Governor Tim Walz joined what is likely approaching a half million Minnesota voters in casting his ballot early. He made an early visit to a St. Paul polling place to vote with his wife, Gwen, and son, Gus.

“Cast my vote for Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Betty McCollum and had my son with me, Gus, to vote for the first time,” Walz said of his teenage son.

As of last Thursday, 337,633 Minnesotans had voted early, with a new update due this week.

According to our KSTP/SurveyUSA poll last month, 68% of Minnesotan respondents said they plan to vote on Election Day. Another 17% say they plan to vote early in person and 13% by mail. Of those who plan to vote on Election Day, 79% are Republicans, 64% are independents, and 60% are Democrats.

Meanwhile, Democrats make up the biggest group planning to vote early at 39%. 34%of the early voters are independents and 20% identified themselves as Republicans.

“Go out and vote, everyone; we’re excited about what you’re doing,” Walz said to reporters after criticizing Republican Donald Trump for two minutes and answering just two questions for a total of 30 seconds. He then walked away as reporters continued to shout questions.

Walz flew to Kentucky Wednesday night for a fundraiser after first recording local TV interviews with reporters in the battleground states of Georgia, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

More information on early voting can be found in our 2024 Elections Guide.