Ellison Wins Minnesota Attorney General Race

Democrat Keith Ellison has been elected Minnesota attorney general, surviving ex-girlfriend's abuse claim .

ST. PAUL, Minn.-Democrat Keith Ellison has been elected Minnesota attorney general, surviving ex-girlfriend’s abuse claim .

Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to seek the post, and he should have been a heavy favorite in a state that has not elected a Republican attorney general in half a century. But an ex-girlfriend’s domestic abuse accusation – which he strongly denied – left him in a close and bitter race with Republican Doug Wardlow.

The seat opened abruptly in June when incumbent Lori Swanson launched a late bid for governor. Soon after that, ex-girlfriend Karen Monahan accused Ellison of dragging her off a bed.
Ellison has been a national political figure since 2006, when he became the first Muslim elected to Congress.