As polling places around UMN went dark, the DFL and GOP celebrated in dramatically different ways during the pandemic.

Smith beat Lewis by about 6 percentage points, winning the state with 49.4% of the vote.

niversity of Minnesota student groups have been working on student turnout efforts for months.

The two incumbents clear paths to keep their seats.

Omar kept her seat with nearly 65% of the vote.

This year, a broad coalition of students is working to break the University of Minnesota’s 2018 voter turnout record.

Voters cited concern about long lines and even Republican delegitimization of mail-in ballots as reasons for showing up in person during the pandemic.

“I don’t think that in the past the U has gotten their fair share,” Sen. Kari Dziedzic, DFL-Minneapolis, said.

Between congressional and federal races, Democratic candidates receive more donations by a large margin.

The Minneapolis ballot will feature two questions related to the city’s charter. Police reform will not be on the ballot.