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Former Vice President Joe Biden has won Minnesota, a battleground state in the race for the presidency, AP projects.

Why it matters: Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes were on President Trump’s radar as a potential GOP pickup, despite Hillary Clinton winning the state by 1.5% in 2016. Biden had a lead of about 9% in the state the day before Election Day, according to FiveThirtyEight's average of polls.

What to watch: Incumbent Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith (D) is up for re-election against Republican challenger Rep. Jason Lewis.

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Joe Biden wins Minnesota

Hillary Clinton won the state by 1.5% in 2016.

Joe Biden campaigns in Minnesota. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

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Former Vice President Joe Biden has won Minnesota, a battleground state in the race for the presidency, AP projects.Why it matters: Minnesota’s 10 electoral votes were on President Trump’s radar as a potential GOP pickup, despite Hillary Clinton winning the state by 1.5% in 2016. Biden had <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="a lead of about 9%" data-vars-click-url="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/minnesota/" data-vars-content-id="f3adc9f6-3357-44e5-a997-06f2c3257b13" data-vars-headline="Joe Biden wins Minnesota" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/minnesota/" target="_blank">a lead of about 9%</a> in the state the day before Election Day, according to FiveThirtyEight&#x27;s average of polls.

2024 will be an election year like no other, as President Biden seeks re-election amid economic uncertainty, two wars and questions about his age. His likely foe, former President Trump, faces felony charges and vows revenge on his political enemies. Meanwhile, Americans generally are dissatisfied with those choices and are divided over immigration, race, education and more.

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Joe Biden wins Minnesota

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