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Minnesotans gather at precinct caucuses for midterm elections

Election season unofficially kicked off at precinct caucuses in community gathering spots and individual homes across Minnesota on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.

By Aaron Lavinsky and

Carlos Gonzalez

February 2, 2022 at 3:18AM
White Bear Lake residents register before the start of a GOP Caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, Minn.
A resident walks to one of the rooms during a DFL caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, at North High School in North Saint Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com
Caucus goers work to confirm their voting precincts before taking part in a GOP Caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, Minn.
North St. Paul precinct 1 chair Beth Jensen reads the agenda during a DFL caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, at North High School in North Saint Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com
Caucus goers recite the Pledge of Allegiance before the start of a GOP Caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, Minn.
Residents listen to the agenda during a DFL caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, at North High School in North Saint Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com
State Senate candidate Nancy Livingston speaks to a resident from North St. Paul precinct 2 during a DFL caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, at North High School in North Saint Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com
Attorney Nathan Hansen caucuses in support of gubernatorial candidate Dr. Scott Jensen during a GOP Caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, Minn. Hansen sees masking and COVID mandates as the top issues in the next election, and says he hopes the next governor ends what he calls the "Biomedical Terror State."
Congressional candidate Amane Badhasso speaks to residents of Maplewood precinct 8 during a DFL caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, at North High School in North Saint Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com
A caucus worker prepares to tally gubernatorial straw poll votes during a GOP Caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, Minn.
State Senate candidate Nancy Livingston speaks to a resident from North St. Paul precinct 2 during a DFL caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, at North High School in North Saint Paul, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com
While many rooms were full, Kathy Seitz, from Oakdale's precinct four, sits alone in a room due to low turnout in her precinct during a GOP Caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, Minn. She says she just moved to Oakdale in May and she's been used to standing room only caucuses in her previous experiences.
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White Bear Lake residents register before the start of a GOP Caucus Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 at White Bear Lake Area High School in White Bear Lake, Minn. (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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