RUSSELL — Voters from throughout the region gathered at Grace First Parish for the 130th annual Election Day Dinner on Tuesday evening. "We started a little earlier tonight with the weather being what it was," dinner organizer Beth Erdmann said. The dinner had its origins as an event held ...
MARSHALL — Marshall City Council member John Alcorn won re-election in Marshall’s Ward 1, receiving over 60% of the vote, according to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office. Ward 1 vote totals came in Tuesday night with 699 votes for Alcorn, and 385 votes for challenger Larry Magrath. The Ward 1 race was Marshall’s only contested city council race, although there were seats up for election in Ward 2 and Ward 3. Ward 2 had a special election, to fill a vacancy left when former council member Amanda Schwartz stepped down earlier this year. ...
TRACY — The city of Tracy had a contested race for mayor, and a full slate of city council candidates running in this fall’s election. According to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday night, Burke Gardner won the mayoral race with close to 55% of the vote. Gardner received a total of 379 votes, and Ronald Stephens received a total of 310 votes, the Secretary of State’s Office reported. Tracy residents also cast votes to fill a total of three seats on the city council. Of five candidates on the ballot, Jeri Schons, Nikki ...
LYON COUNTY — Several Lyon County offices were up for election this year, with sitting candidates running unopposed. According to unofficial vote totals from Tuesday night, there were no upsets in races for Lyon County Sheriff, County Attorney, or Lyon County Board. Sheriff Eric Wallen was running unopposed for re-election this fall. Wallen received a total of 9,175 votes, the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office said. Lyon County Attorney Abby Wikelius ran unopposed for re-election, and received 8,783 votes. Two seats on the Lyon County Board were up for re-election, with ...
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 ...
MARSHALL — Voters in the Marshall Public School District selected three candidates to serve on the school board Tuesday. According to unofficial vote totals reported by the Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, out of six total candidates, Julie Allen, Sara Brink and Nathan Green were in the lead. The Secretary of State’s Office reported that Allen received 3,485 votes in the school board election. Brink, a current school board member, received 3,406 votes. Green received 3,283 votes. School board candidates Mike Braithwaite, Ashley Pippin, and Bob Prince received 1,723 ...
