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Election results: Minnesota: Pine County

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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	5,547	51.0%	133,477	48.2%
	James L. Oberstar	4,716	43.4%	129,070	46.6%
	Timothy Olson	521	4.8%	11,876	4.3%
	Richard (George) Burton	82	0.8%	2,491	0.9%
	Write-In	7	0.1%	129	0.0%

STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 08
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Tony Lourey	5,605	52.1%	16,702	54.9%
	Michael Cummins	5,130	47.7%	13,677	45.0%
	Write-In	22	0.2%	45	0.1%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 08A
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Bill Hilty	1,812	52.8%	8,834	58.9%
	Mark Ames	1,617	47.1%	6,156	41.0%
	Write-In	1	0.0%	15	0.1%

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 08B
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Roger Crawford	3,861	52.4%	8,673	55.9%
	Tim Faust	3,487	47.3%	6,786	43.8%
	Write-In	20	0.3%	50	0.3%

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	4,924	45.3%	910,382	43.2%
	Mark Dayton and Yvonne Prettner Solon	4,717	43.4%	919,238	43.6%
	Tom Horner and James A. Mulder	1,055	9.7%	251,504	11.9%
	Chris Wright and Edwin H. Engelmann	54	0.5%	7,514	0.4%
	Farheen Hakeem and Dan Dittmann	35	0.3%	6,187	0.3%
	Ken Pentel and Erin Wallace	32	0.3%	6,178	0.3%
	Linda S. Eno and Howard B. Hanson	29	0.3%	4,092	0.2%
	Write-In	13	0.1%	1,857	0.1%

SECRETARY OF STATE
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Mark Ritchie	5,083	48.1%	999,354	49.1%
	Dan Severson	4,750	44.9%	928,805	45.6%
	Jual Carlson	729	6.9%	105,667	5.2%
	Write-In	16	0.2%	1,382	0.1%

STATE AUDITOR
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Patricia "Pat" Anderson	5,070	47.7%	956,206	47.1%
	Rebecca Otto	5,014	47.2%	981,802	48.4%
	Annie Young	283	2.7%	54,152	2.7%
	Kenny Kalligher	260	2.4%	35,538	1.8%
	Write-In	5	0.0%	1,212	0.1%

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Area		County		State
Precincts reporting		100.0%		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%	Votes	Vote%
	Lori Swanson	5,762	54.1%	1,075,508	52.9%
	Chris Barden	4,184	39.3%	839,010	41.3%
	Bill Dahn	590	5.5%	102,872	5.1%
	David J. Hoch	100	0.9%	14,042	0.7%
	Write-In	8	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	4,701	53.4%	932,712	58.0%
	Greg Wersal	4,085	46.4%	672,132	41.8%
	Write-In	17	0.2%	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	6,960	98.3%	1,241,970	98.7%
	Write-In	118	1.7%	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	5,140	56.5%	1,073,684	63.3%
	Tim Tingelstad	3,949	43.4%	619,703	36.5%
	Write-In	14	0.2%	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	6,985	98.8%	1,225,310	98.9%
	Write-In	88	1.2%	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	6,949	98.7%	1,224,631	99.0%
	Write-In	88	1.3%	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	6,882	98.8%	1,207,247	99.0%
	Write-In	85	1.2%	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	6,874	98.8%	1,198,812	99.1%
	Write-In	83	1.2%	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	6,868	98.8%	1,199,301	99.1%
	Write-In	83	1.2%	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	4,240	51.5%	835,187	56.6%
	Roxann Klugman	3,973	48.3%	637,374	43.2%
	Write-In	19	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	4,391	52.4%	716,637	48.0%
	Larry Stauber Jr.	3,969	47.4%	771,404	51.7%
	Write-In	20	0.2%	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	6,843	98.9%	1,190,478	99.1%
	Write-In	77	1.1%	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	6,823	98.9%	1,189,913	99.1%
	Write-In	79	1.1%	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	6,686	98.9%	1,185,263	99.1%
	Write-In	71	1.1%	10,327	0.9%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 3
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Tad Jude	1,125	14.4%
	Wm. Christopher Penwell	761	9.8%
	David L. Hanson	656	8.4%
	Dawn R. Hennessy	615	7.9%
	Catherine (Kate) McPherson	560	7.2%
	Pete Marker	364	4.7%
	Kelley Malone O'Neill	352	4.5%
	Richard Stebbins	289	3.7%
	Yamy Vang	282	3.6%
	Mary E. Smits	278	3.6%
	Laurette S. Arnold	248	3.2%
	Robert "Bob" Steigauf	243	3.1%
	John E. (Jack) Hennen	234	3.0%
	Catherine Ann McEnroe	213	2.7%
	Brian Leclair	190	2.4%
	Mimi Hasselbalch	185	2.4%
	Helen R. Brosnahan	180	2.3%
	Lindy T. Yokanovich	179	2.3%
	F. Joseph Taylor	155	2.0%
	Jennifer Santoro Bovitz	147	1.9%
	Patricia (Zenner) Burchill	147	1.9%
	Bridgid E. Dowdal	129	1.7%
	Portia Hampton-Flowers	127	1.6%
	Sheridan Keith Hawley	78	1.0%
	Write-In	49	0.6%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 8
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John McBride	6,602	98.8%
	Write-In	81	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 18
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Michele A. Davis	6,612	98.8%
	Write-In	80	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 19
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	James A. Cunningham, Jr.	6,630	98.8%
	Write-In	78	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 20
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Steve Halsey	6,767	98.8%
	Write-In	85	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 27
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John Dehen	4,012	52.2%
	Michael Roith	3,640	47.4%
	Write-In	31	0.4%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 28
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gary R. Schurrer	6,711	98.8%
	Write-In	80	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 29
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Krista K. Martin	6,991	98.4%
	Write-In	114	1.6%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 30
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jenny Walker Jasper	6,723	98.8%
	Write-In	81	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 31
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John C. Hoffman	6,730	98.8%
	Write-In	79	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 40
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Robert Rancourt	6,707	98.8%
	Write-In	83	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 41
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mary E. Hannon	6,721	98.8%
	Write-In	85	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 42
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Geoffrey Tenney	6,694	98.8%
	Write-In	82	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 44
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Thomas M. Fitzpatrick	6,719	98.8%
	Write-In	79	1.2%

JUDGE -10TH DISTRICT COURT 45
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kristin C. Larson	6,755	98.8%
	Write-In	80	1.2%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Stephen Hallan	1,294	56.9%
	Bob (Robert) Neubauer	971	42.7%
	Write-In	10	0.4%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mitchell A Pangerl	1,337	52.9%
	Ed Montbriand	1,174	46.4%
	Write-In	17	0.7%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Doug Carlson	1,374	96.2%
	Write-In	55	3.8%

COUNTY AUDITOR - TREASURER
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Cathy J. Clemmer	8,234	99.0%
	Write-In	82	1.0%

COUNTY SHERIFF
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Robin (Rob) Cole	5,371	51.0%
	Mark Mansavage	5,128	48.7%
	Write-In	33	0.3%

COUNTY ATTORNEY
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	John K. Carlson	8,199	97.6%
	Write-In	200	2.4%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 1
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Doug Odegard	8,378	99.2%
	Write-In	64	0.8%

SOIL AND WATER SUPERVISOR DISTRICT 5
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gerald Telker	8,324	99.2%
	Write-In	63	0.8%

HOSPITAL DISTRICT DIRECTOR AT LARGE (North Pine Area)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Askov)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dave Weulander	104	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Brook Park)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Daniel Baran	24	64.9%
	Michael J. Billstrom	10	27.0%
	Dale Tjeerdsma	3	8.1%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Bruno)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Douglas Blechinger	32	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Denham)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	13	100.0%

MAYOR (Finlayson)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Xavier Villarreal	92	92.9%
	Write-In	7	7.1%

MAYOR (Henriette)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Paul Venhuizen	19	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Hinckley)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Don Zeman	290	62.4%
	Brian Klar	96	20.6%
	John Frank	79	17.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Pine City)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Jane Robbins	588	52.2%
	Paul Janssen	443	39.3%
	Terry Neitzel	87	7.7%
	Write-In	9	0.8%

MAYOR (Rock Creek)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Steven Olson	490	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Rutledge)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	38	100.0%

MAYOR (Sandstone)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Randy Atterbury	262	63.0%
	James Edmond Jr	144	34.6%
	Write-In	10	2.4%

MAYOR (Sturgeon Lake)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Thomas Helfman	95	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

MAYOR (Willow River)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Troy W. Janke	106	93.8%
	Write-In	7	6.2%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Pine City) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mary Kay Sloan	545	28.4%
	Paul Miller	508	26.5%
	Loren Skluzacek	490	25.5%
	Robyn Miche'	205	10.7%
	Paul Dunbar	153	8.0%
	Write-In	19	1.0%

CITY CLERK (Rutledge)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Lynette Hischer	39	61.9%
	Write-In	24	38.1%

CITY TREASURER (Kerrick)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Diane Nelson	24	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

CITY QUESTION 1 (Pine City): NEW FIRE HALL FACILITY
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Yes	721	63.4%
	No	417	36.6%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Askov) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Anna Jo Gibson	91	39.2%
	George Frederiksen	84	36.2%
	Larry Seek	57	24.6%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Brook Park) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Erika Stapek	20	30.8%
	Jennifer Peil	19	29.2%
	Jimmie Guligowski	16	24.6%
	Write-In	10	15.4%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Bruno) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Mary Meier	33	50.8%
	Elliott Swenson	32	49.2%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Denham) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Write-In	13	100.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Finlayson) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dave Auchter	53	28.0%
	Marlis Molloy	52	27.5%
	Cheri Molloy	46	24.3%
	Rodney R Ocepek	26	13.8%
	Write-In	12	6.3%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Henriette) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Craig Birkaker	12	31.6%
	Debbie Kane	12	31.6%
	Ronald Hovorka	9	23.7%
	Roy Faulkner	5	13.2%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Hinckley) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Tim Davis	328	50.4%
	David Hopkins	323	49.6%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Kerrick) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Kent D. Johnson	18	38.3%
	Shirley Keyport	13	27.7%
	Daniel S. Adams Sr.	11	23.4%
	Bill Charpenter	5	10.6%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Rock Creek) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Dick Johnson	334	35.6%
	Christine Heintz	298	31.8%
	Stephen Forner	182	19.4%
	Steven Dean Ansell	113	12.1%
	Write-In	10	1.1%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Rutledge)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Scott Taylor	39	62.9%
	Write-In	23	37.1%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Sandstone) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Rene "Ray" Stadin	235	33.6%
	Leonard N. Bonander	228	32.6%
	Steve Richardson	213	30.5%
	Write-In	23	3.3%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Sturgeon Lake) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Warren Peters	109	52.2%
	Diane Jacobson	99	47.4%
	Write-In	1	0.5%

COUNCIL MEMBER (Willow River) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Sheldon Johnson	93	51.1%
	Thomas A. Jensen	80	44.0%
	Write-In	9	4.9%

COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Askov) (Elect 2)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Terry Johnsen	97	50.0%
	Yvette Maloney	97	50.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Bruno)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Edith (Dode) Molgaard	37	100.0%
	Write-In	0	0.0%

COUNCIL MEMBER SPECIAL ELECTION (Sandstone)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Cat "Cathy" Tauer	341	95.3%
	Write-In	17	4.7%

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER (Willow River Public School District) (Elect 3)
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Gerard Bennett	742	36.4%
	Lisa Prachar	726	35.7%
	Karl Rosenau	558	27.4%
	Write-In	10	0.5%

School District Question 1 (Pine City Public School District): RENEWAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT'S EXISTING REFERENDUM REVENUE AUTHORIZATION
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Yes	2,651	62.1%
	No	1,619	37.9%

School District Question 1 (East Central School District): APPROVAL OF SCHOOL DISTRICT BOND ISSUE
Precincts reporting		100.0%
Candidate		Votes	Vote%
	Yes	1,146	57.6%
	No	842	42.4%

Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State