(12/28/05) -

Nothing Certain in Minnesota Senate Race

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Voters in the North Star State do not have a clear frontrunner for next year’s election to the United States Senate, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports.

(Angus Reid Global Scan) – Voters in the North Star State do not have a clear frontrunner for next year’s election to the United States Senate, according to a poll by Rasmussen Reports.

The survey reviewed four prospective head-to-head contests. Republican U.S. congressman Mark Kennedy holds a 10-point lead over president of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Ford Bell, and a three-point edge over Minneapolis attorney Mike Ciresi. Conversely, Kennedy trails Hennepin County attorney Amy Klobuchar by seven points, and child advocate Patty Wetterling by four points.

Mark Dayton—a Democrat—won the 2000 U.S. Senate election in Minnesota, with 49 per cent of the vote against Republican incumbent Rod Grams. Dayton will not seek a new term in office.

The election to the U.S. Senate is scheduled for November 2006.

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Election 2006 – Minnesota Senator

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