Millions pouring into Stewart Mills, Rick Nolan race in northern Minnesota

WASHINGTON – Residents in Duluth, Brainerd and the Iron Range: Get ready for a sustained bombardment of political advertising.

The Eighth Congressional District race between Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan and GOP challenger Stewart Mills has now drawn the largest flood of outside cash in the country.

As of Thursday, more than $9.6 million had poured into television advertisements and mailers in the northern Minnesota district, which has seen congressional representation swing back and fourth between parties over the past decade.

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