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Election results: Minnesota: Meeker 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	4,654	47.9%	133,086	55.2%
	Lee Byberg	4,103	42.2%	90,682	37.6%
	Gene Waldorf	527	5.4%	9,310	3.9%
	Glen R. Menze	434	4.5%	7,904	3.3%
	Write-In	8	0.1%	193	0.1%

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 18
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Scott Newman	4,977	51.3%	16,587	56.2%
	Hal Kimball	3,892	40.1%	10,821	36.7%
	Richard Hoff	822	8.5%	2,083	7.1%
	Write-In	3	0.0%	26	0.1%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 18A
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Ron Shimanski	624	98.9%	12,075	97.7%
	Write-In	7	1.1%	282	2.3%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 18B
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Dean Urdahl	5,482	60.6%	10,062	64.4%
	Darrin Anderson	3,552	39.2%	5,545	35.5%
	Write-In	18	0.2%	27	0.2%

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	4,897	49.8%	910,382	43.2%
	Mark Dayton and Yvonne Prettner Solon	3,312	33.7%	919,238	43.6%
	Tom Horner and James A. Mulder	1,476	15.0%	251,504	11.9%
	Chris Wright and Edwin H. Engelmann	43	0.4%	7,514	0.4%
	Ken Pentel and Erin Wallace	36	0.4%	6,178	0.3%
	Farheen Hakeem and Dan Dittmann	31	0.3%	6,187	0.3%
	Linda S. Eno and Howard B. Hanson	30	0.3%	4,092	0.2%
	Write-In	6	0.1%	1,857	0.1%

SECRETARY OF STATE
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Dan Severson	4,872	50.7%	928,805	45.6%
	Mark Ritchie	3,927	40.9%	999,354	49.1%
	Jual Carlson	806	8.4%	105,667	5.2%
	Write-In	8	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	4,968	52.1%	956,206	47.1%
	Rebecca Otto	4,080	42.8%	981,802	48.4%
	Annie Young	247	2.6%	54,152	2.7%
	Kenny Kalligher	235	2.5%	35,538	1.8%
	Write-In	5	0.1%	1,212	0.1%

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Lori Swanson	4,481	46.9%	1,075,508	52.9%
	Chris Barden	4,227	44.2%	839,010	41.3%
	Bill Dahn	744	7.8%	102,872	5.1%
	David J. Hoch	95	1.0%	14,042	0.7%
	Write-In	6	0.1%	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	4,652	53.5%	932,712	58.0%
	Greg Wersal	4,031	46.4%	672,132	41.8%
	Write-In	9	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	7,498	99.2%	1,241,970	98.7%
	Write-In	63	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	5,201	58.7%	1,073,684	63.3%
	Tim Tingelstad	3,657	41.2%	619,703	36.5%
	Write-In	9	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	7,490	99.3%	1,225,310	98.9%
	Write-In	52	0.7%	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	7,585	99.3%	1,224,631	99.0%
	Write-In	51	0.7%	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	7,458	99.4%	1,207,247	99.0%
	Write-In	46	0.6%	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	7,442	99.4%	1,198,812	99.1%
	Write-In	48	0.6%	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	7,481	99.4%	1,199,301	99.1%
	Write-In	47	0.6%	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	4,750	57.4%	835,187	56.6%
	Roxann Klugman	3,507	42.4%	637,374	43.2%
	Write-In	13	0.2%	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	4,263	50.9%	716,637	48.0%
	Larry Stauber Jr.	4,100	49.0%	771,404	51.7%
	Write-In	12	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	7,430	99.3%	1,190,478	99.1%
	Write-In	49	0.7%	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	7,412	99.4%	1,189,913	99.1%
	Write-In	48	0.6%	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	7,386	99.4%	1,185,263	99.1%
	Write-In	45	0.6%	10,327	0.9%

JUDGE -8TH DISTRICT COURT 1
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kathryn Smith	4,664	56.4%
	Glen M. (Jake) Jacobsen	3,594	43.5%
	Write-In	13	0.2%

JUDGE -8TH DISTRICT COURT 10
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Paul A. Nelson	7,447	99.4%
	Write-In	43	0.6%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	James Swenson	1,388	98.4%
	Write-In	22	1.6%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	David V. Gabrielson	1,081	53.5%
	Charles "Chuck" Fenton	933	46.1%
	Write-In	8	0.4%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Tim Benoit	1,300	57.5%
	Amy P. Wilde	957	42.3%
	Write-In	4	0.2%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Wally Strand	1,540	90.4%
	Write-In	164	9.6%

COUNTY AUDITOR
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Barbara Loch	8,383	99.4%
	Write-In	50	0.6%

COUNTY TREASURER
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Sharon M. Euerle	8,676	99.5%
	Write-In	44	0.5%

COUNTY RECORDER
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Elaine Lenhard	8,436	99.6%
	Write-In	33	0.4%

COUNTY SHERIFF
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jeff Norlin	5,265	54.5%
	Benjamin Aho	4,369	45.2%
	Write-In	33	0.3%

COUNTY ATTORNEY
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Stephanie L. Beckman	8,130	98.7%
	Write-In	111	1.3%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 3
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Douglas P. Carlson	8,271	99.6%
	Write-In	34	0.4%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 5
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dan Barka	8,401	99.6%
	Write-In	33	0.4%

MAYOR (Cedar Mills)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Sam Flom	15	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Cosmos)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Rich Gieser	136	63.0%
	Gary Martin	60	27.8%
	Dale D. Jackson	19	8.8%
	Write-In	1	0.5%

MAYOR (Darwin)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Josh R. Johnson	130	83.9%
	Michael Diederich	24	15.5%
	Write-In	1	0.6%

MAYOR (Dassel)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mike Scanlon	533	95.0%
	Write-In	28	5.0%

MAYOR (Eden Valley)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Peter Korman	176	49.7%
	Cheryl Thielen	108	30.5%
	Conrad Blomker	69	19.5%
	Write-In	1	0.3%

MAYOR (Grove City)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Melissa Drange	205	76.8%
	Gerald Rueckert	50	18.7%
	Dustin Suchy	10	3.7%
	Write-In	2	0.7%

MAYOR (Kingston)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John Walter Smith	49	90.7%
	Write-In	5	9.3%

MAYOR (Litchfield)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Keith Johnson	1,443	58.4%
	Vernon Madson	1,018	41.2%
	Write-In	9	0.4%

MAYOR (Watkins)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	James C Loch	243	95.3%
	Write-In	12	4.7%

COUNCIL MEMBER WARD-1 (Litchfield)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Barb Altringer	496	98.8%
	Write-In	6	1.2%

COUNCIL MEMBER WARD-3 (Litchfield)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dwight Lorensen	422	99.5%
	Write-In	2	0.5%

COUNCIL MEMBER WARD-5 (Litchfield)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gary I Walz	370	96.6%
	Write-In	13	3.4%

CITY CLERK (Cedar Mills)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	8	100.0%

CITY TREASURER (Kingston)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Sandra Smith	47	94.0%
	Write-In	3	6.0%

CITY QUESTION 1 (Cosmos): SUNDAY LIQUOR
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Yes	140	65.1%
	No	75	34.9%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Cedar Mills) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Robert Mortensen	15	51.7%
	Adam Bjorngjeld	14	48.3%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Cosmos) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Terry G. Anderson	162	46.8%
	Thomas Rennecke	162	46.8%
	Write-In	22	6.4%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Darwin) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mark Smith	120	52.6%
	Lee R Peterson	96	42.1%
	Write-In	12	5.3%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Dassel) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Wayne R. Medcraft	245	24.2%
	Jason Benzing	240	23.7%
	Larry Oberg	216	21.3%
	Kim Clancy	165	16.3%
	Jack Adams	143	14.1%
	Write-In	5	0.5%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Eden Valley) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kevon Gabrelcik	228	42.8%
	Dan Thielen	178	33.4%
	Dennis Marquedant	122	22.9%
	Write-In	5	0.9%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Grove City) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Bill Peterka	178	39.5%
	Write-In	103	22.8%
	Daniel Pehle	87	19.3%
	David Olson	83	18.4%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Kingston) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	James Nielsen	44	48.4%
	Junice S. Anderson	44	48.4%
	Write-In	3	3.3%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Watkins) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dennis C Loch	148	31.2%
	Scott "Jersey" Piccerillo	137	28.9%
	Jerry Oster	115	24.3%
	Write-In	74	15.6%

COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Eden Valley)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Peggy Bethel	249	88.0%
	Write-In	34	12.0%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Litchfield Public School District) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		105.3%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dan Dollerschell	3,073	27.4%
	Donna McGraw	2,914	26.0%
	Jim Ellingson	2,261	20.1%
	John W. Mueller	1,845	16.4%
	Renee Capistrant	1,106	9.9%
	Write-In	28	0.2%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Dassel-Cokato Public School Dist.) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		107.7%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Richard Tormanen	2,988	35.8%
	Kevin Bjork	2,829	33.9%
	Rebecca Clemen	2,467	29.6%
	Write-In	61	0.7%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (A.C.G.C.) (Elect 4)
Precincts reporting		115.8%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Megan Morrison	1,938	57.1%
	Write-In	1,455	42.9%

Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State