Dan Huse of Woodbury rides the giant slide with his son Calvin, 6, and twin four-year-old daughters Hana, left, and Lexi at the Minnesota State Fair on Friday, August 28, 2015. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Karen Lundegaard
Greater Minnesota Editor
Karen Lundegaard is the greater Minnesota editor in charge of all our state coverage. Previously she was a team leader in business, metro and on the audience team.
Republicans across the country benefited from favorable tailwinds as President-elect Donald Trump resoundingly defeated Democrat Kamala Harris. But that wasn’t the whole story in Minnesota.
