Democrat Mark Dayton has won his bid to become Minnesota’s next governor, defeating Republican state legislator Tom Emmer after a recount, according to updated vote results released Friday by the Minnesota Secretary of State.
Dayton, a former U.S. Senator, lead Emmer by more than 8,715 votes with 99.99 percent of all ballots recounted.
An additional 765 ballots remain challenged by the Emmer campaign, too few to affect the final outcome.
But from what I understand, Emmer has vowed to take this one all the way to the World Court in the Hague, so it might be a few decades or so before we can put this one to bed.
(Hat-tip: LookingOver)
something from this–when you see an opening, you go for it.
ever going to abandon their practice of the convention? it doesn’t seem like the best way to get their nominee, especially when the endorsee doesn’t get the nomination.
What a pretty amazing comeback he had. In 2006 being one of the worst senators in the country (as named by times magazine) retired. Apparently he believed that he was not the best candidate to lead the DLF-er in 2006. 4 years later in a climate that is much worse he comes back and wins
should just stop. At least 2 years ago Coleman was within hundreds of votes and was keeping the Dems 60th vote away from them. Emmer is accomplishing nothing and has no chance.
to win 50% in a governor’s race in Minnesota, Arne Carlson?
I know Klobuchar won 50%+ in the 2006 Senate race, but before her, what, 1990?
Although if I remember right from 2008, Gov. Pawlenty also has to sign off on them.
http://www.startribune.com/pol…
Reading the tea leaves I think Emmer will concede next week after the Canvassing Board certifies the results. Reports are he is having a hard time raising money for a hopeless recount and even the most hardcore Republicans are starting to realize that the backlash caused by delaying Dayton’s term would doom the Reps in 2012.
the obvious belief is that’s it’s a bastion of progressiveness, but it’s somewhat difficult to tell considering the annual impact of the IPM. pawlenty survived, albiet narrowly in 2006 and won in 2002. coleman won in 2002, granted there were some crazy circumstances behind that race though. looking at presidential elections, kerry only won by three percent, gore by 2.5%. granted K and Obama did well, but those were good years, with no influence of the IMP and it might be possible that it was simply a regression to the norm caused by a good year for the party.
A little pissed off, MN Republicans?
http://www.kttc.com/Global/sto…
Seems a little stupid; Carlson even backed Obama in 2008 and will probably do so again in 2012. What’s the point in doing this, since Carlson and Durenburger say they’re not even Republicans anymore?
Until there’s a certified winner, Pawlenty would stay in office. I’ve seen speculation that Emmer was trying to drag everything out long enough to get Pawlenty briefly in office with a completely Republican-controlled legislature.
only challenging some votes what are not enough for change the result of the race, then, the democrats from Minnesota should challenge some votes in every single race for the state senate and the state house what the republicans win.