Election 2008 Coverage
Editorial: Time for Senate fight to end
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
This newspaper endorsed Republican Norm Coleman for senator, but now it is time for him to step out of the race and let Minnesota have two senators again.
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Count and recount
Franken gains 2 votes; Coleman gains 1 vote; 1 vote challenged
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008
After the Freeborn County recount, U.S. Senate candidate Al Franken has gained two votes in the race against incumbent candidate Sen. Norm Coleman. Coleman gained one vote, and one other vote from Albert Lea Ward 2 has also been challenged by representatives of Coleman’s campaign.
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Freeborn County auditor is ready for recount
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
The recount is open to the public. Read story
U.S. Senate recount gets under way
State canvassing board meets
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008
The state canvassing board met today to officially order the recount in Minnesota’s Senate race between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. Read story
More Election 2008 Coverage
- It's official: Stiehm retains mayor post
- Election results of Freeborn County cities
- Outdoors fans glad amendment passed
- It was Obama mania
- The parties worked up to the 11th hour to sway voters in the region
- More election results
- Kehr’s race was close
- Anderson wins handily
- Rasmussen unopposed
- America looks back on Nov. 4
- Nelson beats Shoff
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| U.S. President: National Results |
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| John McCain (R) | Barack Obama (D) |
| 163 | 338 |
| U.S. President: Minnesota Results |
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| John McCain (R) | Barack Obama (D) |
| 1274945 | 1572203 |
| U.S. President: Iowa Results |
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| John McCain (R) | Barack Obama (D) |
| 636782 | 763433 |
| U.S. President: Freeborn County Results |
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| John McCain (R) | Barack Obama (D) |
| 6955 | 9915 |
| U.S. Senator: Minnesota Results |
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Dean Barkley (IP)
437308 |
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Norm Coleman (R)
1211627 |
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Al Franken (DFL)
1210901 |
| U.S. Senator: Freeborn County Results |
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Dean Barkley (IP)
2920 |
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Norm Coleman (R)
6565 |
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Al Franken (DFL)
7429 |
| Albert Lea Mayor |
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 |
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| Randall Erdman | Michael Murtaugh |
| 4213 | 4650 |
| Albert Lea City Council Ward 1 |
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| Vern Rasmussen | |
| 1803 | |
| Albert Lea City Council Ward 3 |
|
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| Ellen Kehr | Ryan Sabinish |
| 829 | 781 |
| Albert Lea City Council Ward 5 |
|
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| Larry Anderson | David Montaño |
| 665 | 238 |
| Freeborn County Commissioner District 1 |
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| Neal Gjersvik | Glen Mathiason |
| 1393 | 2152 |
| Freeborn County Commissioner District 3 |
|
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| Jim Nelson | David Shoff |
| 1532 | 1331 |
| Freeborn County Commissioner District 5 |
|
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| Michael Lee | Linda Tuttle |
| 1548 | 1752 |
| Minnesota House District 27A |
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| Robin Brown | Erik Larsen |
| 10843 | 7944 |
| Minnesota House District 27A: Freeborn County Results |
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| Robin Brown | Erik Larsen |
| 9531 | 7361 |
| Minnesota House District 27A: Mower County Results |
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| Robin Brown | Erik Larsen |
| 1312 | 583 |
| Congressional District 1 |
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| Brian Davis (R) | Tim Walz (DFL) |
| 109440 | 207722 |
| Congressional District 1: Freeborn County Results |
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| Brian Davis (R) | Tim Walz (DFL) |
| 5004 | 11320 |
| Albert Lea Area Schools Board of Education |
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Linda Laurie
7367 |
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Bill Leland
7735 |
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Bill Villarreal
9121 |
