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   The daughter of Republican Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Jeff   
   Johnson was stabbed to death in a botched murder-suicide over the   
   weekend — leading her father to abruptly suspend his 2026 campaign.   
      
   Hallie Marie Tobler, 22, was discovered dead with multiple stab wounds   
   inside her locked apartment in St. Cloud after cops responded to a   
   medical emergency on Saturday evening, according to the St. Cloud Police   
   Department.   
      
   Tobler’s husband, 23-year-old Dylan Michael Tobler, was also critically   
   wounded inside the home with what investigators believed to be   
   self-inflicted stab wounds, police said.   
      
   Dylan, who is now in stable condition, has been taken into police   
   custody and is expected to be hit with homicide charges in connection   
   with Hallie’s death following his release from the hospital, cops added.   
      
   Johnson, a former St. Cloud city councilman who launched his bid for the   
   Republican nomination for Minnesota governor in March 2025, has decided   
   to suspend his campaign following the “tragic loss” of his daughter, the   
   Minnesota Republican Party said in a statement Monday.   
      
   “There are no words that can adequately express the sorrow we feel for   
   Jeff and his family. The loss of a child is unimaginable, and our   
   thoughts and prayers are with them as they grieve this devastating   
   tragedy,” the statement said.   
      
   “Out of respect for his family and the enormity of this loss, Jeff has   
   suspended his campaign for Governor of Minnesota. We ask all Minnesotans   
   to join us in lifting up the Johnson family during this incredibly   
   painful time.”   
      
   Johnson ran a campaign that was tough on crime, immigration and fraud in   
   the North Star State, which has become the battleground of ICE   
   operations and clashes between protesters and federal officers in recent   
   months.   
      
   House Speaker Lisa Demuth is the current frontrunner among GOP   
   candidates in the state’s gubernatorial race, followed by US Army   
   veteran and former business executive Kendall Qualls and “My Pillow” CEO   
   Mike Lindell, according to KSTP.   
      
   Four-term US Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running as the unchallenged   
   Democratic gubernatorial candidate in her home state after Gov. Tim Walz   
   suspended his campaign last month.   
      
   https://nypost.com/2026/02/09/us-news/minn-gop-gov-candidate-jeff-johnson   
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