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Oops! Caroline Forgot to Vote

Senate hopeful
has skipped half of
New York's elections
in last 20 years

Dec 19, 08 3:48 AM CST
(Newser) - For someone who hopes to be a US senator, Caroline Kennedy has turned out to be a surprisingly unenthusiastic fan of voting, the New York Daily News has discovered. Kennedy has voted in only about half of 38 elections since moving to the city in 1988, according to records. She... More »

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New York • voting • Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg • Senate race • election • US Senate

Minnesota Senate Race Hangs on Pair of Rulings

Court, Canvassing Board could shrink Coleman lead

Dec 16, 08 8:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Minnesota’s hotly contested Senate race now hinges on two fast-approaching decisions: a state Supreme Court ruling on standards for counting mistakenly rejected ballots (arguments to be heard tomorrow), and the Canvassing Board’s decision on the number of challenged ballots to be officially counted (review begins today). Republican incumbent... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • ballots • Election 2008 • ballot challenges

Minn. Board: Count Wrongly Rejected Ballots

Recommendation
may help Franken
surpass Coleman

Dec 12, 08 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - In a victory for Al Franken, Minnesota officials voted unanimously today to recommend counting previously rejected absentee ballots, the Star Tribune reports. The state’s five-member Canvassing Board urged all 87 counties to count ballots that had been improperly discarded—a figure that could approach 1,600. Norm Coleman's camp... More »

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

Emotional Franken Video: Count Our Votes

Dem wants absentee review; fight continues over lost ballots

Dec 11, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - In its ongoing fight to get rejected absentee ballots re-evaluated, Al Franken’s Senate campaign released an emotionally charged video about uncounted voters, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. The video includes one bedridden man—with his head on a Minnesota Vikings pillow—who implores, “I may be a quadriplegic, but... More »

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Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • Senate race • 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

 Fla. Sen. 
 Martinez 
 Won't Run in '10 

Florida senator opens seat for fierce race

Dec 2, 08 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Florida's Sen. Mel Martinez won't be running for re-election in 2010, leaving open a senate seat that's sure to attract big money and fierce partisan competition. The first-term Republican was a sure Democrat target anyway, given that his constituency is split on whether he deserved another shot in Congress. Martinez... More »

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Florida • Congress • Republican • Senate • Mel Martinez • Senate race • Election 2010

 Alaska Senator 
 Warns Palin: 
 Mitts Off 
 My Seat 

Palin could make Senate run on road to presidency

Dec 2, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin may consider a 2010 Senate run as a stepping stone to a 2012 presidential bid—but the current occupant of said seat isn't about to make way for the GOP rock star. Fellow Republican and Alaska's newly senior senator Lisa Murkowski “can guarantee it would be a... More »

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Alaska • Senate race • senator • Sarah Palin • Lisa Murkowski

Parties Bring Out Big Guns
for Georgia Run-Off Vote

Rap stars and the GOP's 'rock star' stump on eve of crucial Senate runoff election

Dec 2, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Georgia decides its Senate race today and both sides are going all-out to secure a victory that could help determine the direction of the next Congress, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The GOP has sent in Sarah Palin to stump for incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss, while Democratic challenger Jim Martin held... More »

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Congress • Senate • Georgia • Ludacris • Senate race • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss

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 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

Begich Pushes Lead Over Stevens to 1,022

Incumbent's safer regions counted Friday; still 24,000 ballots to go

Nov 15, 08 7:48 AM CST
(Newser) - In the Alaska senatorial race, Democrat Mark Begich has stretched his lead over GOP stalwart (and convicted felon) Ted Stevens to 1,022, with over 90% of votes counted, the Anchorage Daily News reports. Some 24,000 ballots remain to be tallied, but yesterday’s results, from typically pro-Stevens areas,... More »

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Alaska • Ted Stevens • Senate race • Mark Begich • counting

McCain Will Campaign
for Chambliss in Ga. Runoff

Election could influence balance of power in Senate

Nov 11, 08 4:34 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain will stump for Saxby Chambliss this week as the Republican Senator drums up support for a Dec. 2 runoff vote against Democrat Jim Martin, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Chambliss has also secured Mike Huckabee to campaign for him in Georgia. Martin, meanwhile, has pleaded with President-elect Barack Obama... More »

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John McCain • Republican • GOP • Georgia • Senate Republicans • Senate race • Election 2008 • Jim Martin • Saxby Chambliss • President Obama

 Stevens Leads,
 but Vote Count
 Is Still Young 

Recount, anyone?

Nov 11, 08 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Alaskan election workers will start tallying uncounted ballots tomorrow in the race for the Senate seat of Ted Stevens, expecting to get through half of them by the end of the day. The convicted but unrepentant Stevens still leads Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich by 3,257 votes, 106,594 to... More »

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Alaska • Ted Stevens • Senate race • recount • Mark Begich

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

 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

(Newser) - At 5 tonight, a wave of exit-polling results will be distributed to media insiders, who'll try manfully to resist sharing anything that might prejudice voters—even though it will kill them. At 6 pm, the results will start rolling in, and Politico gives you a play-by-play guide to what to... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Missouri • Election Day • Senate race • exit polls • Election 2008 • swing states • battleground states • House race

ANALYSIS

Hints at Winner May Come Early Tomorrow Night

Victory, or close loss,
in Indiana would bode well for Obama

Nov 3, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - What happens early tomorrow night may hint at the final outcome, John Whitesides notes for Reuters. A victory, or close loss, in Indiana—where polls close at 6pm EST and which has gone Republican in every presidential race since 1964—would presage good things for Barack Obama; if John McCain... More »

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Florida • Barack Obama • John McCain • Kentucky • Ohio • Mitch McConnell • Pennsylvania • Indiana • Virginia • Senate race • Election 2008 • election results

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