Norm Coleman's lead over Al Franken melted away during the Board of Canvassers' deliberations on Coleman-challenged ballots yesterday. According to the Star Tribune, it is down to five votes. According to the AP, it is down to two.
UPDATE: Now we're hearing that Franken is, for the first time, ahead. The Minnesota Star-Ledger has a real-time running (re)count. As of 11:38 a.m., Franken is up by 166 votes.
| About this data | Coleman | Franken | Other/rejected |
| Challenged ballots awarded by board | 262 | 616 | 230 |
| Current vote count including awarded ballots | 1,209,197 | 1,209,363 |
UPDATE: Oh, look, a real-time widget:
