Candidates for statewide office campaigned at the Minnesota State Fair this past week, meeting with potential voters at their booths, trying new foods, or working the all-you-can-drink milk stand.
The Fair comes two months before the general election and gives candidates their first major opportunity to meet with voters face-to-face. Unlike Fairs before this decade, candidates have largely avoided debate-style events.
Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth, R-Cold Spring, center, meets with voters at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Alex Derosier / Pioneer Press)Still, Democratic-Farmer-Labor and Republican candidates have taken to the crowds, mingling
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