Politics & Government
Election Runs Late Into the Night (Photos)
With a few races nearly deadlocked, many stay awake late into the night for results
Three election races were nearly deadlocked heading into the late hours of the night.
Michele Bachmann (GOP) did not give a speech at the GOP headquarters, as the race was too close to call. The race was later given to her as she appears to have won by a 1 percent margin.
In the race for State Representative District 56B, Will Morgan (DFL) holds a slim lead over Roz Peterson (GOP) by 170 votes.
Find out what's happening in Lakevillewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
And in the Constitutional Amendment to define marriage, the amendment was defeated and officially called at 2 a.m. The Vote Yes campaign has yet to concede defeat.
"It's not over," Director of Communications for Minnesota for Marriage Chuck Darrell said, "There's still counties left to report that bode well for us." The Amendment, as of now, has been declared a victory by the Vote No campaign.
Find out what's happening in Lakevillewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
As of Wednesday morning, it is unknown whether any of these close races will be contested and asked to be recounted by the defeated parties.
