ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The Minnesota recount ended Saturday with Democratic challenger Al Franken leading Republican former U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman by 225 votes.
The unofficial result came after the Secretary of State's Office counted 933 absentee ballots, the (Minneapolis) Star-Tribune reported. Franken was ahead by 49 votes out of almost 3 million cast before the absentee ballot count, and picked up an additional 176 votes.