Photo study: Franken & the Democrats, vets, voting, and Jack's farewell

Photos by Bill Klotz

DFL officials consult their notes during balloting for the U.S. Senate race.

Delegates consider their U.S. Senate ballots.

The press zone is a busy hive of activity.

The convention paused for a moment to recognize veterans of the Armed Forces.

Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer concedes the race for U.S. Senate, and afterwards, Franken embraces him. Franken then says that people like Pallmeyer are why he's a Democrat.

Franken gets showered with confetti, and points towards the DFL pols onstage.

Rep. Tom Rukavina (DFL-Virginia) and Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park) laugh onstage.

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins Franken onstage.

Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher (DFL-Minneapolis) congratulates Franken as the confetti falls.

Congressional candidate for CD3 Ashwin Madia joins Franken onstage.

Gov. Wendy Anderson embraces Franken. Anderson later told PIM that he actually prefers walking, golf, hockey to fishing. Fishing is all right, but he doesn't like sitting in the boat.

Franken's family joins him onstage.

Rep. Karla Bigham (DFL-Cottage Grove) winks at Franken, as Senators Mee Moua (DFL-St. Paul) and Larry Pogemiller (DFL-Minneapolis) look on.