A St. Cloud, Minnesota, man is charged with murder in connection to the stabbing death of his wife, the daughter of Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson.

Hallie Marie Tobler, daughter of former St. Cloud Councilman Jeff Johnson, was found dead and her husband, Dylan Tobler, stands accused in the killing.

Jeff Johnson has dropped out of the governor's race after his daughter was tragically killed over the weekend, the Republican Party of Minnesota says.

Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson’s daughter, Hallie Marie Tobler, was “killed in a violent crime” that seemingly involved her husband, according to reports. The St. Cloud Police Department confirmed that Tobler was found dead at the age of 22 inside the apartment she shared with her husband on Friday,

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson has dropped out of the governor’s race after his daughter was killed on Saturday night in St. Cloud, according to an announcement from the Republican Party of Minnesota.