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The new Senate, by the numbers

Posted at 10:55 AM on November 8, 2012 by Tim Nelson
Filed under: Campaign 2012: Minn. Senate Races

Here's a look at the election results from Tuesday, chopped a little more finely than on election night. Since the DFL Senate caucus is gathering for leadership elections in a few minutes, let's start with a ranking of the senators by the percentage of the vote they won, with the majority on top.

Here's a ranking of the senators by vote totals, from most to least:

November 2012
S M T W T F S
        1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30  


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