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November 6, 2008

Recount Ordered in Minnesota Senate Race
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In Minnesota, state officials have ordered a recount in the Senate race
between Republican incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic challenger Al
Franken. Coleman leads Franken by less than 500 votes with nearly three
million cast. Coleman has declared victory, but Franken says he will
await the recount. In Georgia, Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss will
face a runoff against Democratic challenger Jim Martin after failing to
gain 50 percent of the vote. In Alaska, Republican Senator Ted Stevens
appears headed to re-election. Stevens holds a thin lead over former
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, a Democrat. Stevens was convicted last week
on seven counts of corruption. With Merkley’s expected win in Oregon,
Democrats will have picked up six Senate seats but will remain three
short of a filibuster-proof majority. Meanwhile, in the House, close
races in Washington state, Maryland, Virginia and Ohio all could be
headed to recounts.