Rice County

U.S. President & Vice President
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL Barack Obama And Joe Biden 52.9% 17,054 52.7% 1,546,167
GOP Mitt Romney And Paul Ryan 44.6% 14,384 45.0% 1,320,225
Lib Gary Johnson And Jim Gray 1.3% 420 1.2% 35,098
GP Jill Stein And Cheri Honkala 0.5% 168 0.4% 13,023
WI Write-In 0.3% 103 0.4% 10,641
CP Virgil Goode And Jim Clymer 0.1% 48 0.1% 3,722
GGOP Jim Carlson And George Mcmahon 0.1% 35 0.1% 3,149
JP Ross C. "Rocky" Anderson And Luis J. Rodriguez 0.1% 23 0.1% 1,996
Cnl Dean Morstad And Josh Franke-Hyland 0.0% 15 0.0% 1,092
SWP James Harris And Maura Deluca 0.0% 12 0.0% 1,051
PSL Peta Lindsay And Yari Osorio 0.0% 5 0.0% 397

U.S. Senator (before recount)
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL Amy Klobuchar 66.7% 20,657 65.2% 1,854,595
GOP Kurt Bills 28.9% 8,943 30.5% 867,974
IP Stephen Williams 2.7% 831 2.6% 73,539
GGOP Tim Davis 1.1% 351 1.1% 30,531
NP Michael Cavlan 0.5% 158 0.5% 13,986
WI Write-In 0.1% 29 0.1% 2,582

Constitutional Amendment 1
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
  No 52.5% 17,025 51.2% 1,510,434
  Yes 46.3% 15,010 47.4% 1,399,916
  Estimated Blanks 1.2% 380 1.4% 40,430

Constitutional Amendment 2
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
  No 54.4% 17,624 52.2% 1,539,044
  Yes 44.1% 14,294 46.2% 1,362,009
  Estimated Blanks 1.5% 497 1.7% 49,727

Chief Justice - Supreme Court
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Lorie Skjerven Gildea 57.9% 13,635 60.0% 1,284,064
NP Dan Griffith 41.8% 9,829 39.6% 846,956
WI Write-In 0.3% 70 0.4% 8,370

Associate Justice - Supreme Court 1
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Barry Anderson 57.7% 13,119 58.9% 1,228,138
NP Dean Barkley 42.0% 9,545 40.7% 847,515
WI Write-In 0.3% 71 0.4% 8,056

Associate Justice - Supreme Court 4
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP David R. Stras 56.2% 12,527 56.0% 1,141,951
NP Tim Tingelstad 43.4% 9,665 43.6% 890,301
WI Write-In 0.4% 80 0.4% 8,687

Judge - Court of Appeals 6
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Renee L. Worke 99.2% 19,682 99.0% 1,758,946
WI Write-In 0.8% 150 1.0% 18,159

Judge - Court of Appeals 7
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks 99.3% 19,291 99.0% 1,720,106
WI Write-In 0.7% 130 1.0% 16,897

U.S. House - District 1
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL Tim Walz 51.5% 8,928 57.5% 193,211
GOP Allen Quist 48.4% 8,384 42.3% 142,164
WI Write-In 0.1% 23 0.2% 505

U.S. House - District 2
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL Mike Obermueller 59.5% 7,890 45.8% 164,338
GOP John Kline 40.3% 5,342 54.0% 193,587
WI Write-In 0.2% 21 0.1% 521

State Senator District 20
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL Kevin L. Dahle 59.9% 10,373 50.0% 20,627
GOP Mike Dudley 40.0% 6,931 49.8% 20,556
WI Write-In 0.1% 20 0.1% 53

State Senator District 24
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL Vicki Jensen 54.2% 7,074 52.6% 19,248
GOP Vern Swedin 45.7% 5,963 47.2% 17,286
WI Write-In 0.1% 18 0.2% 62

Judge - 3rd District Court 1
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Christina K. Stevens 99.4% 19,354 99.2% 161,733
WI Write-In 0.6% 116 0.8% 1,316

Judge - 3rd District Court 2
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP John T. Cajacob 99.2% 19,577 99.3% 159,914
WI Write-In 0.8% 149 0.7% 1,112

Judge - 3rd District Court 4
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Jeffrey D. Thompson 99.4% 19,218 99.3% 160,749
WI Write-In 0.6% 113 0.7% 1,158

Judge - 3rd District Court 5
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Ross L. Leuning 99.4% 19,014 99.3% 159,393
WI Write-In 0.6% 108 0.7% 1,055

Judge - 3rd District Court 9
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Robert Birnbaum 99.5% 19,093 99.4% 160,441
WI Write-In 0.5% 105 0.6% 1,030

Judge - 3rd District Court 10
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Debra Ann Jacobson 99.4% 19,216 99.3% 161,186
WI Write-In 0.6% 120 0.7% 1,143

Judge - 3rd District Court 12
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Christine A. Long 99.3% 19,319 99.4% 160,426
WI Write-In 0.7% 133 0.6% 1,048

Judge - 3rd District Court 15
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
NP Joseph F. Chase 99.4% 19,031 99.3% 160,776
WI Write-In 0.6% 109 0.7% 1,094

State Representative District 20B
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL David Bly 59.1% 10,107 56.9% 11,700
GOP Brian Wermerskirchen 40.8% 6,977 43.0% 8,843
WI Write-In 0.1% 18 0.1% 20

State Representative District 24B
Rpt.: 100.0% county, 100.0% state
  County State
Vote % Votes Vote % Votes
DFL Patti Fritz 58.4% 7,818 56.7% 9,988
GOP Dan Kaiser 41.5% 5,552 43.2% 7,608
WI Write-In 0.1% 12 0.1% 15

County Commissioner District 1
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Jacob (Jake) G Gillen 54.8% 2,907
NP Kathleen Doran-Norton 44.8% 2,377
WI Write-In 0.3% 18

County Commissioner District 2
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Galen Malecha 60.9% 3,712
NP Jeff Quinnell 38.6% 2,352
WI Write-In 0.6% 36

County Commissioner District 3
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP David Miller 64.5% 2,689
NP Carol J. King 35.0% 1,460
WI Write-In 0.5% 21

County Commissioner District 4
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Steve Bauer 98.7% 4,100
WI Write-In 1.3% 56

County Commissioner District 5
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Jeff Docken 51.5% 3,352
NP Richard Cook 48.0% 3,126
WI Write-In 0.5% 34

School Board Member (Faribault) (Elect 3)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Jason Engbrecht 24.3% 6,399
NP Jerry Robicheau 20.9% 5,523
NP Yvette Marthaler 20.5% 5,398
NP Deborah Salonek 17.1% 4,519
NP Peggy (Margaret) Ployhar 16.6% 4,372
WI Write-In 0.6% 166

School Board Member (Northfield) (Elect 4)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Ellen Iverson 22.8% 7,180
NP Anne Maple 22.4% 7,045
NP Noel Stratmoen 21.1% 6,656
NP Rob Hardy 19.4% 6,104
NP Daniel Cupersmith 13.9% 4,369
WI Write-In 0.5% 166

Approval Of School District Referendum Revenue Authorization
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP No 50.7% 6,606
NP Yes 49.3% 6,421

Soil and Water Supervisor District 1
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Robert L. Duban 99.1% 22,263
WI Write-In 0.9% 202

Soil and Water Supervisor District 2
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Richard V Huston 99.2% 21,881
WI Write-In 0.8% 168

Soil and Water Supervisor District 4
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Gary Wagenbach 99.3% 21,934
WI Write-In 0.7% 149

Mayor (Dennison)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
WI Write-In 84.6% 77
NP Dawn Olson 15.4% 14

Mayor (Faribault)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP John R. Jasinski 81.7% 6,118
WI Write-In 18.3% 1,374

Mayor (Morristown)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Kurt Wolf 57.7% 263
NP Darrel Hopman 40.8% 186
WI Write-In 1.5% 7

Mayor (Nerstrand)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Kate Stuart 94.5% 121
WI Write-In 5.5% 7

Mayor (Northfield)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Dana S. Graham 58.1% 4,947
NP Rhonda Pownell 40.7% 3,461
WI Write-In 1.2% 100

Council Member (Dennison) (Elect 2)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
WI Write-In 55.9% 95
NP Britt Olson 28.8% 49
NP Daniel Storlie 15.3% 26

Council Member (Dundas) (Elect 2)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Chad Pribyl 36.0% 419
NP Nathan Ryan 35.3% 410
NP Tiana Wells 28.1% 327
WI Write-In 0.6% 7

Council Member (Faribault) (Elect 3)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Steve Underdahl 31.7% 5,532
NP Joan Vandyke 20.9% 3,640
NP John Rowan 18.0% 3,134
NP Sonny Wasilowski 16.2% 2,827
NP Adam Gibbons 12.4% 2,168
WI Write-In 0.8% 138

Council Member (Morristown) (Elect 2)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Edward Schmidtke 41.9% 309
NP Lisa Karsten 37.8% 279
NP Mike "Oakie" Angelo 19.6% 145
WI Write-In 0.7% 5

Council Member (Nerstrand) (Elect 2)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Christine Rasmussen 48.6% 101
NP Gretchen Gilmore 48.1% 100
WI Write-In 3.4% 7

Council Member at Large (Northfield)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP David L. Ludescher 49.9% 3,904
NP Betsey Buckheit 49.5% 3,875
WI Write-In 0.6% 45

Special Election for Council Member (Faribault)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Ken Walls 99.2% 6,167
WI Write-In 0.8% 51

Special Election for Council Member (Morristown)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Rick Vollbrecht 52.8% 229
NP Scott Allen 46.1% 200
WI Write-In 1.2% 5

Special Election for Council Member (Nerstrand)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Hazel Schwanke 98.4% 120
WI Write-In 1.6% 2

Council Member Ward 2 (Northfield)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP David Delong 56.3% 1,220
NP Frank Balster 43.1% 935
WI Write-In 0.6% 12

Council Member Ward 3 (Northfield)
100.0% reporting
Vote % Votes
NP Erica Zweifel 70.0% 1,324
NP Jon Denison 29.5% 558
WI Write-In 0.5% 9

Updated: 11/06/14, 09:58 AM.

Source: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State

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