Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This election, alongside the concurrent Senate election in New Jersey, was the last U.S. Senate election in which both major party candidates were Jewish. [2] When the initial count was completed on November 18, Franken was trailing Coleman by 215 votes. [3] [4] The close margin triggered a mandatory recount.
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.
[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]
All of Minnesota's executive officers were up for election, as well as all the seats in the Minnesota Senate and the Minnesota House of Representatives, several judicial seats, Minnesota's eight seats in the United States House of Representatives, and several seats for local offices. Primary elections to nominate major party candidates and ...
A recount has begun in a Minnesota House race which could change the balance of power at the state capitol. Recount confirms likely DFL win, tie in MN House Skip to main content
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]
The 2024 United States Senate election in Minnesota was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Minnesota. Democratic incumbent Amy Klobuchar won a fourth term in office, defeating Republican former basketball player Royce White. [1] Primary elections took place on August 13, 2024. [2]