Former state senator stages write-in campaign

A Minnesota senator who lost the Republican primary plans to run as a write-in candidate.

Paul Koering represented Senate District 12 for eight years, but lost the August primary to former state Rep. Paul Gazelka.

Koering says he registered as a write-in candidate after getting "hundreds and hundreds" of calls and e-mails encouraging him to do so.

After the primary, Koering said he no longer considers himself a Republican. The St. Cloud Times reports Koering now considers himself an independent.

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Information from: St. Cloud Times

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