June 10, 2026
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Dean Barkley announced he will not run for U.S. Senate in Minnesota, but is still hopeful that ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura will run. GOP Sen. Norm Coleman is seeking reelection to a seat Barkley held briefly in 2002 after the death of Sen.…
Following up on his earlier Minnesota Post report, Doug Grow says ex-Sen. Dean Barkley won “that big Wednesday golf match” against ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura. “If you’ll recall,” Grow writes, “the winner of the match supposedly would NOT run for Senate as an Independent candidate against Republican Norm Coleman and DFLer Al Franken.…
Doug Grow of the Minnesota Post writes that Minnesota ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura and ex-interim senator Dean Barkley are scheduled to play a round of golf today, and “Barkley wants this to be a high-stakes game.”…
As recently reported by IPR, Jesse Ventura is expected to announce his candidacy for the U.S. Senate “in the not-too-distant future.” However, it is not entirely clear if Ventura would do so as a candidate for the Independence Party — or as an unaffiliated, independent candidate.…
Jesse Ventura, whom some have speculated might run for the open U.S. Senate in Minnesota under the Independence Party label, is rumored to be hedging closer to a run.…
There has been wild speculation, especially in the last couple of days, that either Dean Barkley or Jesse Ventura will run for Senate in Minnesota against Norm Coleman-(R) and Al Franken-(D).…
Ballot-Access News just reported:
The ballot-qualified Minnesota Independence Party holds a primary in September. Filing is in July. Press reports from Minnesota indicate that both Jesse Ventura and Dean Barkley are considering running for U.S.
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