Minnesota’s 1,776 townships, including local ones, held their annual meetings Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Many of these townships also held their officer elections on what’s known as Township Day.
According to a press release about Township Day, “Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March and sets townships apart from other forms of local government. At this meeting, residents of the townships will meet to voice their opinions about local issues with other township residents and also vote directly on their annual tax levy–direct democracy in action. Citizens attending annual meetings also often discuss and vote on other local issues.”
Below are officer election results from local townships in our area.
Fair Haven
Offices up for election: Supervisor: Roland Jurgens; Treasurer: Cassandra Tvedt
Supervisors rotating out: None, as Roland Jurgens refiled.
Results:
Supervisor: Roland Jurgens received 41 votes. Write-ins for various names received 4 votes.
Treasurer: Cassandra Tvedt received 32 votes. Josh Meyer received 12 write-in votes.
Note: The township elects a clerk next year.
Kingston
Offices up for election: Super-visor A: Michael Cates (incumbent) for three-year term; Treasurer: Mary Filzen (incumbent) for two-year term
Supervisors rotating out: None
Results:
Supervisor A: Michael Cates received six votes.
Treasurer: Mary Filzen received 10 votes.
Notes: The township had 10 total voters. The clerk is an elected position, but it was not voted on this year.
Maine Prairie
Office up for election: Three- year Supervisor term: Robert John Kuechle
Results:
Supervisor: Robert John Kuechle received 28 votes.
Note: The township appoints the clerk, currently Patty Nelson.
Corinna
Offices up for election: Town Board Supervisor: Larry Smith
Supervisors rotating out: Larry Smith is running unopposed.
Results:
Town Board Supervisor: Larry Smith received 37 votes.
Note: The township appoints the clerk, currently Mary Brown.
Forest City
Offices up for election: Treasurer: Andrew Kalkbrenner (incumbent running unopposed); Supervisor B position: Steve Dollerschell (incumbent running unopposed)
Supervisors rotating out: None
Results:
Treasurer: Andrew -Kalkbrenner received all 13 votes.
Supervisor B: Steve Dollerschell received 11 votes and two write-in votes were made.
Note: Clerk elections are next year.
Forest Prairie
Offices up for election: Three-year Supervisor term: Richard Streit (incumbent); Two-year Treasurer term: Thomas Ertl (incumbent)
Supervisors rotating out: None
Results:
Supervisor: Richard Streit received 8 votes.
Treasurer: Thomas Ertl received 8 votes.
Note: The clerk is up for election next year.
Manannah
Offices up for election: Three-year Supervisor term: Steve Kraushaar (running unopposed); Two-year Treasurer term: Bridget Klein (running unopposed)
Supervisors rotating out: None
Results:
Supervisor: Steve Kraushaar received 13 votes.
Treasurer: Bridget Klein received 12 votes.
Note: Clerk elections are next year.
Eden Lake
Offices up for election: Bryan Brutger is running for a three-year Supervisor term. The Treasurer position was on the ballot this year for a two-year term, but no one ran.
Results:
Supervisor: Bryan Brutger received 22 votes. One write-in vote was made.
Treasurer: Of the 19 write-in votes made, Nick Thielen received 17 of those votes.
Note: The clerk is elected for a two-year term, but this position was not on the ballot this year.
Luxemburg
Offices up for election: Three-year Supervisor term: Ryan -Ludwig; Two-year Treasurer term: Jeff Theis (incumbent)
Supervisors rotating out: Rick Utecht.
Results:
Supervisor: Ryan Ludwig received 23 votes.
Treasurer: Jeff Theis received 23 votes.
Note: Clerk elections are next year.
Lynden
Offices up for election: Three-year Supervisor term: No one filed; Two-year Treasurer term: Lori Creamer
Supervisors rotating out: Tom Plaggerman.
Results:
Supervisor (All write-in votes): Todd Voigt received 19 votes, Eric Witt nine votes, Ron J. Harkins three votes, and Patty Asmus three votes.
Treasurer: Lori Creamer received 39 votes, and Ron J. Harkins received three write-in votes.
Note: Clerk is up for election next year.
Southside
This township held its annual meeting on March 11, but didn’t have elections on that day. It will hold its elections in November.