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Democrats dominated Minnesota’s statewide elections on Tuesday. US Senator Amy Klobuchar was elected Governor, receiving 55 and a half percent of the ballots, with Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth getting 42.6 percent. In the US Senate race, Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan defeated Michele Tafoya 53.7 percent to 43.6 percent. Attorney General Keith Ellison was re-elected,…
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Over in Mahnomen County, Josh Guenther was re-elected Sheriff, defeating Dustin Anderson 1074 votes to 846. Curtis Uran was re-elected Mayor of Mahnomen, defeating Gary Klinkhammer. While Jen McDougall and LuAnn Durant were elected to Mahnomen’s City Council, running unopposed. In Fertile, Todd Peterson was elected Mayor, running unopposed. Jennifer Flikke and current Mayor Brian…
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Voters in Ada have chosen a new mayor. Shawn Roux was elected Tuesday with 418 votes, compared to 160 for Wayne Kroshus and 120 for James Austinson. There were four seats on the Ada City Council on the ballot, with Adam Sip, Alex Tuttle, Jeff Peacock and Ron Vilmo receiving the most votes. Jason Kroshus…
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Now that Halloween is over, you’re probably thinking about throwing out the pumpkins you have around the house. Clay County’s Solid Waste Department is accepting pumpkins now through November 14 for composting. Mara DeRung is Clay County’s recycling outreach educator. You can drop off your pumpkins at these locations: Moorhead: 700 15th Avenue. N., 23rd…
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There were several elections in North Dakota on Tuesday, as well. Julie Fedorchak was re-elected to the US House, as the Republican defeated Trygve Hammer with 57.3% of the vote to 36.6%. Secretary of State Michael Howe was also re-elected, receiving 61.9% of the vote to 37.9% for Democrat Ryan Braunberger. Republican Attorney General Drew…
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Looking at the Minnesota House, in District 1B incumbent Republican Steve Gander was elected to a second term in St. Paul. Gander received 11,092 votes to 5716 for DFL challenger Jennifer Compeau. And with all votes counted in House District 4B, incumbent Republican Jim Joy was re-elected with 12,350 votes compared to 7365 for DFL…
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In Minnesota Senate District 4, incumbent Rob Kupec lost a very narrow decision to Republican Austin Peterson. With votes in all 68 precincts counted, Peterson had 18,107 votes to Kupec’s 18,103. That four vote margin means the race will automatically go to a recount. And one other note from the Minnesota Senate, Republican incumbent Steve…
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Minnesota State Senator Mark Johnson was re-elected in District 1 Tuesday. The Republican and Senate Minority Leader received almost 68 percent of the ballots cast, compared to 32 percent for DFL challenger Bjorn Solberg. Johnson spoke to R&J News about his victory. Johnson also talked about his and the Republican party’s priorities for the 2027…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Activities Director Aimee Pederson talks about upcoming events at the school.
MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen City Council’s meeting on Monday had a brief agenda. One item the Council approved was applying for state grants to repair sidewalks. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther tells us more. The Mahnomen City Council also set up a special meeting Thursday, November 12 at 9am to canvass the results of today’s election.