Minnesota

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President Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Barack Obama (Dem) 1,573,323 54% John McCain (Rep) 1,275,400 44% Senate Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Norm Coleman (Rep) * 1,211,565 42% Al Franken (Dem) 1,211,359 42% Dean Barkley (Inp) 437,389 15% U.S. House - District 1 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Tim Walz (Dem) * 207,748 63% Brian Davis (Rep) 109,447 33% U.S. House - District 2 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting John Kline (Rep) * 220,931 57% Steve Sarvi (Dem) 164,094 43% U.S. House - District 3 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Erik Paulsen (Rep) 178,936 49% Ashwin Madia (Dem) 150,787 41% U.S. House - District 4 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Betty McCollum (Dem) * 216,268 69% Ed Matthews (Rep) 98,938 31% U.S. House - District 5 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Keith Ellison (Dem) * 228,776 71% Barb Davis White (Rep) 71,022 22% U.S. House - District 6 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Michele Bachmann (Rep) * 187,817 46% El Tinklenberg (Dem) 175,787 43% U.S. House - District 7 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Collin Peterson (Dem) * 227,179 72% Glen Menze (Rep) 87,057 28% U.S. House - District 8 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting James Oberstar (Dem) * 241,796 68% Michael Cummins (Rep) 114,849 32%

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated frequently. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidates listed in bold indicate projected winner. Candidates marked with an asterisk indicate incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2008. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about electoral votes and how they are apportioned, click here.

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