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On Tuesday, cities throughout Lyon County held elections for offices like mayor and city council members. The following are unofficial vote totals in city elections, as reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.
BALATON
The city of Balaton had the office of mayor and two city council seats up for election. In the mayoral race, Tori DeVries ran unopposed, and received 209 votes, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.
In the city council election, a total of three candidates were running for two open seats. Unofficial vote totals said the race was a close one, with David Lehnhoff and Melissa Robinson leading in votes. Lehnhoff received 137 votes, and Robinson received 133 votes. LuAnn Anderson received 123 votes, the Secretary of State's Office reported.
COTTONWOOD
The city of Cottonwood had two city council seats and the office of mayor up for election. Corey Moseng ran unopposed for Cottonwood Mayor, and received 442 votes, according to unofficial tallies. In the city council race, Joel Dahl received 442 votes and Matt Forslund received 389 votes.
FLORENCE
The city of Florence had the office of mayor and two city council seats up for election. Troy Lange was elected mayor with 13 votes, and council candidates Zachary Jacoby and Charles Anderson were also elected with 13 votes, the Secretary of State's Office reported.
GARVIN
The city of Garvin had two city council seats and the office of mayor up for election. Jim Julien ran unopposed in the mayoral race, and received 31 votes, the Secretary of State's Office said. Out of a total of three council candidates, Kimberly Seaton and Shelley Talantinian had the lead in votes. Seaton received 25 votes, Talantinian received 21 votes, and Brenda Usher received 19 votes.
GHENT
The city of Ghent had the office of mayor and two city council seats up for election. Douglas Dean Anderson ran unopposed for mayor, and received 151 votes, the Secretary of State's Office reported. Patti Welvaert and Austin Morris ran for the two city council seats. Welvaert received 148 votes, and Morris received 109 votes.
LYND
The city of Lynd had two city council seats up for election. Joshua Bruley received 126 votes, and there were 14 write-in votes, according to unofficial vote totals.
MINNEOTA
The city of Minneota had two city council seats and the office of mayor up for election. In the mayoral race, John Rolbiecki ran unopposed, and received 538 votes, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.
In the city council race, Timothy Koppien received 490 votes, and Nancy Reisdorfer received 452 votes.
RUSSELL
The city of Russell had two city council seats and the office of mayor up for election. Hilary Buchert ran unopposed for mayor, and received 109 votes, according to unofficial vote totals.
In the city council race, Glen Grant received 11 votes, and Steven Schouviller received 74 votes.
TAUNTON
The city of Taunton had the office of mayor and two city council seats up for election. Eriann Faris ran unopposed for mayor, and received 44 votes, the Secretary of State's Office reported. David Breyfogle and Jim Pesch ran for the two council seats. Pesch received 44 votes, and Breyfogle received 39 votes.