Length of likely recount depends on GOP's legal plans

11/10/10, 01:54 PM

Democrat Mark Dayton will likely come out ahead of the recount retaining a several thousand vote lead, but the process will drag on into next year if Republican Tom Emmer and the GOP file a lawsuit.

Getting to the bottom of the Hennepin County vote error

11/05/10, 03:38 PM

On Election Night, a vote count error incorrectly boosted Mark Dayton's lead over Tom Emmer by about 60,000 votes. As it turns out, the incident can be blamed on one thing: human error.

Dayton, Emmer start assembling recount teams

11/04/10, 07:09 PM

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mark Dayton, Republican Tom Emmer and Gov. Tim Pawlenty are all preparing for a recount of the election that could spill into early next year.