Analyzing GOP victories in Minnesota
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We still don't know who will be Minnesota's next governor. With 100 percent of the precincts counted, DFLer Mark Dayton leads Republican Tom Emmer by 9,057 votes. A recount is likely. Meanwhile, 18-term DFL Congressman Jim Oberstar has been defeated by Republican Chip Cravaack in the the 8th district. All the other incumbent members of Minnesota's congressional delegation were re-elected. And Republicans have taken control of both the Minnesota House and Senate.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Larry Jacobs who's a political science professor at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.
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