary-mike-lindell-endorsement\/\">TRUMP TURNS MINNESOTA\u2019S GOP GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARY INTO PILLOW FIGHT WITH MIKE LINDELL ENDORSEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen you look at her voting record and who she supported, she is not good for Minnesota going forward,\u201d Demuth said. \u201cAnd so that is what is going to give us that opportunity to defeat her in November.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another Republican candidate, billionaire Kendall Qualls, has dubbed Klobuchar \u201cTim Walz 2.0.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Klobuchar wins MN Democratic primary, set to face GOP nominee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2643416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25119658361256-e1767636376424.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[35765,40275,5506,5698,5894],"class_list":["post-2643415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-nomination","tag-gubernatorial-race","tag-klobuchar","tag-minnesota","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25119658361256-e1767636376424.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2643415"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2643419,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2643415\/revisions\/2643419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2643416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2643415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2643415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2643415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}