Senate races decided early
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Within 50 minutes of the polls closing, the Associated Press had declared the nominations in three party primaries for the U.S. Seante.
Incumbent Norm Coleman won the Republican primary big over Jack Shepard. Al Franken won the DFL nomination over Priscilla Lord Faris and others. And in the Independence Party contest, Dean Barkley won convincingly in a field of seven candidates.
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