Have we lost the MN Gubernatorial Race?

[BamaLefty]

Pawlenty ahead by a slight margin. 81% reporting.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2006/pages/results/states/MN/G/00/index.html

[gully]

1. To soon to tell.

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[dflprincess]

2. Too close to call

The Iron Range is very slow to report - and that's usually a DFL stronghold. Keep hoping.

[SaveElmer]

3. Yeah just talked to my Dad...

Hatch is a goner....metro area has all reported...no Dem areas left to report

[BamaLefty]

6. That's the feeling I got

when I look at the results.

St.Paul and Minneapolis are already in. Dammit. Oh well! They can at least win one close race. ;)

[scarletwoman]

7. Not all the returns are in from the 8th district yet -- a DFL stronghold, btw.

And as close as it is, there may very well be an automatically mandated recount.

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[calmblueocean]

4. Looks that way to me.

Most of the remaining districts are rural ones, where Pawlenty holds a small advantage.

Here's the MN SoS link: http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/20061107/ElecRslts.asp?M=S&Races=0331

[trotsky]

5. I'm in Minnesota.

And if I had to guess, I'd say yeah, the Repukes kept this.

BUT... the Democrats have retaken the state house and are keeping control of the senate. We also swept the other state offices, including Sec'y of State, so Pawlenty potentially winning is far from the end of the world.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Actually, this could be really entertaining.

I think the new Dem legislature will beat Timmy like a rented mule. Every damn day.