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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.
The Secretary of State's office oversaw the November 2008 general election, in which a record number of votes were cast, a statewide recount in a primary race for the Minnesota Supreme Court, [11] recounts in the general elections contest of several state legislative races, and the disputed and highly publicized U.S. Senate race.
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]
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]
[1] [2] This close margin triggered a mandatory recount. [3] [4] After reviewing ballots that had been challenged during the recount and counting 953 wrongly rejected absentee ballots, the State Canvassing Board officially certified the recount results with Franken holding a 225-vote lead. [5] [6]
A special election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on January 28, 2025 to elect a new member for District 60 in the Minnesota Senate, representing the Northeast and University communities of Minneapolis, Hennepin County.
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.
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 .