A seventh contender filed Monday, Aug. 15, for one of two seats up for special election this November on the Brainerd School Board.
Brent Yaunick joined six others vying for the two seats, while seven others filed for the three seats carrying four-year terms.
Races for the Crosby-Ironton and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley school boards are now competitive as well following Monday’s updates to candidate filings.
Angelina Schultz is one of 175 college students nationwide to be named to the Student Voting Honor Roll.
Central Lakes College earned distinction as a Voter Friendly Campus.
On Tuesday, Jan. 3, Bryan Welk was sworn in as the newly elected Cass County Sheriff.
The Top 10 stories of 2022 in the Brainerd lakes area cover a wide range of events, from tragedy to hope and the past and the future.
In November, Trump-backed Lake lost the governor's race to Hobbs but refused to concede and continued making unconfirmed claims about election improprieties on her Twitter feed.
The election, strikes and the abortion debate made headlines in Minnesota this year.
The award recognized Central Lakes College for its efforts in encouraging students to register to vote.
Election officials said a total of 909 voters were processed on election day at the courthouse counter, with the majority of them voting in-person in protest to receiving a mail ballot.
$401 million race was nation’s most expensive
Because the results in the two commissioner districts fell well outside of the margin at which public funds can be spent on a recount — for county offices, it must be less than one-half of 1% — these were considered discretionary and funded by the candidates themselves.
The case has come to the Supreme Court at a time of heightened concern over U.S. election integrity in light of new voting restrictions pursued by Republican state legislatures.
Analysts say those votes likely tilted Democratic, which will require strong Election Day turnout by Walker's Republican supporters. Opinion polls have shown a narrow lead for Warnock.
For the campaign finance reporting violation, the panel imposed a fine of $50. The door hanger disclosure issue resulted in a $100 fine.
The clear message of this election was that those citizens who found a way to vote, in spite of the many efforts to restrict voting, chose democracy and a system based on the rule of law and the basic time-tested processes of American democracy.
Thankfully elections are completed for 2022, without violence or much dissention.
The count is a manual audit of paper ballots in randomly selected precincts for specific offices to determine the accuracy of the voting system prescribed by state law.
While results still need to be certified, Minnesota was just one of three states to top the 60% mark, along with Wisconsin and Maine, according to the U.S. Election Project.
In Republican House leadership elections on Tuesday, McCarthy is expected to overcome a challenge from hard-line conservative Representative Andy Biggs.
The closely fought governor's race between Lake and Democrat Katie Hobbs was one of the most significant in the general election because Arizona is a battleground state and is expected to play a pivotal role in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
After 16 candidates competed for the five seats on this year's ballot for Brainerd School Board, some brought up the idea of a primary.
A total of 32,813 residents cast votes on or before Tuesday, Nov. 8, according to statistics provided by the Crow Wing County Elections office. Of those, nearly a quarter — 7,872 — voted by absentee or mail ballot, and 1,444 people registered to vote on Election Day.
Elections officials have gone to great pains to make sure the process works the way it’s supposed to.
In Arizona, law enforcement officials remained on high alert for potential protests, with barricades and security fencing erected around the Maricopa County elections department.
How Republicans and Democrats fared compared to two years ago.
In addition to Eichorn, Sen. Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, was elected as Senate Republican leader.
Republicans had secured at least 211 of the 218 House seats they need for a majority, Edison Research projected late on Thursday, while Democrats had won 199.
Voter turnout was down 4% in Minnesota and 6% nationwide in the Nov. 8 election when compared to the 2018 midterm.
For months, Georgians have been inundated with television ads about Walker and Warnock, and political experts say there are likely very few voters who have not made up their minds.
With control of the two legislative chambers and the governor’s office, DFL lawmakers and Gov. Tim Walz will be able to take more decisive action on policy priorities as they will no longer have to make major compromises with Senate Republicans. That could include increasing funding for education, the creation of a paid family leave program, and the legalization of recreational marijuana.
Duluth's Natalie Zeleznikar unseated Mary Murphy, DFL-Hermantown, in House District 3B by margin of 50.01%-49.85%, according to unofficial results.
In Crosby-Ironton, incumbent Barbara Neprud was the fourth to file for one of three seats, joining Beth Hautala, Russell Reisz and incumbent Tommy Sablan. A special election for two open seats drew a third contender as well, with Kennedy Niska filing to run. Niska joins Steve Hudson Cotariu and Laura Lee.
Previously unlisted on the secretary of state website until Monday, the Little Falls School Board race features seven candidates running for three open seats: Sharon Ballou (incumbent), Cassie Fredregill, Mark A. Gerbi (incumbent), Brad Laager (incumbent), Sarah Marrow, Molly Jean Nelson and Daniel Schilling.
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The candidate filing period closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Filings on Aug. 15
School districts
Brainerd School District No. 181
- Special election for School Board member (elect two) — Brent Yaunick.
Cass Lake-Bena School District No. 115
- School Board member (elect three) — Jolyn (Holstein) Donnell (incumbent).
Crosby-Ironton School District No. 182
- School Board member (elect three) — Barbara Neprud (incumbent).
- Special election for School Board member (elect two) — Kennedy Niska.
Little Falls School District No. 482
- School Board member (elect three) — Sharon Ballou (incumbent), Cassie Fredregill, Mark A. Gerbi (incumbent), Brad Laager (incumbent), Sarah Marrow, Molly Jean Nelson, Daniel Schilling.
Swanville School District No. 486
- School Board member (elect three) — Molly Gerads (incumbent), Zachery Gutormson.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District No. 113
- School Board member (elect three) — Ben Jacobson.
Cities
Backus
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- Council member (elect two) — Rae Borst (incumbent).
Cass Lake
- Mayor — Richard Molash Sr.
Crosslake
- Council member (elect two) — Stephen Hanning.
Cuyuna
- Mayor — Lloyd Brix (incumbent).
- Council member (elect two) — Barbara O’Brien, Michael Workman (incumbent).
Emily
- Council member (elect two) — Andrew D. Hemphill.
Genola
- Council member — Kory Hoheisel.
Harding
- Council member (elect two) — Patrick Hayes, Denise Young (incumbent), Tami Young (incumbent).
- City treasurer — Karen Hayes (incumbent).
Ironton
- Council member (elect two) — Allan J Reed.
Little Falls
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- Mayor — Greg Zylka (incumbent).
- Council member at large — Chuck Justin.
- Council member, Ward 1 — Leif Hanson (incumbent).
- Council member, Ward 2 — Wayne Liljegren (incumbent).
- Council member, Ward 3 — James Storlie (incumbent).
Longville
- Council member (elect two) — Phyllis Eck (incumbent), Greg Gilsrud (incumbent).
Motley
- Mayor — Mike Schmidt (incumbent).
- Council member — Nikki Bjerga (incumbent).
Nimrod
- Mayor — Keith Frame (incumbent).
- Council member — Coleman Rydie (incumbent).
- City clerk — Karen Lepinski (incumbent).
Pillager
- Mayor — Adam Sparrow (incumbent).
- Council member (elect two) — Greg Gentry, Ann Meyer (incumbent), LeRoy Smith (incumbent).
- Special election for council member — Wade Mortenson (incumbent).
Randall
- Mayor — Danny Lane Noss (incumbent).
- Council member (elect two) — Mary Venske (incumbent), Jeffrey Wright (incumbent).
- Special election for council member — Carrie Turner (incumbent).
Swanville
- Mayor — Sandra Lange (incumbent).
- Council member (elect two) — Tony Maciej (incumbent), James Molitor (incumbent).
Walker
- Mayor — Jericho Worth.
Townships
Ansel Township
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- Township treasurer — Rhonda Marthaler (incumbent).
Becker Township
- Township treasurer — Marjorie Strassburg (incumbent).
Beulah Township
- Township clerk — Jason Roos.
Boy River Township
- Township supervisor, seat 2 — William Grimm.
Bull Moose Township
- Township supervisor, seat 1 — Caryn Suzanne Johnson (incumbent).
Crooked Lake Township
- Township supervisor, seat 5 — Lloyd Thyen (incumbent).
Elmdale Township
- Township supervisor, seat C — Tom Lind (incumbent).
Fairview Township
- Township supervisor, seat 3 — Roger Osell.
Gould Township
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- Township supervisor, seat 2 — Nordeen Eckes (incumbent).
Hillman Township
- Township supervisor, seat A — Ted Kasper (incumbent).
- Township supervisor, seat B — Thomas Stangl (incumbent).
- Township treasurer — Loren Tomala (incumbent).
Morrill Township
- Township supervisor, seat A — Ronnie Beack (incumbent).
- Township supervisor, seat B — Edward J. Kampa (incumbent).
- Township treasurer — Sally Melby (incumbent).
Mount Morris Township
- Township supervisor, seat B — Keith Carter (incumbent).
- Township supervisor, seat C — Jennifer Miller (incumbent).
- Township treasurer — Tom Fenna (incumbent).
Otter Tail Peninsula Township
- Township supervisor, seat 2 — Frank R Alianello (incumbent).
- Township clerk — Cynthia Kessem.
Pierz Township
- Township supervisor, seat A — Paul Cekalla.
Remer Township
- Township supervisor, seat 2 — Kathy Stanek (incumbent).
Richardson Township
- Township supervisor, seat B — Michael Insley (incumbent).
- Township supervisor, seat C — Kent Larson (incumbent).
- Township treasurer — Beverly Insley (incumbent).
Shingobee Township
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- Township supervisor, seat 2 — Joe Sherman (incumbent).
- Township supervisor, seat 4 — Nancy A. Beard (incumbent).
Smoky Hollow Township
- Township clerk — Susan Sundberg (incumbent).
Torrey Township
- Township supervisor, seat 3 — Daniel Harms (incumbent).
- Township clerk — Barbara Harms (incumbent).
Wilkinson Township
- Township supervisor, seat 2 — Larry Martinson (incumbent).
- Township treasurer — Bonnie Lembke (incumbent).
Wolford Township
- Township supervisor, seat 1 — Wade DeCent.
Hospital district
Cuyuna Range Hospital District
- Hospital district board member, Cuyuna — Andrea Bedard (incumbent).
- Hospital district board member, Irondale Township — Brian Biever (incumbent).
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