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Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Serving the UMN community since 1900

The Minnesota Daily

Walz dropped the Governors race as national scrutiny on Minnesota increases. | Photo courtesy of the Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan

Gov. Tim Walz drops out of Governor’s race

by Maya Bell
Published January 5, 2026

Gov. Tim Walz announced in a statement on X he was dropping out of the Minnesota governor’s race today to focus on the state, no longer running for a third term.“Every minute I spend defending...

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