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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Chip Cravaack	6,994	54.3%	133,477	48.2%
	James L. Oberstar	4,983	38.7%	129,070	46.6%
	Timothy Olson	759	5.9%	11,876	4.3%
	Richard (George) Burton	154	1.2%	2,491	0.9%
	Write-In	2	0.0%	129	0.0%

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 04
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	John Carlson	7,156	56.0%	18,956	54.5%
	Mary Olson	5,615	43.9%	15,752	45.3%
	Write-In	15	0.1%	55	0.2%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 04A
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Richard Lehmann	1,923	51.7%	6,808	46.5%
	John Persell	1,782	47.9%	7,744	52.9%
	Write-In	16	0.4%	91	0.6%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 04B
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Larry Howes	5,419	60.1%	11,722	59.1%
	Meg Bye	3,588	39.8%	8,098	40.8%
	Write-In	9	0.1%	17	0.1%

GOVERNOR & LT GOVERNOR (Map View)
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Tom Emmer and Annette T. Meeks	6,355	49.2%	910,382	43.2%
	Mark Dayton and Yvonne Prettner Solon	4,872	37.7%	919,238	43.6%
	Tom Horner and James A. Mulder	1,503	11.6%	251,504	11.9%
	Chris Wright and Edwin H. Engelmann	68	0.5%	7,514	0.4%
	Ken Pentel and Erin Wallace	55	0.4%	6,178	0.3%
	Farheen Hakeem and Dan Dittmann	40	0.3%	6,187	0.3%
	Linda S. Eno and Howard B. Hanson	26	0.2%	4,092	0.2%
	Write-In	3	0.0%	1,857	0.1%

SECRETARY OF STATE
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Dan Severson	6,524	51.7%	928,805	45.6%
	Mark Ritchie	5,192	41.2%	999,354	49.1%
	Jual Carlson	886	7.0%	105,667	5.2%
	Write-In	5	0.0%	1,382	0.1%

STATE AUDITOR
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Patricia "Pat" Anderson	6,853	54.6%	956,206	47.1%
	Rebecca Otto	5,097	40.6%	981,802	48.4%
	Annie Young	314	2.5%	54,152	2.7%
	Kenny Kalligher	285	2.3%	35,538	1.8%
	Write-In	4	0.0%	1,212	0.1%

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Chris Barden	6,018	47.8%	839,010	41.3%
	Lori Swanson	5,724	45.5%	1,075,508	52.9%
	Bill Dahn	748	5.9%	102,872	5.1%
	David J. Hoch	89	0.7%	14,042	0.7%
	Write-In	4	0.0%	1,602	0.1%

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE - SUPREME COURT 2
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Helen Meyer	5,374	50.7%	932,712	58.0%
	Greg Wersal	5,210	49.2%	672,132	41.8%
	Write-In	7	0.1%	3,301	0.2%

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE - SUPREME COURT 5
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Christopher Dietzen	8,387	99.2%	1,241,970	98.7%
	Write-In	66	0.8%	15,820	1.3%

ASSOCIATE JUSTICE - SUPREME COURT 6
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Alan C. Page	6,142	55.0%	1,073,684	63.3%
	Tim Tingelstad	5,022	45.0%	619,703	36.5%
	Write-In	6	0.1%	2,921	0.2%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 2
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Natalie E. Hudson	8,355	99.4%	1,225,310	98.9%
	Write-In	51	0.6%	13,117	1.1%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 3
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	David Minge	8,333	99.5%	1,224,631	99.0%
	Write-In	44	0.5%	12,391	1.0%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 4
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Wilhelmina (Mimi) Wright	8,265	99.5%	1,207,247	99.0%
	Write-In	38	0.5%	11,957	1.0%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 5
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Louise Dovre Bjorkman	8,260	99.5%	1,198,812	99.1%
	Write-In	39	0.5%	11,417	0.9%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 11
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Michelle A. Larkin	8,241	99.5%	1,199,301	99.1%
	Write-In	40	0.5%	10,840	0.9%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 13
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Randolph W. Peterson	5,234	52.5%	835,187	56.6%
	Roxann Klugman	4,726	47.4%	637,374	43.2%
	Write-In	8	0.1%	3,616	0.2%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 14
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Dan Griffith	5,394	53.3%	716,637	48.0%
	Larry Stauber Jr.	4,716	46.6%	771,404	51.7%
	Write-In	8	0.1%	3,620	0.2%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 17
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Matthew E. Johnson	8,166	99.6%	1,190,478	99.1%
	Write-In	35	0.4%	10,662	0.9%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 18
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Heidi Schellhas	8,178	99.5%	1,189,913	99.1%
	Write-In	40	0.5%	10,659	0.9%

JUDGE - COURT OF APPEALS 19
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Francis Connolly	8,128	99.6%	1,185,263	99.1%
	Write-In	34	0.4%	10,327	0.9%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 2
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Earl E. Maus	8,546	99.3%
	Write-In	58	0.7%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 5
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John Hawkinson	8,194	99.5%
	Write-In	39	0.5%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 9
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jon A. Maturi	8,193	99.4%
	Write-In	50	0.6%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 16
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Darrell Carter	5,251	52.7%
	Paul T. Benshoof	4,714	47.3%
	Write-In	8	0.1%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 17
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Paul E. Rasmussen	5,253	53.5%
	Terrance C. Holter	4,547	46.4%
	Write-In	10	0.1%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 19
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John P. Smith	8,453	99.4%
	Write-In	54	0.6%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 20
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Donna K. Dixon	8,141	99.5%
	Write-In	42	0.5%

JUDGE -9TH DISTRICT COURT 23
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kristine R. Demay	8,138	99.4%
	Write-In	46	0.6%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Neal Gaalswyk	1,677	58.0%
	Ken Laporte	1,207	41.7%
	Write-In	9	0.3%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Robert Kangas	1,408	64.9%
	Edward "Ed" Nelson	751	34.6%
	Write-In	12	0.6%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jim Dowson	1,540	61.9%
	Bob Moore	944	37.9%
	Write-In	4	0.2%

COUNTY RECORDER
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kathryn "Katie" M. Norby	9,825	99.6%
	Write-In	35	0.4%

COUNTY SHERIFF
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Tom Burch	6,203	50.1%
	Wayne Tennis	6,156	49.7%
	Write-In	26	0.2%

COUNTY ATTORNEY
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Chris Strandlie	9,774	99.5%
	Write-In	45	0.5%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 1
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Tom W. Kuschel	9,951	99.6%
	Write-In	39	0.4%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 5
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Willard R. Pehling	9,841	99.7%
	Write-In	27	0.3%

MAYOR (Backus)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Toni Thomas	39	35.8%
	Dean Engen	27	24.8%
	Chuck Dufour	23	21.1%
	Butch Freeman	12	11.0%
	Philip Casperson	8	7.3%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Bena)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	13	61.9%
	Steve Stangel	8	38.1%

MAYOR (Boy River)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mark Fogle	6	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Cass Lake)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Wayne La Duke	133	97.1%
	Write-In	4	2.9%

MAYOR (Chickamaw Beach)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Donald A. Van Vorst	57	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Federal Dam)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	James A. Hinderscheid	18	62.1%
	Write-In	11	37.9%

MAYOR (Lake Shore)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John Terwilliger	485	98.6%
	Write-In	7	1.4%

MAYOR (Longville)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Floyd "Jocko" Kline	78	96.3%
	Write-In	3	3.7%

MAYOR (Motley)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Nancy Nieken	104	50.2%
	Konrad Alexander	99	47.8%
	Write-In	4	1.9%

MAYOR (Pillager)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gary Greenheck	149	98.0%
	Write-In	3	2.0%

MAYOR (Pine River)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jim Sabas	128	51.2%
	Elmay P. Tulenchik	121	48.4%
	Write-In	1	0.4%

MAYOR (Walker)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Brian N. Johnson	267	55.2%
	Bradley J. Walhof	215	44.4%
	Write-In	2	0.4%

CITY TREASURER (Boy River)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kelly L. Fogle	6	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Backus) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Rae Borst	72	36.2%
	Jim Thomas	49	24.6%
	Randy Zwart	37	18.6%
	Cloie F. Smith	36	18.1%
	Write-In	5	2.5%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Bena) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	13	39.4%
	Bob Zygutis	12	36.4%
	Diana Stangel	8	24.2%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Boy River) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Joe Morris	5	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Cass Lake) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Art Schumaker	99	48.3%
	Wayne Bohn	99	48.3%
	Write-In	7	3.4%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Chickamaw Beach) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Murel G. Backman	48	49.0%
	Wayne Sherwood	48	49.0%
	Write-In	2	2.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (East Gull Lake) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jim Ruttger	330	42.5%
	Rob Mason	292	37.6%
	Lyndon Kirk	151	19.5%
	Write-In	3	0.4%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Federal Dam) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Darcy Tonga	23	67.6%
	Write-In	11	32.4%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Hackensack) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Janice Pfarr	121	52.8%
	Gus Kaubisch	102	44.5%
	Write-In	6	2.6%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Lake Shore) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Doug Miller	380	40.4%
	Susan Amacher	339	36.0%
	John M Poston	221	23.5%
	Write-In	1	0.1%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Longville) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Harold Kammueller	70	42.9%
	Robert Kohanek	65	39.9%
	Robert Helling	27	16.6%
	Write-In	1	0.6%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Motley) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Steve S. Johnson	116	34.9%
	Rob Sampson	94	28.3%
	Write-In	63	19.0%
	Keith Jares	59	17.8%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Pillager) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Bret Mattheisen	123	50.0%
	Clarence Woitalla	119	48.4%
	Write-In	4	1.6%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Pine River) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Patty Melby	155	51.2%
	Tony Desanto	139	45.9%
	Write-In	9	3.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Remer) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mark Gravelle	104	80.6%
	Write-In	25	19.4%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Walker) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Annie McMurrin	273	34.2%
	Char Moore	266	33.3%
	Pat Finney	257	32.2%
	Write-In	2	0.3%

COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Motley)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Bruce Mills	139	70.6%
	Bob Jenkins	48	24.4%
	Write-In	10	5.1%

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Crooked Lake Twp)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Yes	178	56.9%
	No	135	43.1%

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Inguadona Twp): QUESTION 1
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Yes	62	60.8%
	No	40	39.2%

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (May Twp): TOWN SUPERVISOR TERM OF OFFICE
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	No	214	64.3%
	Yes	119	35.7%

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Ponto Lake Twp): SIX YEAR TERM FOR PONTO LAKE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	No	191	62.4%
	Yes	115	37.6%

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Woodrow Twp): TOWN SUPERVISOR TERM OF OFFICE
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	No	313	73.5%
	Yes	113	26.5%

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 2 (Inguadona Twp): QUESTION 2
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	No	0	0.0%
	Yes	0	0.0%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		105.3%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Terry L. Freeman	2,260	28.4%
	Barbara Sherman	2,244	28.2%
	Steven Day	1,328	16.7%
	Blake Nordin	1,188	14.9%
	Kevin Campbell	899	11.3%
	Write-In	43	0.5%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Beth Norenberg	721	28.5%
	Rick Haaland	652	25.8%
	Steve Howard	569	22.5%
	Jennie Reyes	556	22.0%
	Write-In	30	1.2%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Pillager Public School District) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Don Gaalswyk	1,252	26.9%
	Margaret Knebel	1,006	21.6%
	Sara Nagel	983	21.1%
	Ian Newkirk	805	17.3%
	Troy Gratke	599	12.9%
	Write-In	15	0.3%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Northland Community Schools) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dan Switzer	1,425	34.6%
	David Kitchenhoff	1,296	31.4%
	Ione Boor	1,290	31.3%
	Write-In	110	2.7%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Pine River-Backus School District) (Elect 4)
Precincts reporting		112.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Katy Botz	1,705	20.2%
	John A. Palmer	1,413	16.7%
	Garny Gaffey	1,338	15.8%
	Sandra Poferl	1,118	13.2%
	Dawn Rubner	1,045	12.4%
	Darren Sonenstahl	889	10.5%
	Marvin Larsen	836	9.9%
	Write-In	105	1.2%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Pillager Public School District)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Scott Eastman	1,265	70.4%
	Chad Koel	529	29.4%
	Write-In	3	0.2%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Northland Community Schools)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Tandy Kibbler	1,604	97.9%
	Write-In	35	2.1%

School District Question 1 (Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist): APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION
Precincts reporting		105.3%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	No	2,063	56.1%
	Yes	1,615	43.9%

Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State

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