- Dr. Scott Jensen, the Republican gubernatorial candidate in Minnesota, holds a narrow lead over Gov. Tim Walz, according to a new Alpha News/Trafalgar Group poll.
- Jensen has a half-point lead in deep-blue Minnesota, where 55 percent of likely voters disapprove of President Joe Biden.
- In the state’s attorney general race, incumbent Keith Ellison trails GOP challenger Jim Schultz by 5 points.
- The poll was conducted Oct. 17-19 among 1,091 likely general election voters with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9%.
