Tim Walz Dominated Scott Jensen In Eagan: Report

EAGAN, MN — Republicans have not won a statewide race in Minnesota since 2006, and that streak continued Tuesday.

A big reason why is how poorly the state's Republican candidates performed in the suburbs.

In Dakota County, for example, Walz received 112,004 votes (55.83 percent) to Jensen's 83,220 votes (41.48 percent), according to the Secretary of State Office.

In Eagan, Walz won 21,008 votes to Jensen's 11,056 votes, an analysis by MinnPost shows.

In each election, Minnesota Democrats can count on winning by large margins in Minneapolis and St. Paul. State Republicans typically perform well in the smaller towns and rural parts of the state.

That leaves the suburbs and exurbs as the only remaining battleground truly up for grabs. Except on Tuesday, that wasn't the case.

Check out more city-level results at MinnPost.