According to the most recent Star Tribune poll, Democrat Mike Hatch leads incumbent Republican Tim Pawlenty by 9, 46 to 37.
http://www.startribune.com/...
Appears that National Republican woes are having coattail effect downballot in MN. It had appeared earlier this summer that Pawlenty would cruise to a relatively easy election. However, over the last month Hatch and Pawlenty were within a couple points of each other. But this is the first one to show Hatch with such a substantial lead.