GOPer Behind 'Lynching Time' Posts Wins House Seat

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A Republican House candidate who posted "IT'S LYNCHING TIME" on Facebook after President Barack Obama's 2008 election has won a Blaine legislative seat.

Nolan West narrowly edged Democratic opponent Susan Witt with all votes counted in the suburban district. His 0.74-point margin is outside the state's automatic recount trigger.

The seat is comfortable Republican territory but Democrats pounced for a possible upset after the Star Tribune reported on West's racist remarks over the summer. West lost his job as a House Republican aide but continued campaigning.

House Republicans had largely abandoned West's campaign after the Star Tribune reported on his racist remarks over the summer. But the GOP-aligned Minnesota Jobs Coalition started airing ads attacking Witt late last week.

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