Here are the full election results for our area. Election counts are not final until the votes are canvassed (within 10 days of the election).
Declared winners are underlined, and votes received and percentages shown for each candidate. Full results also will be printed in next week’s Tri-County News.
The operating levy for the EV-W school district has failed, as has the building levy for the Litchfield school district.
Minnesota Governor/Lt. Governor
22,647 Steve Patterson/Matt Huff (Grassroots – Legalize Canabis) (0.90%)
29,425 James McCaskel/David Sandbeck (Legal Marijuana Now) (1.17%)
1,119,173 Scott Jensen/Matt Birck (R) (44.60%)
1,311,611 Tim Walz/Peggy Flanagan (DFL) (52.27%)
18,171 Hugh McTavish/Mike Winter (Independence-Alliance) (0.72%)
7,260 Gabrielle M. Prosser/Kevin A. Dwire (Socialist Workers) (0.29%)
1,052 (write-in)
Minnesota Secretary of State
1,119,209 Kim Crockett (R) (45.38%)
1,344,940 Steve Simon (DFL) (54.53%)
2,095 (write-in)
Minnesota State Auditor
44,244 Will Finn (Grassroots – Legalize Cannabis) (1.80%)
87,361 Tim Davis (Legal Marijuana Now) (3.55%)
1,159,077 Ryan Wilson (R) (47.12%)
1,167,553 Julie Blaha (DFL) (47.47%)
1,354 (write-in)
Minnesota Attorney General
1,232,832 Jim Schultz (R) (49.53%)
1,253,693 Keith Ellison (DFL) (50.37%)
2,379 (write-in)
U.S. Representative District 6 — 464,390 registered voters
198,144 Tom Emmer (R) (61.97%)
120,847 Jeanne Hendricks (DFL) (37.79%)
770 (write-in)
U.S. Representative District 7 — 436,869 registered voters
16,421 Travis “Bull” Johnson (Legal Marijuana Now) (5.37%)
204,770 Michelle Fischbach (R) (66.95%)
84,454 Jill Abahsain (DFL) (27.61%)
226 (write-in)
State Senator District 13 — 54,716 registered voters
27,295 Jeff Howe (R) (70.02%)
11,648 Alissa Brickman (DFL) (29.88%)
36 (write-in)
State Senator District 16 — 50,839 registered voters
24,608 Andrew Robert Lang (R) (69.67%)
10,692 Fernando Alvarado (DFL) (30.27%)
22 (write-in)
State Senator District 17 — 55,202 registered voters
27,810 Glenn Gruenhagen (R) (70.17%)
11,797 Chad Tschimperle (DFL) (29.77%)
24 (write-in)
State Senator District 29 — 56,936 registered voters
26,505 Bruce D. Anderson (R) (68.04%)
12,422 Chris Brazelton (DFL) (31.89%)
(write-in)
State Representative District 13A — 27,627 registered voters
15,190 Lisa Demuth (R) (74%)
5,325 Andrea Robinson (DFL) (25.94%)
State Representative District 16A — 25,405 registered voters
12,987 Dean Urdahl (R) (73.27%)
4,714 Robert M. Wright (DFL) (26.60%)
24 (write-in)
State Representative District 17A — 26,901 registered voters
13,431 Dawn Gillman (R) (70.25%)
5,659 Jennifer Carpentier (DFL) (29.60%)
29 (write-in)
State Representative District 29A — 29,647 registered voters
Joe McDonald (R)
Sherri Leyda (DFL)
(write-in)
MEEKER COUNTY — 14,824 registered voters
Meeker County Attorney
8,944 Brandi L. Schiefelbein
82 (write-in)
Meeker Co. Commissioner District 5
1,628 Steven Schmitt
19 (write-in)
Meeker County Recorder
8,924 Christine Paul
36 (write-in)
Meeker County Sheriff
9,287 Brian Cruze
110 (write-in)
STEARNS COUNTY — 94,933 registered voters
Stearns County Attorney
49,308 Janelle Kendall
536 (write-in)
Stearns County Auditor/Treasurer
50,947 Randy R. Schreifels
336 (write-in)
Stearns Co. Commissioner District 3
9,883 Jeff Bertram (67.29%)
4,753 Barry M. Belknap (32.36%)
Stearns County Sheriff
50,291 Steven Soyka
403 (write-in)
Soil and Water Supervisor District 5
48,079 Thomas Gregory
277 (write-in)
WRIGHT COUNTY — 94,881 registered voters
Wright County Attorney
Brian A. Lutes
(write-in)
Wright Co. Commissioner District 1
6,620 Tina Diedrick (56.32%)
5,013 Terry Strege (43.3%)
44 (write-in)
Wright County Sheriff
Sean Deringer
(write-in)
City of Eden Valley — 572 registered voters
MAYOR (2 years):
299 Brent Bengtson (94.32%)
18 (write-in)
COUNCIL MEMBER (4 years, 2 seats):
227 Anne Fischhaber (41.96%)
157 Michael Kleven (29.02%)
150 Robert Bischof (27.73%)
7 (write-in)
City of Kimball — 488 registered voters
COUNCIL MEMBER (4 years, 2 seats):
131 Cynthia Stelten
115 Jody Orbeck
131 Kyle Christensen
110 Steven Dahlager
3 (write-in)
Special Election COUNCIL MEMBER (1 seat):
39 (write-in)
City of Kingston — 97 registered voters
MAYOR:
49 James M. Herda
2 (write-in)
COUNCIL MEMBER (4 years, 2 seats):
45 James Nielsen
10 (write-in)
CITY TREASURER:
51 Lyle Pedersen
0 (write-in)
City of South Haven — 92 registered voters
MAYOR (2 years):
25 Norman Bodeker
13 (write-in)
COUNCIL MEMBER (4 years, 1 seat):
27 Sharalyn Babbitt
3 (write-in)
Special Election COUNCIL MEMBER (2 seats):
30 Dustin Nicka
31 Kaila Nicka
7 (write-in)
City of Watkins — 559 registered voters
MAYOR (2 years):
286 Christopher Rowan
19 (write-in)
COUNCIL MEMBER (4 years, 2 seats):
163 Kathleen “Tootz” Tschumperlin (28.90%)
170 Brenda Carlson (30.14%)
133 Stephanie Eder (23.58%)
94 Jennifer Nieland (16.67%)
4 (write-in)
Special Election COUNCIL MEMBER to fill term ending January 2023: (no registered candidates)
56 (write-in)
Annandale School District #876 — 7,593 registered voters
BOARD MEMBER (4 years, 3 seats):
3,364 Melissa Muehring-Paulson
3,218 Jennifer Mealey
3,095 Gena Marie Jacobson
114 (write-in)
Eden Valley-Watkins School Dist. #463 — 3,023 registered voters
BOARD MEMBER (4 years, 3 seats):
1,510 Lisa Ludwig (35.88%)
1,437 Ben Stommes (34.14%)
1,246 Jay Brovold (29.60%)
16 (write-in)
Special Election BOARD MEMBER:
1,693 Vienna (Hansen) Meyers
20 (write-in)
Referendum:
819 Yes (40.25%)
1,216 No (59.75%)
“SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #463)
“Revoking Existing Referendum Revenue Authorization; Approving New Authorization
“The board of Independent School district No. 463 (Eden Valley-Watkins), Minnesota has proposed to revoke the School District’s existing referendum revenue authorization of $72.78 per pupil and to replace that authorization with a new authorization of $460 per pupil, subject to an annual increase at the rate of inflation. The proposed referendum revenue authorization would be first levied in 2022 for taxes payable in 2023 and applicable for ten (10) years unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. Shall the revocation of the existing referendum authorization and the approval of the new authorization proposed by the board of Independent School District No. 464 (Eden Valley-Watkins), Minnesota be approved? BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE”
Kimball School District #739 — 3,210 registered voters
BOARD MEMBER (4 years, 3 seats):
1,069 Kurt R. Helgeson (24.42%)
1,062 Matthew R. Lindberg (24.26%)
721 Allan Mancini (16.47%)
1,142 Patrick Libbesmeier (26.08%)
384 (write-in)
Litchfield School District #465 — 7,132 registered voters
BOARD MEMBER (4 years, 3 seats):
2,447 Greg Mathews (21.03%)
2,733 Marcia Provencher (23.49%)
1,451 Andrew Hallin (12.47%)
2,583 Darrin Anderson (22.20%)
2,369 Malinda Larson (20.36%)
53 (write-in)
Referendum:
2,405 Yes (48.26%)
2,578 No (51.74%)
SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #465)
Approval of School District Bond Issue
Shall the school board of Independent School District No. 465 (Litchfield Public Schools) be authorized to issue its general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $13,545,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including the construction and equipping of an aquatics facility; the construction and equipping of locker rooms, community and family changing rooms and other support spaces at that facility; the relocation of storage areas; and the construction and installation of various athletic field and related site improvements? BY VOTING “YES” ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.