Looking at the MN SOS site it strikes me that we're in good shape for the general

[geardaddy]

https://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/ENR/Home/114
In some the races, DFL has way more actual votes than the GOP candidates, and it's just a primary!

Here's hoping for the best in November!

[dflprincess]

1. So far it's the early votes, Hennepin & Ramsey counties coming it

but still, the DFL is outpacing them. Though we had more interesting contests.

[TheRealNorth]

3. MSNBC reported Metro counties were coming in early...

Hennepin & Ramsey account for more than 1/4 of the population, so it may still be too early to tell. I suspect that is why Ellison is out to a commanding lead right out of the door (his district was mostly in Hennepin Co.) - I am expecting that lead to shrink, but probably not enough to lose.

Walz doing well in the Twin Cities his a good sign for his campaign - my district was pretty evenly split between Walz and Murphy in the Feb. caucuses.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

2. We'll see regarding CD8.

[dflprincess]

4. With 55% of the precincts reporting statewide

and based on the totals in the governor's race. About 200,000 more DFLers have voted than Republicans.

[trotsky]

5. IIRC, this is traditionally how things have gone.

Lots more votes in the DFL primaries in 2016 yet Trump came dangerously close to winning the state.

I think Democrats are more motivated to vote in the primaries. You've heard the old saying - "Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line." A lot of Repubs don't care who wins the primary - they just show up to vote for their candidate in November.

[a kennedy]

6. In my little corner of the State: almost double DFL numbers to Repubs........

Winona County saw a turnout of 25 percent of eligible voters, which is about 5 percent higher than the 2014 midterm primaries. Of the 6,849 ballots cast, 4,250 of them picked candidates in the DFL primaries, while 2,540 voted on the Republican side.