Minnesota voters left their “I Voted” stickers at memorial sites dedicated to Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good on Election Day.
According to The Guardian, among those who remembered the victims was Pretti’s former colleague. The stickers were left to honor the two Minneapolis residents who were killed by federal immigration officers earlier this year.
On Jan. 7, Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed after she and her partner dropped off her 6-year-old son at school. Captured on cellphone footage, Good can be seen turning her steering wheel away from an immigration officer as she attempted to drive away. Three gunshots were fired before her SUV crashed into a parked car. An independent autopsy identified three gunshot paths and four wounds, including a graze wound.
On Jan. 24, 37-year-old Pretti was also fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis. The intensive care nurse had intervened after an officer pushed a woman. After Pretti was sprayed with a chemical irritant, multiple officers were seen on video restraining him. One officer appeared to remove a handgun from Pretti’s waistband shortly before officers opened fire, killing him.
“I felt like my vote felt a little bit more in touch with some of the things that happened earlier this year in the city,” voter Mike F told The Guardian. “So I felt like it was just the right thing to do – to come pay some respects and attach my vote to what happened here.”
Minnesota also recorded its highest early voter turnout for a midterm election, according to CBS News. By Election Day, nearly 1 million Minnesotans had cast their ballots early or by mail. As of Tuesday morning, 983,558 early and absentee ballots had been accepted, surpassing the state’s previous midterm record.
People placed “I Voted” stickers onto memorials dedicated to Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Election Day. https://t.co/lLiaxO5QsE
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 4, 2026
Election Day also brought major victories for Democrats, who secured control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
History was made as Keisha Lance Bottoms won Georgia’s governor’s race, becoming the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history. In Wisconsin, David Crowley became the first Black person elected governor.
A record five Black governors are now expected to serve simultaneously when they take office in January 2027. Along with Bottoms and Crowley, the group includes Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Nevada Gov.-elect Aaron Ford and Florida Gov.-elect Byron Donalds.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is also expected to become the first Black speaker of the House following the Democratic victory. He will need to be formally elected when the new Congress convenes in January.
Meanwhile, in Texas, Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, becoming the first Latina elected governor of the state. Her victory also makes her the first Latina elected governor in the United States outside New Mexico.
