Royce White, a former professional basketball player and radio host, emerged victorious in the Republican primary for Minnesota’s U.S. Senate election by defeating establishment candidate Joe Fraser with a 9.2 percent margin. White garnered significant support from populist Republicans, securing many top endorsements and ultimately winning 38.5 percent of the vote. This victory sets him up to face Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) in the November election. According to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), he has only raised $132,721 for his campaign, while Klobuchar has raised over $18.9 million for her principal committee and more than $3.7 million for her political action committee.
Polls show that Klobuchar, who secured the Democratic primary victory on Aug. 13 with 94.3 percent of the vote, is leading Royce by 22 percentage points in the most recent poll of the race.
Klobuchar’s campaign has not yet responded to a request for comment.
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