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GOP adds to Emmer recount team

Republican Party of Minnesota officials have announced three key hires to work on the gubernatorial race recount.

In a news release today, state GOP chairman Tony Sutton said Ben Golnik will manage recount operations for Emmer for Governor and the Republican Party of Minnesota. In addition, Matt Kirkpatrick will serve as director of lawyer recruitment and Janet Beihoffer has been named director of volunteer recruitment.

The governor's race is headed to an automatic recount, with DFLer Mark Dayton currently leading Tom Emmer by 8,749 votes.