{"id":2373643,"date":"2024-11-26T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T16:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-minnesota-house-recounts-certify-democrats-winning-races-setting-up-tied-chamber-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T11:54:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T16:54:20","slug":"two-minnesota-house-recounts-certify-democrats-winning-races-setting-up-tied-chamber-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-minnesota-house-recounts-certify-democrats-winning-races-setting-up-tied-chamber-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Minnesota House recounts certify Democrats winning races, setting up tied chamber &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-minnesota-house-recounts-certify-democrats-winning-races-setting-up-tied-chamber-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2373643&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two \u200crecounts in the Minnesota House have confirmed \u200bvictories for members of the Democratic Farm Labor \u200dParty (DFL),\u2064 solidifying their positions in districts\u2064 14B and \u200c54A. Incumbent representatives Dan Wolgamott and Brad \u2063Tabke are set to continue\u200c serving in \u2062their\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-equity-group-trains-kansas-teachers-to-the-tune-of-400000\/\" title=\"Progressive \u2018Equity\u2019 Group Trains Kansas Teachers To The Tune Of 0,000\">respective districts<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peru-choosing-between-2-populist-candidates-in-presidential-run-offs\/\" title=\"Peru choosing between 2 populist candidates in presidential run-offs\">narrowly winning<\/a> their\u2062 races. Initial \u2064unofficial results indicated Wolgamott had a 191-vote lead over Republican challenger Sue Ek; however, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">subsequent hand recount revealed<\/a> a narrower advantage. On election night, official \u2064reports\u2062 had\u2063 shown \u200bEk leading by\u2064 four votes before the situation flipped \u2064in Wolgamott&#8217;s \u200dfavor when\u2062 the results were updated on the \u200bMinnesota secretary of \u2063state\u2019s website. County election \u200cofficials attribute\u2063 the discrepancies to reporting issues. These wins \u2062set the stage for a\u200b tied chamber in Minnesota&#8217;s House.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two Minnesota House recounts certify Democrats winning races, setting up tied chamber<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1890845\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two races being recounted in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota House<\/a> have members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3111933\/tim-walzs-democratic-farmer-labor-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democratic Farm Labor Party<\/a>, the state&rsquo;s Democratic Party, on track to win the races.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Incumbent DFL Reps. Dan Wolgamott and Brad Tabke will continue to serve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Minnesota<\/a> House districts 14B and 54A, respectively. Both races were incredibly close.<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial results showed Wolgamott had a 191-vote lead over Republican challenger Sue Ek, but a later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/minnesota-house-14b-54a-recount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">hand recount<\/a> showed Wolgamott had less of an advantage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On election night, a webpage on the Minnesota secretary of state&rsquo;s website showed 100% of the vote was in for District 14B, with Ek just four votes ahead. However, when the page refreshed, the results found Wolgamott was ahead, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/recount-election-results-minnesota-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>County election officials said the discrepancy was due to a reporting problem, which prevented all vote totals from being correctly transmitted to the secretary of state&rsquo;s office.<\/p>\n<p>In House District 54A, preliminary results from a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/minnesota-house-district-54a-recount\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> recount <\/a>found Tabke had a 15-vote lead over GOP challenger Aaron Paul. On Monday, Tabke was declared the winner of the race.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-going-on-minnesota-and-wisconsin-both-had-89-90-turnout-something-that-is-highly-unlikely\/\" title=\"What is Going On? Minnesota and Wisconsin BOTH had 89%-90% Turnout -- Something That Is Highly Unlikely\">election results<\/a> can still be challenged in court within seven days of the certification. Each race was called Monday.<\/p>\n<p>These races were set to determine control of the Minnesota House, which will now be tied between Republicans and Democrats. Democrats and Republicans will each hold 67 seats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>State Reps. Melissa Hortman, DFL leader and Minnesota House speaker, and Lisa Demuth, state GOP leader, announced that each legislative committee would have a co-chair from each party so committees would be evenly split between Republicans and Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Hortman and Demuth are also figuring out how to pick a House speaker, as the Minnesota Constitution says only one person can hold the position at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1890845\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1890845\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota House recounts confirm Democratic wins, creating a tie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2373644,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310720595587.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,32321,45727,5698,45728],"class_list":["post-2373643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-election-results","tag-house-recounts","tag-minnesota","tag-tied-chamber"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24310720595587.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2373643"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373647,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2373643\/revisions\/2373647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2373644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2373643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2373643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2373643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}