“Keeping the long-held Democratic seat in the blue column won’t be easy this year. While Murphy has won elections by comfortable margins, the district — which includes parts of Goodhue, Wabasha and Winona Counties — leans slightly Republican. Two Republicans currently represent the area in the state House, and Gov. Tim Pawlenty carried the area by a 49-42 margin in 2006.”
» SD 28 race puts longtime DFL seat in play.
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