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Minn. Recount Wraps Up; Review Begins

Coleman holds 192-vote lead; 5K ballots challenged

Dec 5, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The Minnesota Senate recount is complete, but the state won't have a winner anytime soon. Not only are 133 ballots missing in Minneapolis, but the state canvassing board has yet to convene to review thousands of challenged ballots. The meeting is set for Dec. 16. Norm Coleman holds a provisional... More »

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Congress • Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • recount

Franken Gets Boost in Minnesota Recount

Decision to re-examine rejected absentee ballots raises challenger's hopes

Dec 3, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The momentum went Al Franken's way in the Minnesota recount yesterday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The Democrat—trailing incumbent Sen. Norm Coleman by 303 votes with 93% of the ballots counted—picked up 37 more votes than his rival out of a pile of 171 uncounted ballots found in... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • absentee balloting • Election 2008 • recount

ANALYSIS

 In Franken's Run, 
 Cautionary Tale for Matthews 

MSNBC host's celebrity isn't all that, and Franken didn't exactly win, either

Dec 1, 08 1:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Chris Matthews seems determined to run for a Senate seat in Pennsylvania in 2010, but beating Republican Arlen Specter isn’t his only problem, Steve Kornacki writes in the New York Observer. The MSNBC host is a cipher to 60% of the electorate, and there are other qualified, ambitious Democrats... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate • Bill Clinton • Arlen Specter • Pennsylvania • Chris Matthews • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2010

Some Absentee Ballots Won't Be Counted: Minn. Board

Body doesn't have authority to include them, it rules in blow to Dem Franken

Nov 27, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The board in charge of the recount in the Minnesota Senate race denied a request yesterday from Democrat Al Franken to include rejected absentee ballots, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The state Canvassing Board said it does not have the authority to do so, and wasn’t ruling on the... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • recount • US Senate

 Minnesota 
 Recount Mired 
 in Challenges 

Ballot challenges will take a month to decide

Nov 25, 08 2:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The marathon recount in the Senate race in Minnesota is crawling toward a resolution with incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman still ahead of comedian-writer Al Franken by an estimated 210 votes out of 2.9 million ballots cast. The process has been further complicated as the number of ballots challenged... More »

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Senate • GOP • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • recount • ballot challenges • Canvassing Board • missing ballots

Analysis

Silver Predicts 27-Vote Recount Victory for Franken

If you believe the statistics, Minnesota's getting a Democratic senator

Nov 24, 08 11:17 AM CST
(Newser) - If you believe in the math, get ready to welcome the new Democratic senator from Minnesota: Statistics guru Nate Silver, on FiveThirtyEight.com, predicts a 27-vote Al Franken victory. The numbers get a bit tricky, but it all hinges on a strong trend toward Franken picking up votes from Norm... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • paper ballots • Election 2008 • recount • US Senate • Nate Silver

 Coleman's Lead Shrinks to 120 


Nov 22, 08 11:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The Minnesota Senate recount is more than half done, and incumbent Norm Coleman is seeing his slim lead erode day by day, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The Republican’s lead over challenger Al Franken is now 120 votes—down from 215 on Tuesday and around 700 after the... More »

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(Newser) - With the recount under way in the Minnesota Senate race, both sides are challenging ballots left and right. Minnesota Public Radio presents examples of some of the disputed ballots on its web site—circles not filled in, unclear notes, thumbprints, etc.—and asks viewers to weigh in. (Click on... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Election 2008 • recount

Coleman's Lead Shrivels as Minnesota Recount Begins

Franken picks up votes in first day of recount in razor-thin Senate race

Nov 20, 08 3:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Comedian Al Franken gained ground yesterday over incumbent Senator Norm Coleman as Minnesota began recounting the state's 2.9 million ballots to determine the victor of the state's hard-fought Senate race. Coleman's unofficial lead of 215 votes over his Democratic challenger shrank to 174 as the closely watched recount progressed,... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008 • recount

Franken Is 'Likely to Win' Recount: Expert

Badly filled-out ballots could spell victory in Minnesota Senate race

Nov 18, 08 6:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Bumbling Democratic voters in Minnesota are likely to hand Al Franken a win, a political scientist tells the Huffington Post. The professor estimates that as many as 10,000 voters voided their ballots by circling a name or marking an X instead of filling in a circle. But Minnesota considers... More »

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Democratic voters • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • ballots • Election 2008 • recount

Mr. Franken Goes to Washington

Candidate to discuss recount, bone up on bills, raise funds

Nov 17, 08 7:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Al Franken is heading to Washington while his senate race with incumbent Norm Coleman goes into recount, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. In DC, Franken will meet with Democratic leaders to discuss the recount process, and to bone up on impending legislation. Said Franken’s spokeswoman, “If he should... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008 • recount

Franken Sues for Records of Rejected Voters

Coleman leads Minn. race by 206 votes,
calls suit 'shameless'

Nov 14, 08 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Senate hopeful Al Franken is suing Minnesota counties to get the names and addresses of locals whose absentee ballots were rejected, the Star Tribune reports. Franken’s team is sweeping the state for such information in an effort to cut GOP Sen. Norm Coleman’s current 206-vote lead. A full... More »

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lawsuit • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • absentee balloting • Election 2008 • recount

Franken Thiiis Close, Down 204 in Minn. Vote Count

Unofficial tally has Senate race just about neck and neck

Nov 10, 08 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Al Franken’s razor-thin margin of defeat in Minnesota’s Senate race is even thinner today, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The latest count has Franken trailing incumbent Norm Coleman by 204 votes, down from 221 over the weekend. Coleman appeared to have won by 725 votes last Wednesday, but... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Recount • Senate race • Election 2008

Minn. Battle
Has Nothing on '74-75 Marathon

Dem Durkin finally won
NH Senate seat after revote 10 months later

Nov 9, 08 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - The vitriolic standoff between Al Franken and Norm Coleman in the Minnesota Senate race—headed for a recount, then likely the courts and possibly the Senate—could take many months to resolve, judging from a precedent in New Hampshire 34 years ago, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. That fight, after... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Recount • election results • election history • John Durkin • Louis Wyman

 Coleman Beats 
 Franken by 
 762 Votes 

Dem demands a recount in Minnesota's squeaker Senate race

Nov 5, 08 7:22 AM CST
(AP) - Norm Coleman has defeated Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections ever, declares the AP. The GOP incumbent led by 762 votes out of nearly 2.9 million cast. Coleman had 42.03%, Franken 42%, and third-party candidate Dean Barley 15%. But the former comedian has not conceded... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008 • recount • Dean Barkley

 Franken Race Too Close to Call 

Recount looms as Minnesota Senate contest goes down to the wire

Nov 5, 08 3:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Minnesotans may have to wait days to learn the winner of their state's close-fought Senate race, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al Franken are locked in a dead heat, and the winning margin will almost certainly be slender enough to trigger an automatic... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Election 2008 • recount • Dean Barkley

senate results

Hagan Defeats Dole;
Dems Flip 5 Seats So Far


Nov 4, 08 11:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Kay Hagan defeated Elizabeth Dole in North Carolina and at least four other Democrats captured Republican seats in the Senate as the party inched toward a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, ABC News reports. It's going down to the wire. Democrats now have 56 seats, and four races remain undecided,... More »

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Congress • Democrats • Senate • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Election 2008 • Saxby Chambliss

Your Hour-by-Hour Guide
to Election Night

What to watch for as the clock ticks on

Nov 4, 08 12:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Tonight’s election promises to end before bedtime, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be drama. Nate Silver breaks down which polls close when, and what to watch for.
  • 6pm: Indiana and Kentucky: Usually these get called red right away, but this year Indiana is
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Barack Obama • John McCain • Ted Stevens • Norm Coleman • Al Franken • Election 2008 • election results • Proposition 8 • polls

Ugly Debate Wraps Up Minn. Senate Race

Coleman, Franken
trade insults in front of catcalling audience

Nov 3, 08 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota's Senate race is going down to the wire, and a debate last night in St. Paul between Norm Coleman and Al Franken descended into angry, personal attacks. As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports, Franken laid into the GOP incumbent for taking money from a "political sugar daddy," ... More »

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Senate • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • Dean Barkley

OPINION

 10 Senate Races to Watch 

Dems could pick up 8 seats; GOP could oust Landrieu in La.

Oct 31, 08 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - With 35 Senate seats up for grabs Tuesday, Chris Cillizza, in the Washington Post, predicts Democrats will flip eight. Two more are close calls for the Dems, while the GOP has one hope for a pickup. Starting with the most likely:
  1. Virginia is in the bag for Mark Warner;
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Barack Obama • Senate • Senate Democrats • John F. Kennedy • Mitch McConnell • Ted Stevens • Senate Republicans • Gordon Smith • Norm Coleman • Mary Landrieu • Elizabeth Dole • Al Franken • Mark Warner • Jeanne Shaheen • John Sununu • Senate race • Election 2008 • Tom Udall • Mark Begich • Mark Udall • Jeff Merkley • Kay Hagan • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

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