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The initial results of the recount put Franken ahead by 225 votes out of almost 2.9 million votes cast. [19] On December 24, 2008, Coleman's lawyers said it was a "virtual certainty" that he would contest the results of the election. [20] Coleman's term expired on January 3, 2009. [21]
On January 6, 2009, Coleman's campaign filed an election contest and on April 13, a three-judge panel dismissed Coleman's Notice of Contest and ruled that Franken had won the election by 312 votes. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Coleman's appeal of the panel's decision to the Minnesota Supreme Court was unanimously rejected on June 30, [ 12 ] and he ...
Mondale had previously held the seat from 1964 to 1976, resigning to assume the vice presidency. He narrowly lost to Republican Norm Coleman, the former mayor of Saint Paul. The day before the election, Governor Jesse Ventura appointed the 1996 Independence Party candidate, Dean Barkley, to serve the remainder of Wellstone's term. [1]
2007 year-end reports filed with the Federal Election Commission showed that Al Franken had raised $7.04 million through December 31, 2007, while Norm Coleman had raised $6.24 million. Year-end cash on hand was $6.04 million for Coleman and $3.10 million for Franken.
The 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Reform Party candidate Jesse Ventura, the former mayor of Brooklyn Park and a former professional wrestler, won office, defeating Republican St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman and DFL state attorney general Skip Humphrey. He succeeded Republican incumbent Arne Carlson. Ventura's ...
Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith ruled out a run for re-election in 2026 on Thursday, ... with the last Republican to win the seat being former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) in 2002.
The 2008 presidential election, 2008 Senate election (for the seat held by Republican Norm Coleman), and 2008 Minnesota Legislature elections occurred on the same date, as well as many local elections and ballot initiatives.
The 2001 Saint Paul mayoral election in the U.S. state of Minnesota held a scheduled primary election on 11 September and a general election on 6 November. Incumbent mayor Norm Coleman had opted against seeking a third term. [1] The general election was particularly close, with Kelly winning by a mere 403 vote margin.