Klobuchar Wins Minnesota DFL Governor Endorsement With 68% as Layne Takes 28%

9 articles · Updated · MinnPost · Jun 1

68% of delegates backed Amy Klobuchar for the Minnesota DFL gubernatorial endorsement after a late-night convention vote, with Kobey Layne taking 28% and 4% choosing no endorsement.
Layne, a 26-year-old first-time challenger, cleared the threshold for a floor speech and drew praise for specific proposals including a 3% statewide rent cap, but delegates ultimately cited Klobuchar’s electability and governing competence.
Klobuchar, a two-decade U.S. senator, told delegates she would honor the endorsement, while Layne said she would continue into the August primary and was booed by some in the hall.
The endorsement came at a convention with little suspense after Angie Craig dropped her Senate endorsement bid, leaving the DFL to juggle an open governor’s race, a contested Senate primary and a House seat the party now must defend.

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