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Election results: Minnesota: Clay County

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U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Collin C. Peterson	12,306	64.9%	133,086	55.2%
	Lee Byberg	5,735	30.2%	90,682	37.6%
	Gene Waldorf	516	2.7%	9,310	3.9%
	Glen R. Menze	375	2.0%	7,904	3.3%
	Write-In	28	0.1%	193	0.1%

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 09
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Keith Langseth	10,445	55.2%	14,596	52.5%
	Jeff Backer	8,468	44.7%	13,169	47.4%
	Write-In	15	0.1%	25	0.1%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 09A
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Morrie Lanning	8,081	60.1%	8,081	60.1%
	Greg Lemke	5,356	39.8%	5,356	39.8%
	Write-In	13	0.1%	13	0.1%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 09B
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Paul Marquart	3,877	70.3%	8,877	61.9%
	Benjamin Grimsley	1,637	29.7%	5,463	38.1%
	Write-In	2	0.0%	12	0.1%

GOVERNOR & LT GOVERNOR (Map View)
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Mark Dayton and Yvonne Prettner Solon	8,512	44.8%	919,238	43.6%
	Tom Emmer and Annette T. Meeks	8,027	42.3%	910,382	43.2%
	Tom Horner and James A. Mulder	2,146	11.3%	251,504	11.9%
	Ken Pentel and Erin Wallace	95	0.5%	6,178	0.3%
	Chris Wright and Edwin H. Engelmann	85	0.4%	7,514	0.4%
	Farheen Hakeem and Dan Dittmann	68	0.4%	6,187	0.3%
	Linda S. Eno and Howard B. Hanson	42	0.2%	4,092	0.2%
	Write-In	9	0.0%	1,857	0.1%

SECRETARY OF STATE
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Mark Ritchie	8,948	48.8%	999,354	49.1%
	Dan Severson	8,357	45.6%	928,805	45.6%
	Jual Carlson	1,014	5.5%	105,667	5.2%
	Write-In	10	0.1%	1,382	0.1%

STATE AUDITOR
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Patricia "Pat" Anderson	8,863	48.6%	956,206	47.1%
	Rebecca Otto	8,491	46.5%	981,802	48.4%
	Annie Young	493	2.7%	54,152	2.7%
	Kenny Kalligher	387	2.1%	35,538	1.8%
	Write-In	11	0.1%	1,212	0.1%

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Lori Swanson	9,513	52.0%	1,075,508	52.9%
	Chris Barden	7,772	42.5%	839,010	41.3%
	Bill Dahn	898	4.9%	102,872	5.1%
	David J. Hoch	96	0.5%	14,042	0.7%
	Write-In	8	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	9,961	65.6%	932,712	58.0%
	Greg Wersal	5,198	34.2%	672,132	41.8%
	Write-In	21	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	13,138	99.4%	1,241,970	98.7%
	Write-In	73	0.6%	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	10,283	65.5%	1,073,684	63.3%
	Tim Tingelstad	5,393	34.4%	619,703	36.5%
	Write-In	15	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	13,090	99.5%	1,225,310	98.9%
	Write-In	65	0.5%	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	13,045	99.6%	1,224,631	99.0%
	Write-In	58	0.4%	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	12,986	99.5%	1,207,247	99.0%
	Write-In	61	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	12,953	99.5%	1,198,812	99.1%
	Write-In	62	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	12,970	99.6%	1,199,301	99.1%
	Write-In	53	0.4%	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	9,252	63.7%	835,187	56.6%
	Roxann Klugman	5,249	36.2%	637,374	43.2%
	Write-In	19	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%
	Larry Stauber Jr.	8,195	56.2%	771,404	51.7%
	Dan Griffith	6,379	43.7%	716,637	48.0%
	Write-In	19	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	12,935	99.6%	1,190,478	99.1%
	Write-In	48	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	12,924	99.6%	1,189,913	99.1%
	Write-In	50	0.4%	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	12,867	99.7%	1,185,263	99.1%
	Write-In	43	0.3%	10,327	0.9%

JUDGE -7TH DISTRICT COURT 9
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Michael Kirk	13,168	99.4%
	Write-In	78	0.6%

JUDGE -7TH DISTRICT COURT 14
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Skipper J Pearson	12,835	99.6%
	Write-In	55	0.4%

JUDGE -7TH DISTRICT COURT 16
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Joseph A. Evans	12,858	99.6%
	Write-In	48	0.4%

JUDGE -7TH DISTRICT COURT 21
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	James Hoolihan	12,822	99.6%
	Write-In	55	0.4%

JUDGE -7TH DISTRICT COURT 22
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Sally Ireland Robertson	12,852	99.6%
	Write-In	55	0.4%

JUDGE -7TH DISTRICT COURT 25
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John H. Scherer	12,833	99.6%
	Write-In	56	0.4%

JUDGE -7TH DISTRICT COURT 28
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Douglas P. Anderson	12,863	99.6%
	Write-In	51	0.4%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jon D. Evert	1,971	55.6%
	Ron Ekre	1,562	44.1%
	Write-In	12	0.3%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kevin Campbell	2,685	99.3%
	Write-In	18	0.7%

COUNTY AUDITOR - TREASURER
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Lori J. Johnson	16,001	99.5%
	Write-In	83	0.5%

COUNTY RECORDER
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	J. Bonnie Rehder	15,352	99.6%
	Write-In	54	0.4%

COUNTY SHERIFF
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Bill Bergquist	16,689	99.2%
	Write-In	132	0.8%

COUNTY ATTORNEY
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Brian Melton	15,455	99.4%
	Write-In	88	0.6%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 3
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kenneth Schellack	15,194	99.6%
	Write-In	58	0.4%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 4
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Paul G. Krabbenhoft	15,338	99.6%
	Write-In	56	0.4%

MAYOR (Comstock)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Thomas Askegaard	41	95.3%
	Write-In	2	4.7%

MAYOR (Felton)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Ron M Larson	59	96.7%
	Write-In	2	3.3%

MAYOR (Georgetown)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Traci Goble	33	89.2%
	Write-In	4	10.8%

MAYOR (Hawley)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gary E. Johnson	529	95.0%
	Write-In	28	5.0%

MAYOR (Hitterdal)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gayle Holte	77	88.5%
	Write-In	10	11.5%

MAYOR (Sabin)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Charles Neff	147	88.6%
	Write-In	19	11.4%

MAYOR (Ulen)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Duane Amundson	109	73.2%
	Write-In	40	26.8%

CITY CLERK (Felton)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Natalie J Hilde	57	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

CITY CLERK (Georgetown)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dawn Lemke	38	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Comstock) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Chris Haman	30	43.5%
	Mary O'Neil	20	29.0%
	Write-In	19	27.5%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Felton) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Joyce Larson	56	52.3%
	Jeffrey T Rehder	51	47.7%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Georgetown)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Larry Pollock	38	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Glyndon) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Roger Wyland	203	29.8%
	David Owings	170	25.0%
	Carrie Smith	140	20.6%
	Rodney Wirth	93	13.7%
	Karen Kringler	73	10.7%
	Write-In	2	0.3%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Hawley) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Allan Fenske	491	49.0%
	John Young Jr	475	47.4%
	Write-In	37	3.7%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Hitterdal) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mary Lou Anderson	85	78.7%
	Write-In	23	21.3%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Sabin) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mark Hanson	138	50.4%
	Shelley Poehls	128	46.7%
	Write-In	8	2.9%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Ulen) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	James Ashmore	120	40.3%
	Mary A. Knopfler	90	30.2%
	Nick Herzog	77	25.8%
	Write-In	11	3.7%

COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Ulen)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	24	100.0%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Hawley Public School District) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Allen Holleman	1,044	49.1%
	Stephen Stafki	911	42.8%
	Write-In	173	8.1%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Moorhead Public School District) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Laurie Johnson	7,648	28.8%
	William K. "Bill" Tomhave	6,608	24.8%
	Kristine Thompson	6,292	23.7%
	Karin L. Dulski	5,901	22.2%
	Write-In	149	0.6%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Ulen-Hitterdal Public School Dist) (Elect 4)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gary L. Peterson	439	23.8%
	Andrea Koczur	383	20.8%
	Melissa Ann Green	345	18.7%
	Angela (Burnside) Sirjord	320	17.4%
	Jeannette Kjos	290	15.7%
	Write-In	66	3.6%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton) (Elect 4)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Karleen Mjolsness	1,315	26.4%
	Tracy Tollefson	1,226	24.6%
	Jerry Anderson	1,215	24.4%
	Rich Hanson	1,194	23.9%
	Write-In	38	0.8%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Moorhead Public School District)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Bryce Vincent Haugen	4,439	41.2%
	Trudy K. Wilmer	3,696	34.3%
	Sylvia Hernandez-Cruz	2,584	24.0%
	Write-In	46	0.4%

School District Question 1 (Moorhead Public School District): APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL REVENUE TO AVOID FURTHER BUDGET CUTS
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Yes	6,950	53.5%
	No	6,044	46.5%

Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State