After a dramatic day, former state Sen. Scott Jensen, a family physician from Chaska, secured the endorsement of the state Republican Party on May 14 to face Gov. Tim Walz in the November election.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen and his wife, Mary, enter the ballroom on Nov. 8, 2022, at the Minnesota Republican Party election night headquarters gathering at the Doubletree by ...

Democratic incumbent Tim Walz defeated Republican Scott Jensen in Minnesota's gubernatorial election. Minnesota's gubernatorial candidates Walz is the governor of Minnesota and was elected in 2018.

Former state senator Scott Jensen will run for Minnesota governor in 2022 as a Republican, he told the newspaper. The announcement follows the Chaska resident’s single term in the Minnesota Senate.