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Dayton to take oath Monday

ST. PAUL -- Mark Dayton will take the oath of office at noon Monday, Jan. 3, at St. Paul's Landmark Center. He will be joined by other statewide elected officials...

news Tue, Dec 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Progressive tax policy will remain a priority, Mark Dayton said Wednesday after winning the Minnesota governor race. He wants to raise taxes on the rich. Pioneer Photo/ Don Davis

Dayton accepts victory

ST. PAUL -- Mark Dayton and Tom Emmer ended their quest for the Minnesota governor's office as differently as they were on the campaign trail. Dayton, the liberal winner, was...

news Thu, Dec 09, 2010 - 12:00am

Three members of the State Canvassing Board on Friday hash out how to handle ballot challenges that election officials deemed without merit. From left are Judge Gregg Johnson of Ramsey County, Supreme Court Justice Paul Anderson and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Recount ends, but Emmer seeks answers

ST. PAUL -- A recount that ended Friday night did not deliver Tom Emmer the votes he needs to win Minnesota's governorship, but he is not giving up until he...

news Sat, Dec 04, 2010 - 12:00am

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Dayton, leading in a governor race recount, said the $6.2 billion budget deficit is not fiction, as current Gov. Tim Pawlenty called it. Dayton said that next week he will begin to look at top budget appointments if he is named governor. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Dayton says recount delay could slow budget work

ST. PAUL -- The leader of Minnesota's governor race fears a delay in naming a winner past mid-December will hinder state budget preparation. Democrat Mark Dayton said a recount of...

news Fri, Dec 03, 2010 - 12:00am

Dayton numbers edge up as ballot recount nears end

ST. PAUL -- More than 84 percent of the 2.1 million Minnesota governor race ballots have been counted a second time, with Democrat Mark Dayton maintaining a lead far bigger...

news Thu, Dec 02, 2010 - 12:00am

A recount worker holds up a ballot for two observers to see as the recount in the Minnesota governor's race began Monday in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Jim Mone

Dayton gains a bit as quiet recount starts

ST. PAUL -- Recount 2010 started quietly Monday, with one exception, as Mark Dayton picked up a mere 24 votes in the Minnesota governor race. Democrat Dayton extended his lead...

news Tue, Nov 30, 2010 - 12:00am

Election officials Sherry Wyman, left, and JoDee Treat work on recounting ballots from Bemidji's Ward 1 Monday morning under the watchful eyes of representatives from Mark Dayton's and Tom Emmer's gubernatorial campaigns. Pioneer Photo/Monte Draper

Dayton 1 vote over Emmer in Beltrami County recount

Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton netted one additional Beltrami County vote in a recount of ballots Monday. The recount results also had two challenged ballots for Republican Tom Emmer that...

news / local Tue, Nov 30, 2010 - 12:00am

Two high-powered attorneys sit side-by-side at the witness table during last week's State Canvassing Board meeting, during which a recount was ordered in the governor race. On the left is Marc Elias, a nationally known recount attorney working for candidate Mark Dayton; on the right is Eric Magnuson, former Minneosta Chief Justice Eric Magnuson, a candidate Tom Emmer attorney. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Ballot counters hope Minnesotans learned their lesson

ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans remember all too well the days, weeks, months of squabbling over ballots two years ago. There were ballots with stray marks, raising in some minds a...

news Sun, Nov 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Beltrami County starts recount Monday

The next step in determining who is Minnesota's next governor begins Monday as ballots are recounted statewide. Efforts begin 9 a.m. Monday in Beltrami County, where recount teams will work...

news / local Sun, Nov 28, 2010 - 12:00am

Recount ordered in governor's race

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota State Canvassing Board ordered a statewide recount in the governor's race Tuesday while trying to balance campaigns' rights to challenge local election decisions with limiting...

news Wed, Nov 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Paquin, Beaulieu get few write-ins

Two Warriors for Justice candidates secured only 17 write-in votes total in the Nov.

news / local Wed, Nov 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Minnesota governor: Recount battle heats up

ST. PAUL -- A post-election battle for votes cranked up Friday when Mark Dayton hired two recount legal experts and Tom Emmer's Supreme Court request met with opposition. While Democrat...

news Sat, Nov 20, 2010 - 12:00am

Emmer court hearing Monday; Dayton ramps up preparations to become governor

news Fri, Nov 19, 2010 - 12:00am

Minnesota Republican Chairman Tony Sutton announces on Wednesday that the party and the Emmer governor campaign are asking the state Supreme Court to order every voting predinct to make sure the number of ballots cast equals the number of voters in this month's election. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Emmer, GOP petition court

ST. PAUL -- Tom Emmer says he wants the Minnesota Supreme Court to make sure that the concept of one person, one vote was followed in this month's governor election...

news Thu, Nov 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Tom Emmer signs a petition asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to make sure that the number of votes cast for governor on Nov. 2 was the same as the number of voters. Emmer is the Republican governor candidate. Pioneer Photo/Don Davis

Emmer comfortable with election and his life

ST. PAUL -- Tom Emmer does not plan to exercise his option to cancel a statewide governor's race recount, which will continue the race until at least Dec.

news Thu, Nov 18, 2010 - 12:00am

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