Ellison, with narrow lead, claims win in Minnesota AG race

STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison claimed victory and a second term on Wednesday as he held a narrow lead over Republican Jim Schultz. The Associated Press had not called the race. With results nearly complete, Ellison led Schultz by about 21,000 votes, or nearly 1 percentage point — well outside the margin for a publicly funded recount. Schultz did not immediately respond to a request for comment.. Schultz is a 37-year-old hedge fund attorney with no courtroom experience who has tried to blame Ellison for rising crime. Ellison burst on the national scene as the first Muslim elected to Congress in 2006. He was elected attorney general in 2018 and his progressive policies have made him a polarizing figure for some voters.