2006 Election Season Finale with MPR

Stay with Minnesota Public Radio through the rest of the election season:

• Track results with us on election night through broadcasts, streaming video, and official vote counts.
  
  
• Use our voters tools to help make your ballot-box decisions.
  
  
• Keep up with the campaigns as they conclude on election day.
  

Track Results with Us on Election Night

• Live Video from a Special "Election Night Policy and a Pint" Event
  Starting at 7:30 p.m.
  Tom Crann from MPR's All Things Considered and Steve Seel from The Current join with bloggers, pundits, campaigners and citizens from around the community to check in on the election returns, challenge one another to election trivia, enjoy live entertainment and talk about the impact of the election and Minnesota's political scene. Jointly sponsored by MPR News, 89.3 The Current and the Citizens League.

• Election Returns Live Online
  Starting soon after the polls close at 8 p.m. November 7 you'll see results reported live from the Secretary of State's office. Interactive maps and listings of returns down to the county level will help pinpoint how Minnesota is voting this year.

• Gary Eichten Hosts Broadcast Election Coverage
  Programming continues throughout the evening of election day on all MPR News & Information stations. MPR's political reporters will be setting the scene from the campaign headquarters of candidates for major offices and NPR coverage will keep listeners abreast of results from around the country.

• Election Results Widget
  If you've got your own blog or Web site, you're encouraged to pull in live Minnesota results via our new JavaScript module, available for free. You can choose which races you want to include and customize the look and feel.

Use our Voters Tools

• Select A Candidate
  By answering a series of questions about major issues, you can quickly learn which candidates are most closely aligned with your views. You'll be able to learn more about each candidate, hear his/her positions on many issues and find out how your results compare with those of others who take the survey.

• Legislative Voters Guide
  Released just in time for this year's election, our newest aid to voting is a compendium of all the races for the Minnesota state house and senate. You'll find maps of the state districts and links to information about incumbents and challengers.

• VoteTracker
  How did your state representative and senator vote during the last session of the state legislature? Look up their records on key legislation as you choose whether to return them to office or support an alternative.

Keep up with the Campaigns

• Gubernatorial and U.S. Senatorial Debates November 5
  7–9 p.m.
  MPR's Fitzgerald Theater is the scene as candidates for governor and U.S. Senator square off in the final debates of the campaign season. The debates will be broadcast live 7-9 p.m. Sunday and rebroadcast Monday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on MPR News & Information stations. Audio will be archived online.

• Campaign 2006 Web site
  A compendium of all of MPR's coverage since the campaigns began to heat up months ago. You'll find the latest election and political news along with all the features, speeches and debates from the past several months.

• Policast
  Each weekday Policast™ brings you highlights of Minnesota Public Radio's award-winning political coverage, hosted by political editor Mike Mulcahy.

• Polinaut
  Minnesota Public Radio's Polinaut blog explores the universe of campaigns and politics. Come join us in the search for intelligent life.

• The View from the Fence
  Minnesota Public Radio selected a group of swing voters to share their thoughts on this election season. These bloggers keep up with politics and have all voted across party lines in the last several elections.