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Scenes from the first Minnesota debate for Governor's race

Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) held their first debate in the Mayo Civic Center, Rochester.

By Glen Stubbe

October 2, 2014 at 1:48AM
Governor Dayton pulls a card to decide who will get asked the first question. Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) First Minnesota had their first debate Gubernatorial Debate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. ] Wednesday, October 1, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Governor Dayton pulls a card to decide who will get asked the first question.

Jeff Johnson campaign manager David Gaither pulled the high card for the first question. Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) First Minnesota had their first debate Gubernatorial Debate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. ] Wednesday, October 1, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Jeff Johnson campaign manager David Gaither pulled the high card for the first question.

Jeff Johnson campaign manager David Gaither watched the debate from backstage. Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) First Minnesota had their first debate Gubernatorial Debate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. ] Wednesday, October 1, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Jeff Johnson campaign manager David Gaither watched the debate from backstage.


Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) First Minnesota had their first debate Gubernatorial Debate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. ] Wednesday, October 1, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP)

Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) had their first debate Gubernatorial Debate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. ] Wednesday, October 1, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP)

Candidates were kept to a strict time limit in the hour-long debate. Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) First Minnesota had their first debate Gubernatorial Debate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. ] Wednesday, October 1, 2014 GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Candidates were kept to a strict time limit in the hour-long debate.


Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) First Minnesota shook hands at the end of the first debate Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. ] GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
(Glen Stubbe/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota candidates for Governor Gov. Mark Dayton (DFL), Jeff Johnson (GOP) and Hannah Nicollet (IP) shook hands at the conclusion of the first debate.

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Glen Stubbe

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Photojournalist Glen Stubbe has been chief political photographer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2011 and was business photographer and photo editor before that. He was named Visual MN Photographer of the Year twice in a row, first in 2015, and then combined 2016-2017.

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