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In accordance with state law, the Minnesota State Canvassing Board ordered a hand recount in the Senate race. [68] Representatives of Coleman and Franken observed the sorting and recounting of the ballots at 120 locations across the state on November 19, and largely finished on December 5.
Sherburne County’s Monday vote recount confirmed Rep. Dan Wolgamott, DFL-St. Cloud’s victory in the Minnesota House 14B race against Republican challenger Sue Ek in the Nov. 5 election.
Minnesota law requires an automatic recount when the margin between the leading candidates is less than 0.5% of the vote, [18] and the margin between Coleman and Franken was about 0.01%. Barkley came in third with 15%. The initial results of the recount put Franken ahead by 225 votes out of almost 2.9 million votes cast. [19]
The Republicans have controlled the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2015 and the Minnesota Senate since 2017. The DFL had held both of Minnesota's U.S. Senate seats since 2009 when Al Franken defeated Republican incumbent Norm Coleman after a protracted recount following the 2008 election .
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While Coleman held a slight lead at the end of election night, the subsequent recount ultimately gave Al Franken a 225-vote lead. [2] A legal challenge by Coleman was unsuccessful and Franken was eventually certified as the winner of the election following a unanimous ruling of the Minnesota Supreme Court, having a final margin of 312 votes. [3]
Daniel Kirk Wolgamott (born October 24, 1990) [1] is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Wolgamott represents District 14B in central Minnesota, which includes the city of St. Cloud and parts of Benton, Sherburne, and Stearns Counties.
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