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Alcorn re-elected to Marshall council

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 ...

Allen, Brink, Green lead Marshall School Board votes

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 ...

Gardner wins Tracy mayoral election

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 ...

Election results: Area school districts

School districts around the area held elections for school board, or school referendums, on Tuesday. Below are results from area school districts. LYND The Lynd Public School District had both a school board election and a referendum this year. The referendum, which proposed to increase the school district's general education revenue by $700 per pupil, narrowly failed with voters, according to unofficial vote totals from the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office. A total of 257 voters said “no” to the referendum question, and 247 voters said “yes.” Lynd was also holding ...

Complete election 2026 General Election results

Votes pct. U.S. Rep. District 7 Michelle Fischbach 214,502 64.88% Erik Osberg 115,803 35.03% State Senate (Dist. 15) Braxton Seifert (R) 25,174 66.74% Andrea Boettger(DFL) 12,518 33.19% State House (Dist. 15A) Bradley Hennen (R) 13,374 66.04% Nathan Schmig (DFL) 6,350 33.89% Balaton mayor Tori DeVries 209 94.57% Balaton Council David Lehnhoff 137 34% Melissa Robinson ...

Lyon Co. board approves library funding proposal

MARSHALL — A resolution that could help the Marshall-Lyon County Library meet an $82,000 revenue shortfall next year got approval from Lyon County Commissioners. On Tuesday, commissioners acted on a proposal to allocate additional funds to the library, in a two-thirds/one-third split with the city of Marshall. Under the proposal, the county would contribute up to $27,333 beyond its planned library funding allocation for 2027. The exact amount of additional funds would depend on how much additional funding the city of Marshall provides for the library. As Lyon County faces budget ...