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.
Franken to be certified, but the Senate race outcome still unclear
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The Minnesota Canvassing Board is expected to certify Al Franken the winner of the U.S. Senate race at its meeting this afternoon. But a likely legal challenge could leave the state with only one sitting senator for the foreseeable future.
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Mark Ritchie: Minnesota Secretary of State.
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Mark Zdechlik: MPR political reporter.
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Guy Charles: Professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School. He is currently on sabbatical at Duke University.
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Larry Jacobs: Director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs.
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