Newsletter: Wednesday, November 9th, 2022
NEWS
ELECTION RESULTS FROM TUESDAY 99% of State.
State Wide Races: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanigan have been declared the winner with 99% of the vote in by 5am Wednesday, Walz 1,308,772 defeats Dr. Scott Jensen and Matt Birk who had 1,115,408 which is 52.3% over 44.6% of the vote.
Minnesota Attorney General with 99% is very close as Keith Ellison leads with 1,250,992 over Jim Schultz 1,228,740 there are around 40 pricincts still to report this morning. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon received over 54.5% of the vote with 99% in and declared the winner of Kim Crockett who had 45.3% of the vote. State Auditor was close with around 9,000 votes between the two candidates as DFL Julie Blaha leads Ryan Wilson at 99% completed.
US 7th District House of Representatives with all but 1 precinct left shows Michelle Fischbach wins reelection with 204,639 nearly 67% of the vote over DFL Jill Abahsain who had 84,372 votes. In US 8th District House of Representatives with 94% of the voters in it shows 8th District Congressman Pete Stauber with 57% of the vote over his challenger DFL Jen Schultz 183,979 to 137,682 of vote but still has nearly 50 precincts got reporting yet, which the closest of the House Race. Other U.S. House Race Winners Districts 1 through 6 are: 1st District R-Brad Finstad, 2nd District DFL-Angie Craig, 3rd District DFL-Dean Phillips, 4th District DFL-Betty Mccollum, 5th District DFL-Ilhan Omar, 6th District R-Tom Emmer were declared winners in their races.
State Senate District 10 (100%)
Republican Nathan Wesenberg= 28,239- winner.
DFL Suzanne Cekalla= 10,602.
State Representative 10B (100%)
Republican- Isaac Schultz= 15,082- winner
DFL- Hunter Froelich= 4,089
State Senate District 5 (100%)
Republican- Paul Utke= 28,732- winner
DFL- A. John Peters= 10,688
State Representative 5B (100%)
Republican- Mike Wiener= 13,680- winner
Independence Alliance- Gregg Hendrickson= 4,423
In Morrison County the following candidates ran and won for offices unopposed: State House District 10A Ron Kresha 15760 votes over 96% of vote and ran unopposed. Auditor/Treasurer- Chelsey Robinson won with 11,457 though she resigned earlier this year, the County will discuss with Robinson on her win and she if she wants the position or will have appoint from within. County Recorder- Jennifer (Jenny) Sanders; 12,101 votes, Sheriff-Shawn Larsen 13,041 votes, Attorney-Brian Middendorf 12,100, Morrison County Commissioner District 2 Jeffrey Jelinski 2,162 votes. Others were Soil and Water Supervisor District 3-Scott Saehr; Soil and Water Supervisor District 4-Dale Scholl. In these races there is write in votes which will be done by the officials and released at a later date.
OTHER CONTESTED LOCAL RACES
Morrison County Commissioner District 1
Mike LeMieur= 1,781 defeats Todd Krajsa= 930
Morrison County Commissioner District 3
Randy Winscher= 1,594 defeats Jeremy Pekula= 1,099
Morrison County Commissioner District 4
Robert (Bobby) Kasper= 1,704 defeats Mike Wilson= 1,454
Morrison County Commissioner District 5
Greg Blaine= 1,934 defeats Rene' Krousey= 957
Little Falls City Council Alderman at Large
David Glaze= 1,763 defeats Chuck Justin= 1,028
Little Falls City Council Ward 3
David C. Meyer= 611 defeates James Storlie= 326
Running unopposed and winning Little Falls city council was Mayor Greg Zylka, Leif Hanson in Ward 1 and Wayne Liljegren in Ward 2
Pierz Mayor
Toby Egan= 307 defeates Dave Fischer= 271
Pierz Council (Elect Two) only two filed and both won
John Perleberg= 396 Donald “Don” Bujalski=345
City of Royalton- Brenda Weiss Pesta, mayor, council member top 2 elected were Kara Sowada and Robert Lanners.
City of Swanville- Sandra Lange mayor, Tony Maciej and James Molitor elected to city council as top 2.
City of Upsala- Rollie Johnson mayor, Wendy Rene and Alan “Fred” Gunderson elected to city council top 2.
Little Falls School Board top 3 elected were.
Sharon Ballou= 3,621 Daniel Schilling= 3,069 Mark A. Gerbi= 2871