Today in the Senate race: Northern Minnesota

Franken, McFadden on the road as election draws near

October 27, 2014 at 7:30PM

U.S. Sen. Al Franken and his Republican challenger Mike McFadden are spending Monday campaigning in northern Minnesota.

McFadden, who visited Tobie's Restaurant in Hinckley Monday morning, is scheduled to make afternoon trips to Baxter and, where he'll visit the Brainerd Victory Office in Baxter, and Bemidji, where he will stop at the Peppercorn Restaurant.

McFadden is scheduled to co-host a meet-and-greet at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday in Moorhead alongside Seventh Congressional District candidate Torrey Westrom.

Meanwhile, Franken spoke at a Get Out the Vote event on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus alongside Mad Men actor John Hamm.

The candidates were back on the road following a Sunday morning debate. Their next debate is 7 p.m. Nov. 2 on Minnesota Public Radio.

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Abby Simons

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Abby Simons is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Public Safety Editor. Her team covers crime and courts across the metro. She joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2008 and previously reported on crime, courts and politics.

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