Just got back from Graves Headquarters

[wellstone dem]

People are staying strong. This is an amazing result. With 73 % of the vote in.

Republican MICHELE BACHMANN 120691 49.97%
Democratic-Farmer-Labor JIM GRAVES 120118 49.74%
Write-In WRITE-IN** 702 0.29%

[gkhouston]

1. Absentee or provisional ballots? n/t

[wellstone dem]

2. I think the absentee votes are counted at the same time as others

So its just a question of waiting for the count. I think there may be a recount.

[wellstone dem]

3. Jim Graves just went ahead!!!

OMG\

Republican BACHMANN 124470 49.62%
Democratic-Farmer-Labor JIM GRAVES 125627 50.09%
Write-In WRITE-IN** 725 0.29%

[malthaussen]

4. Very tight race, keeps flipping.

Link was posted elsewhere, but here is real-time report on this race: http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/minnesota/house/6/#.UJoIx2e8hTK

-- Mal