Kelliher concedes governor's race
Margaret Anderson Kelliher has conceded to Mark Dayton in the DFL primary for governor and announced her support for Dayton in the Nov. 2 general election.
As of early afternoon Aug. 11, the vote tallies showed a very close race, with about 182,000 votes, or 41 percent, for Dayton and 175,000, or 40 percent, for Kelliher.
The Education Minnesota Political Action Committee, which had endorsed Kelliher in the primary, will be discussing next steps in the coming days.
Kelliher issued this statement:
“I just spoke with Mark Dayton and congratulated him on winning the DFL primary. I offered him my full support. He will make an excellent governor.
“I am so grateful for all of the hard work of our volunteers and supporters over the last twelve months. This was a people-powered, grassroots campaign and we should all be proud of what we achieved together.
“In Minnesota we value every person’s voice and count every person’s vote. And that’s what happened this election.
“Today we will come together as DFLers. We will unite behind Mark Dayton, and beat Tom Emmer in November.”
August 11, 2010