title: Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2018
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Annette Meeks
Electoral history of Tom Emmer
United States Senate election in Minnesota, 2000
Susan Gaertner
2011 Minnesota state government shutdown
Minnesota gubernatorial election, 2010
David Snyder (politician)
Minnesota's 6th congressional district
sentences: The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Minnesota, concurrently with the election of Minnesota's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Minnesota and local elections.
 Incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Dayton is eligible to run for a third term, but has pledged not to do so.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT, pronounced "min-dot") oversees transportation by land, water, and air in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
 The cabinet-level agency is responsible for maintaining the state's trunk highway system (including state highways, U.S. highways, and interstate highways), funding municipal airports and maintaining radio navigation aids, and other activities.
 Carol Molnau, who served as Minnesota's lieutenant governor under Tim Pawlenty, led the department as Commissioner of Transportation from the start of the Pawlenty administration in 2003 until her February 2008 removal in the aftermath of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse.
 Thomas K. "Tom" Sorel succeeded her as commissioner and was reappointed when Mark Dayton became governor.
 Sorel has resigned from his position effective December 1, 2012, and his deputy commissioner, Bernard J. "Bernie" Arseneau, was appointed to act as interim commissioner.
 On December 15, 2012, Governor Mark Dayton announced that Charlie Zelle, CEO of Jefferson Lines, would be MnDOT's next commissioner, effective January 15, 2013.
Annette Meeks (born April 12, 1960) is a Minnesota Republican politician and a member of the state's Metropolitan Council.
 She was the 2010 endorsed Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, running with gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.
Electoral history of Tom Emmer, Republican State Representative from Minnesota (2006–2010) and US Congressman.
The 2000 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 7, 2000 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota.
 The race pitted incumbent Republican Senator Rod Grams against Former Minnesota State Auditor Mark Dayton.
 Dayton won with 48.83% of the vote against Grams’ 43.29%.
Susan Gaertner is a Minnesota politician and the former County Attorney for Ramsey County, Minnesota.
 She was a candidate for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for Governor in the 2010 election, and is currently a principal at Minneapolis-based law firm Gray Plant Mooty.
The 2011 Minnesota state government shutdown was a government shutdown affecting the U.S. state of Minnesota.
 The shutdown was the result of a fiscal dispute between the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Governor Mark Dayton and the Republican-majority Minnesota Legislature, that was not resolved by the constitutional deadline on June 30.
 The Republican caucuses and their leaders demanded bigger spending cuts, and for the budget shortfall to be met without tax increases, while Dayton demanded some tax increases.
 The shutdown started at midnight on July 1, and ended after a budget bill was passed and signed on July 20.
The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011.
 The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer (R–Delano), former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (DFL), and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.
 After a very close race, Dayton was elected governor.
David Snyder is the potential U.S. Representative for Minnesota 's 6 congressional district from Carver, Minnesota.
 The district includes most of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, as well as St. Cloud, Minnesota.
 During the 2016 election, he will be facing the Republican nominee, Tom Emmer.
 Before expressing his interest as a congressman, he was previously a helicopter pilot in the United States Army, where he attained the Chief Warrant Officer rank.
Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka, and Washington counties.
 The district is Republican-leaning with a CPVI of R + 12.
 It is currently represented by Republican Tom Emmer.

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 The 2018 Minnesota gubernatorial election will take place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Governor of Minnesota, concurrently with the election of Minnesota's Class I U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various Minnesota and local elections.
 Incumbent Democratic Governor Mark Dayton is eligible to run for a third term, but has pledged not to do so. 

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 Annette Meeks (born April 12, 1960) is a Minnesota Republican politician and a member of the state's Metropolitan Council.
 She was the 2010 endorsed Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, running with gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer. 

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 Electoral history of Tom Emmer, Republican State Representative from Minnesota (2006–2010) and US Congressman. 

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 Susan Gaertner is a Minnesota politician and the former County Attorney for Ramsey County, Minnesota.
 She was a candidate for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party endorsement for Governor in the 2010 election, and is currently a principal at Minneapolis-based law firm Gray Plant Mooty. 

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 The 2011 Minnesota state government shutdown was a government shutdown affecting the U.S. state of Minnesota.
 The shutdown was the result of a fiscal dispute between the Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL) Governor Mark Dayton and the Republican-majority Minnesota Legislature, that was not resolved by the constitutional deadline on June 30.
 The Republican caucuses and their leaders demanded bigger spending cuts, and for the budget shortfall to be met without tax increases, while Dayton demanded some tax increases.
 The shutdown started at midnight on July 1, and ended after a budget bill was passed and signed on July 20. 

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 The 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 to elect the 40th Governor of the U.S. state of Minnesota for a four-year term to begin in January 2011.
 The general election was contested by the major party candidates State Representative Tom Emmer (R–Delano), former U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (DFL), and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner.
 After a very close race, Dayton was elected governor. 

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 David Snyder is the potential U.S. Representative for Minnesota 's 6 congressional district from Carver, Minnesota.
 The district includes most of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, as well as St. Cloud, Minnesota.
 During the 2016 election, he will be facing the Republican nominee, Tom Emmer.
 Before expressing his interest as a congressman, he was previously a helicopter pilot in the United States Army, where he attained the Chief Warrant Officer rank. 

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 Minnesota's 6th congressional district includes most or all of Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Anoka, and Washington counties.
 The district is Republican-leaning with a CPVI of R + 12.
 It is currently represented by Republican Tom Emmer. 

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Answer: 2010 Minnesota gubernatorial election