ELECTION RESULTS AS OF 5AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
*declared winners if noted.
U.S. PRESIDENT- Still too close many states still counting.
GOP- Donald J. Trump (Incumbent) 213 Electoral Votes (need 270)
DFL- Joe Biden (Challenger) 238 Electoral Votes (need 270 to win)
STILL AT LEAST 6 BIG STATES HAVE NOT FINISHEDTALLYING VOTES
*Joe Biden was the declared winner in Minnesota 51% to 44%.
U.S. Senate
*DFL- Tina Smith wins 1.532 million votes (49%) 99%
GOP- Jason Lewis 1.363 million votes (43%) with 99% tallied.
U.S. House District 8
*GOP- Pete Stauber (Incumbent)- 215,115 votes wins (57%)
DFL- Quinn Nystrom (Challenger) 142,708 votes. (36%)
U.S. House District 7
*GOP- Michelle Fischbach (Challenger) wins 190,207 votes (53%)
DFL- Collin Peterson (Incumbent) 141,396 votes. (40%)
OTHER U.S. HOUSE INCUMBENTS LEADING OR WON.
District 1-Jim Hagedorn-leads, District 2- Angie Craig leads, District 3- Dean Phillips, District 4- Betty McCollum, District 5- Ihlan Omar, District 6- Tom Emmer, all declared wins.
State Senate District 9 (99% complete)
*GOP- Paul Gazelka (Incumbent) 31,046 votes (76%)
DFL- A. John Peters (Challenger) 9,885 votes (24%)
State Representative District 9B (100% complete)
*GOP- Ron Kresha (Incumbent) 16,852 votes (77%)
DFL- Laura Wright (Challenger) 4,979 votes (23%)
State Senate District 15 (includes Lakin & Morrill Townships)
*GOP- Andrew Mathews (incumbent) defeated DFL Brent Krist.
State Representative District 15B- (SE Morrison County)
*GOP- Shane Mekeland (incumbent) defeated DFL Ron Thiessen.
Morrison County Commissioner District 1
*Mike LeMieur (Incumbent) 3,292 votes ran unopposed.
Morrison County Commissioner District 2 (100%)
*Jeffrey Jelinski (Incumbent) 2,054 votes wins
Bobby Kasper (Challenger) 1,111 votes.
Morrison County Commissioner District 3 (100%)
*Randy Winscher (Incumbent) 2,103 votes. wins
Al Doty (Challenger) 1,299 votes
Little Falls City Council Ward 1 (100%)
*Raquel Lundberg 651 votes wins
Sarah Okroi 494 votes
Little Falls City Council Ward 2
*Gerald Knafla 1,497 votes (ran unopposed)
Little Falls City Council Ward 3 (100%)
*Frank Gosiak 647 votes wins
Jeremy Hanfler 277 votes
Dawn Meyer 109 votes
Richard D. Berg 69 votes
Little Falls School Board (elect 3)
*Julie LeMieur 5,885 votes
*Doug Dahlberg 5.649 votes
*Kelsie Herzog 4,956 votes write in-110 (top 3 elected)
Pierz Mayor
*Dave Fischer (Incumbent)
Pierz City Council
*Jacque Ballou (Incumbent)
Pierz City Clerk
*Kyle Bednar (Incumbent)
*all ran unopposed in the election last night.
Pierz School Board (elect 3)
*Rick Sczublewski 2,033 votes
*Steven Boser 2,013 votes
*Ashley Toops 1,799 votes write in- 95 (top 3 elected)
Royalton School Board (elect 3)
*Rian Hofstad 1,139 votes
*Angela Roering 950 votes
*Tyra Baumann 898 votes
Elizabeth Verley 770 votes
write in 571 votes
MORE RESULTS WILL BE ON THURSDAY'S NEWSLETTER.
OTHER LOCAL NEWS
--Morrison County Website Tuesday reported 990 cases of COVID-19 since testing began, 296 active cases, 53 needed hospitalization. Little Falls at 121, Pierz 57, Royalton 43, Motley 18, Swanville 12. State website 3,483 new cases and 15 new deaths linked to virus. New cases in Benton 48, Crow Wing 67, Mille Lacs 29, Morrison had 37 confirmed and 1 probable case of COVID-19, Stearns 166, and Todd reported 20 new cases on Tuesday.
--Tim Sumner informed Little Falls Radio on Tuesday that due to recent restrictions and safety guidelines they are unable to do the Annual Community Thanksgiving Meal this year in Little Falls. Again the annual Thanksgiving Meal this year is cancelled in Little Falls and hopes to return again in 2021.
DEATH NOTICE-correction on name from yesterday
--Erwin Schneider, age 92 of Clarissa.
WEATHER
TODAY= sunny and mild, high 71.
TONIGHT= clear night, low around 40.
THURSDAY= sunny skies, little more breeze, high 61, low 45.
FRIDAY= sunny and mild, high near 70, low around 55.
Listen for more election results today on Little Falls Radio.