Olmsted County wrapped up its recount of 55,671 ballots within nine hours — much faster than anticipated. DFLer Mark Dayton got a boost from the recount netting 13 additional votes while Republican Tom Emmer lost 9 votes. A total of 10 ballot challenges were made with all six of those made by Emmer volunteers being deemed "frivolous" by election officials. That means these ballots were included in the final vote totals. Of the four challenges raised by Dayton volunteers, two were considered frivolous.
Statewide, 45 percent of the ballots have been recounted. Dayton gained a total of 20 votes and Emmer lost a total of four votes. A total of 367 ballot challenges were accepted with 281 of them coming from the Emmer campaign. Heading into the gubernatorial recount, Dayton was leading by 8,770 votes.
For number lovers, here is a breakdown of the recount results for area counties in southeast Minnesota. The first number is the Nov. 2 vote totals, the second is recount total and the third is the vote change. It should be noted that Mower County's results have not yet been posted on the Secretary of State's website.
Dodge County
Dayton: 2,579, 2,576, -3
Tom Emmer: 4,117, 4,116, -1
Ballot challenges by Dayton volunteers: 1
Ballot challenges by Emmer volunteers: 4
Fillmore County
Dayton: 3,535, 3,535, 0
Emmer: 3,648, 3,649, +1
Ballot challenges by Dayton volunteers: 0
Ballot challenges by Emmer volunteers: 5
Goodhue County
Dayton: 7,247, 7,260, +13
Emmer: 9,178, 9,180, +2
Ballot challenges by Dayton volunteers: 0
Ballot challenges by Emmer volunteers: 2
Houston County
Dayton: 3,187, 3,182, -5
Emmer: 3,774, 3,774, 0
Ballot challenges by Dayton volunteers: 2
Ballot challenges by Emmer volunteers: 12
Wabasha County (43% of ballots recounted)
Dayton: 1,317, 1,320, +3
Emmer: 1,950, 1,950, 0
Ballot challenges by Dayton volunteers: 1
Ballots challenges by Emmer volunteers: 1
Winona County
Dayton: 8,275, 8,273, -2
Emmer: 7,950, 7,950, 0
Ballot challenges by Dayton volunteers: 3
Ballot challenges by Emmer volunteers: 5

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