MPR’s Brian Bakst reports that Tim Walz, a former teacher and sergeant in the National Guard, is Minnesota's governor-elect. Walz joined a DFL sweep of statewide offices in a year when the party also regained control of the state House. Republicans retained the Minnesota Senate.
Walz ran on a "One Minnesota" theme that he said would focus on common goals rather than feed into geographic divides that have colored the state's policy debates for years.
Walz has served six terms representing Minnesota 1st District in Congress.