ST. PAUL, Minn. – A primary victory by a political novice has raised Republican hopes for winning the Minnesota attorney general’s office for the first time in over 50 years.
Jim Schultz’s win over Doug Wardlow on Tuesday sets him up to challenge Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison in November.
The surge in violent crime and threats to abortion rights have already shaped up as major issues. Minnesota Republicans are hungry for a win in November because no GOP candidate has won the attorney general’s race since 1966, and no Republican has won statewide office since 2006.
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