Election results of Freeborn County cities
Published 11:28 am Thursday, November 13, 2008
Winners listed first unless otherwise noted. (Albert Lea results were printed last week.)
Alden Mayor votes percent
write-in 219 100
Total 219
Jerry Reyerson won the seat as a write-in candidate.
Alden City Council
(2 seats)
Samara Christensen 259 52.75
write-in 232 47.25
Total 491
Alden Question
Shall special licenses be granted for the sale of intoxicating liquor on Sundays in the city of Alden?
For special license 221 58.16
Against special license 159 41.84
Total 380
Clarks Grove Mayor
Bruce Hansen 296 89.70
write-in 34 10.30
Total 330
Clarks Grove City Council
(2 seats)
Carolyn Weller 234 37.03
Dick Nelson 167 26.42
Rob Jensen 135 21.36
Derek Layland 94 14.87
write-in 2 0.32
Total 632
Conger Mayor
Travis Henderson 52 73.24
write-in 19 26.76
Total 71
Conger City Council
(2 seats)
Mark Behr 56 60.87
write-in 36 39.13
Total 92
Emmons Mayor
Mark Heggestad 128 54.24
Paul Henschel 106 44.92
write-in 2 0.85
Total 236
Emmons City Council
(2 seats)
Jerry Martinson 150 34.48
Loren Honsey 143 32.87
Maynard Erickson 92 21.15
Helen Larson 44 10.11
write-in 6 1.38
Total 435
Freeborn Mayor
Mark Edward Gruben 87 49.71
Patricia Ann Kast 38 21.71
write-in 50 28.57
Total 175
Freeborn City Council
(2 seats)
James Beach 129 39.33
Dale Johannsen 75 22.87
Roger Merritt 57 17.38
Curtis L. Backeberg 63 19.21
write-in 4 1.22
Geneva Mayor
Steven Bailey 184 67.15
Dustin Quimby 82 29.93
write-in 8 2.92
Total 274
Geneva City Council
(2 seats)
Jannell Tufte 212 49.19
Timothy N. Gassman 109 25.29
write-in 110 25.52
Total 431
Glenville Mayor
Wes Webb 299 80.16
Joe Shaunce 66 17.69
write-in 8 2.14
Total 373
Glenville City Council
(2 seats)
Sue Gillard 238 37.72
Gary Gulbrandson 231 36.61
Russell Shaunce 157 24.88
write-in 5 0.79
Total 631
Hartland Mayor
Kelly Routh 125 80.65
write-in 30 19.35
Total 155
Hartland City Council
(2 seats)
Larry D. Flatness 103 35.03
Linda Pederson 94 31.97
Paul Stene 56 19.05
write-in 41 13.95
Total 294
Hartland City Council
special elelction
Sheri Donovan 125 83.89
write-in 24 16.11
Total 149
Hayward Mayor
Willis Pfieffer 127 76.05
Duane L. Scherff Jr. 40 23.95
write-in 0 0
Total 167
Hayward City Council
(2 seats)
Michael D. Hansen 107 36.52
Dale E. Matson 103 35.15
Anthony W. Cox 79 26.96
write-in 4 1.37
Total 293
Hayward City Council
special election
Nick Semple 141 97.92
write-in 3 2.08
Total 144
Hollandale Mayor
Ted Radke 124 89.86
write-in 14 10.14
Total 138
Hollandale City Council
(2 seats)
Ken Muillenburg 114 51.58
Tom Nims 98 44.34
write-in 9 4.07
Total 221
Manchester Mayor
Blake Shell 26 92.86
write-in 2 7.14
Total 28
Manchester City Council
(2 seats)
Steven Hannegrefs 23 51.11
Eugene Utzka 19 42.22
write-in 3 6.67
Total 45
Myrtle City Council
(2 seats)
write-in 24 100
Total 24
Myrtle City Council
special election
write-in 14 100
Total 14
Twin Lakes Mayor
Joel Schwarz 69 93.24
write-in 5 6.76
Total 74
Twin Lakes City Council
(2 seats)
Sarah Attig 59 50.86
Jeanne Epland 53 45.69
write-in 4 3.45
Total 116