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Election Night, 2006
It looks like it will be a long night here in Minnesota, and not a very good one. Fox News has called the Senate seat for Amy Klobuchar, and she is way out in front with 34% of precincts reporting in at this time (10:21PM). It is not looking good for Mark Kennedy.
Pawlenty and Hatch are too close to call at this point, with Peter Hutchinson of the Independence Party acting as a spoiler in favor of Hatch. Not good!
Congressional District 2, my district, has been called for John Kline, with 43% of precincts reporting and Kline at 58% of the votes. Looks good in this race, which makes me very happy as I have never had a finer congressman.
In the 6th District, things are looking very promising for Michele Bachmann, with 49% of the vote and 37% of precincts reporting. Still too early to call, but it is looking good there.
On a front that is closer to home, Pat Garofalo is well in the lead for MN House District 36B (my district), with 56% of the vote and 96% of precincts reporting. I just had dinner with Garofalo and his campaign committee, and everyone there was jubilant at this set of results.
Looks like a long night ahead, and I have to work tomorrow. I'll try and post a follow-up in the morning. Hopefully I'll wake up to find some reversals in a few races.
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John Kline
Mark Kennedy
Tim Pawlenty
Michele Bachmann
Minnesota Politics
2006 Election