Hennepin County glitch was main polling issue

11/03/10, 02:44 AM

Minnesota elections officials say voting generally went smoothly on Election Day Tuesday, but not so the count. After the polls closed, a significant discrepancy emerged with Hennepin County's vote totals. The problem delayed vote reporting as officials scrambled to figure out the problem.

Dayton, with slim lead, tells supporters he's hopeful

11/03/10, 02:10 AM

With the gubernatorial race still too close to call, DFLer Mark Dayton addressed a crowd of supporters at the Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis. "Sorry to keep you waiting," he said. "We wish things were proceeding faster than they are."

Jubilant GOP wins the House, falls short of Senate

11/03/10, 12:18 AM

Resurgent Republicans won control of the House and cut deeply into the Democrats' majority in the Senate in momentous midterm elections shadowed by recession, ushering in a new era of divided government certain to complicate the final two years of President Barack Obama's term.