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After closing arguments, Franken lead attorney Marc Elias said: "After seven weeks of trial, hundreds of witnesses, and thousands of exhibits, the trial demonstrated what the state canvassing board found to be true after an exhaustive recount: that Al Franken got more votes on Election Day than Norm Coleman. We remain confident that the court ...
Norman Bertram Coleman Jr. (born August 17, 1949) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist. From 2003 to 2009, he served as a United States Senator for Minnesota . From 1994 to 2002, he was mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota .
Coleman appealed this decision. [92] On June 30, 2009, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Al Franken received the most votes, and Norm Coleman conceded defeat after the ruling, allowing Al Franken to be Senator-elect of Minnesota. [93] Franken was sworn in as Minnesota's junior senator on July 7.
Franken challenged incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman in 2008. When the initial count was completed on November 18, Franken was trailing Coleman by 215 votes. [1] [2] This close margin triggered a mandatory recount.
After the first count, Norm Coleman edged out Al Franken by 215 votes, but following a state mandated recount, Al Franken defeated Norm Coleman by 225. [156] Coleman contested the recount, after which Franken's lead grew to 312.
Swing states, some of which could potentially see petitions for recounts this cycle, have different processes for conducting election ballot recounts.
Incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman was challenged by radio host and comedian DFLer Al Franken and former Independence Senator Dean Barkley. The race was close, requiring a recount followed by several legal challenges that would prevent a winner from being seated until July 2009.
Waters asked for a recount in both his 2014 and 2018 City Council District 4 races against Trevor Ozawa. He lost his 2014 race by 41 votes, and his 2018 race by 22 votes. Ozawa's 2018 narrow ...