Candidates for U.S. Senate appeared at a forum at Farmfest in Redwood Falls Tuesday morning. From left: DFLer Al Franken, IP candidate Dean Barkley, incumbent Republican Norm Coleman. IP-endorsed candidate Steve Williams also participated. (MPR Photo/Mark Zdechlik)
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.
U.S. Senate candidates debate at Farmfest
Major party candidates for the U.S. Senate debated rural issues Tuesday in their first joint appearance. The traditional Farmfest debate was held at the Gilfillan Estate in Redwood County, Minn.
Guests
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Norm Coleman: U.S. senator, R-Minn.
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Al Franken: DFL-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Stephen Williams: Independence Party-endorsed candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Dean Barkley: Independence Party candidate for U.S. Senate.
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