Freeborn County election results

Published 10:06 am Wednesday, November 9, 2016

National and statewide positions

President and Vice President

Candidate Total votes Percentage

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Donald J. Trump 8,808 54.89%

Republican Party

Hillary Clinton 6,041 37.64 %

Democratic Party

Darrell Castle 48 0.30%

Constitution Party

Dan R. Vacek 71 0.44%

Legal Marijuana Now Party

Alyson Kennedy 14 0.09%

Socialist Workers Party

Jill Stein 169 1.05%

Green Party

“Rocky” Roque De La Fuente 9 0.06%

Reform Party

Evan McMullin 258 1.61%

Independence Party

Gary Johnson 511 3.18%

Libertarian Party

Write-in votes 119 0.74%

U.S. Representative District 1

Jim Hagedorn 7,455 47.04%

Republican Party

Tim Walz 8,386 52.92%

Democratic Party

State Senator District 27

Gene Dornink 7,163 45.57%

Republican Party

Dan Sparks 8,547 54.37%

Democratic Party

Write-in votes 9 0.06%

State Representative District 27A

Peggy Bennett 9,808 62.34%

Republican Party

Gary Schindler 5,917 37.61%

Democratic Party

Write-in votes 9 0.06%

Constitutional amendment to remove lawmakers’ power to set their own pay

Yes 12,797 81.9%

No 2,828 18.10%

Freeborn County Board of Commissioners

Freeborn County Commissioners District 1

Ronald Jacobsen 1,125 35.46%

Glen Mathiason 2,044 64.42%

Write-in votes 4 0.13%

Freeborn County Commissioners District 3

Jim Nelson 1,554 57.75%

David Shoff 1,127 41.88%

Write-in votes 10 0.37%

Freeborn County Commissioners District 5

Lynn C. Berven 1,234 42.38%

Mike Lee 1,670 57.35

Write-in votes 8 0.27%

Soil and Water Conservation District 1

David Ausen 12,915 99.43%

Write-in votes 74 0.57%

Soil and Water Conservation District 2

Christopher J. Dahl 12,830 99.43%

Write-in votes 73 0.57%

Soil and Water Conservation District 5

Donald Kropp 12,723 99.41%

Write-in votes 76 0.59%

Albert Lea

Albert Lea City Council Ward 1

Craig Havener 580 31.32%

Rich Murray 1,267 68.41%

Write-in votes 5 0.27%

Albert Lea City Council Ward 3

Roger Swanson 490 32.91%

Jason Howland 998 67.02%

Write-in votes 1 0.07%

Albert Lea City Council Ward 5

Paul Shea 411 45.51%

Robert Rasmussen 484 53.60%

Write-in votes 1 0.07%

District 241 Albert Lea Area Schools board members

Kendall Langseth 1,573 5.50%

Sonjia Hill 2,868 10.03%

Angie Hanson 4,404 15.40%

Joe Ferguson 1,145 4%

Ellen Kehr 1,953 6.83%

Aaron Phillips 2,495 8.73%

Neal Skaar 5,790 20.25%

Cynthia Gail 755 2.64%

Ken Petersen 3,959 13.85%

Julie Johnson 3,564 12.47%

Write-in votes 86 0.30%

Approval of a seven-member school board

Yes 7,585 69.08%

No 3,395 30.92%

Local sales tax renewal

Yes 6,035 71.56%

No 2,399 28.44%

Alden

Mayor

Jerry Reyerson 283 89.84%

Write-in votes 32 10.16%

Council members

Janelle Nellie VanEngelenburg 282 48.70%

Jeffrey G. Wichmann 278 48.01%

Write-in votes 19 3.28%

Special election council member

Jon H. Duncan 314 97.21%

Write-in votes 9 2.79%

Clarks Grove

Mayor

Bruce Hansen 274 91.33%

Write-in votes 26 8.67%

Council Member

Dick Nelson 243 48.31%

Carolyn Weller 247 49.11%

Write-in votes 13 2.58%

Conger

Mayor

Write-in votes 49 100%

Council member

Gordy Billet 21 15.44%

Mark Behr 33 24.26%

Write-in votes 82 60.29%

Emmons

Mayor

Paul Henschel 169 94.94%

Write-in votes 9 5.06%

City Council

Imogene Opdahl 165 82.09%

Write-in 36 17.91%

Freeborn

Mayor

Edward Mosser 113 87.60%

Write-in votes 12 12.40%

Council Member

James Beach 113 48.09%

Pat Stenzel 110 46.81%

Write-in votes 16 12.40%

Geneva

Mayor

Steven Bailey 223 74.09%

Tim Gassmann 78 25.91%

Council Member

Christopher George 95 16.58%

Taff Worrell 182 31.76%

Jannell Tufte 156 27.23%

Susan Phillips 137 23.91%

Write-in votes 3 0.52%

Glenville

Mayor

Wes Webb 322 94.15%

Write-in votes 20 5.85%

Council Member

Gary Gulbrandson 297 53.61%

Russell Shaunce 246 44.40%

Write-in votes 11 1.99%

Hartland

Mayor

Nathan Baseman 13 7.14%

Zachary Jacobson 84 46.15%

Debra M. Flatness 85 46.70%

Council Member

Gordon Jensen 75 25.77%

Linda Pederson 92 31.62%

Nancy Toot 108 37.11%

Write-in votes 16 5.50%

Hayward

Mayor

Michael Hansen 115 95.04%

Write-in votes 6 4.96%

Hayward

Council member

Anthony W. Cox 114 54.03%

Darwin Dolph 93 44.08%

Write-in votes 4 1.90%

Hollandale

Council member

Ken Muilenburg 121 46.01%

Steven Manning 49 18.63%

Tom Nims 90 34.22%

Write-in votes 3 1.14%

Manchester

Mayor

Steven Hannegrefs 14 56%

Write-in votes 11 44%

Council Member

Dale Shawback 21 52.50%

Write-in votes 19 47.50%

Myrtle

Council Member

Thomas Edward Berryman Jr. 10 43.48%

Write-in votes 13 56.52%

Special election city council

Sara Wesely 17 80.95%

Write-in votes 4 19.05%

Twin Lakes

Write-in votes 33 100%

Council Members

Sarah Attig 46 51.11%

Jean Epland 43 47.78%

Write-in votes 1 1.11%

Bricelyn

Mayor

Dan R. Klingbeil 151 92.07%

Write-in votes 13 7.93%

Council members

Terri L. Douglas 114 42.22%

John Goette 138 51.11%

Write-in votes 18 6.67%

Special election

William Hagen 142 91.03%

Write-in votes 14 8.97%

Easton

Mayor

Bryant Stiernagle 101 93.52%

Write-in votes 7 6.48%

Council members

Jon Rath 94 45.41%

Andrea Neubauer 106 51.21%

Write-in votes 7 3.38%

Kiester

Mayor

Douglas E. Trytten 145 55.13%

Jeanne Brooks 115 43.73%

Write-in votes 3 1.14%

Council Member

Richard A. Jensen 200 48.78%

Rick Stoneman 189 46.10%

Write-in votes 21 5.12%

Special election for council member

Jason Kluender 193 49.23%

Larry Dahleen 191 48.72%

Write-in votes 8 2.04%

Town Supervisor – Seat C

Write-in votes 26 100%

Town Clerk

Write-in votes 31 100%

Walters

Mayor

Stacy Krohnberg 28 100%

Council members

Nonna Goin 25 51.02%

Steve Brenke 24 48.98%

Special election for city council

Brent Stencel 28 100%

Wells

Mayor

David Braun 528 51.73%

Lyle Doerr Jr. 271 26.06%

Write-in votes 231 22.21%

Council members

Crystal Dulas 585 31.85%

Brenda Weber 724 39.41%

Jeremie Seedorf 504 27.44%

Write-in votes 24 1.31%

School board members for District 2134 (USC)

Michael Schrader 2,184 33%

Diana C. Brooks 1,951 29%

Brad Heggen 2,437 37%

Write-in votes 42 1%

School board special election for District 2134 (USC)

Tom Legred 2,774 .99%

Write-in 13 .00%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Alden

Mark Wedin 158 99.37%

Write-in 1 .63%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of Alden

Ebenezer K. Howe III 162 100%

Town Treasurer – City of Alden

Radley Miller 161 99.41%

Write-in 1 .62%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Carlston

Andrew Stenzel 169 99.41%

Write-in 1 .59%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of Carlston

Randy C. Bangert – 165 98.80%

Write-in 2 1.20%

Town Treasurer – City of Carlston

Steven R. Schmidt 165 100%

Town Superintendent Seat B – City of Geneva

Lee Loverink 217 99.09%

Write-in 2 .91%

Town Treasurer – Town of Geneva

Joan McDonald 207 100%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Hartland

Dennis Anderson 149 100%

Town Superintendent Seat – Town of Hartland

Paul Lynne 145 100%

Town Treasurer – Town of Hartland

Joanne Phillips 147 99.32%

Write-in 1 .68%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Hayward

Keith Iverson 193 98.47%

Write-in 3 1.53%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of Hayward

Charles Kermes 195 98.98

Write-in 2 1.02%

Town Treasurer – Town of Hayward

Susan Runden 194 100%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of London

Henry Tews 154 100%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of London

Gregg H. Koch 147 98.22%

Write-in 2 1.34%

Town Treasurer – Town of London

Michelle Severtson 152 98.70%

Write-in 2 1.30%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Manchester

Casey Soost 205 99.51%

Write-in 1 .49%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of Manchester

Thomas Venem 200 96.62%

Write-in 7 3.38%

Town Treasurer – Town of Manchester

Scott Morreim 209 99.05%

Write-in 2 .95%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Mansfield

Burdette Courrier 120 96.77%

Write-in 1 .77%

Town Treasurer – Town of Mansfield

Jerry Wacholz 129 100%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Newry

Jason Carlson 199 99%

Write-in 2 1%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of Newry

Eric Grant 202 98.54%

Write-in 3 1.46%

Town Treasurer – Town of Newry

Paul C. Sunde 208 98.58

Write-in 3 1.42

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Nunda

Curtis Honsey 180 100%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of Nunda

Jay Bidne 177 100%

Town Treasurer – Town of Nunda

Paula Yocom 178 100%

Town Superintendent Seat B – Town of Shellrock

Gary Richter 179 98.90

Write-in 2 1.1%

Town Superintendent Seat C – Town of Shellrock

Troy Hillman 148 78.72%

Shane C. Bridley 40 21.28%

Town Treasurer – Town of Shellrock

Rebecca Johnson 182 100%

Glenville-Emmons school board member

Adam Quimby 863 30.46%

Lisa Hajek 1,017 35.90

Lindy Fredrickson 917 32.37

Write-in 36 1.27%

Associate Justice 6 – Supreme Court

Natalie Hudson 6846 53.71%

Michelle L. MacDonald 5,865 46.01

Write-in 36 .28%

Judge 5 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Louise Dovre Bjorkman 11,005 99.35%

Write-in 72 .65%

Judge 8 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Denise D. Reilly 10,850 99.40%

Write-in 65 .60%

Judge 11 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Michelle Larkin 10,830 99.43%

Write-in 62 .57%

Judge 13 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Randolph W. Peterson 10,776 99.45%

Write-in 60 .55%

Judge 14 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Larry Stauber Jr. 10,743 99.52%

Write-in 52 .48%

Judge 16 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Peter M. Reyes Jr. 10,716 99.50%

Write-in 54 .50%

Judge 17 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Matthew E. Johnson 10,747 99.52%

Write-in 53 .48%

Judge 18 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Heidi Schellhas 10,738 99.49%

Write-in 55 .51%

Judge 19 – Court of Appeals in Freeborn County

Francis Connolly 10,663 99.44%

Write-in 60 .56%

Judge 9 – 3rd District Court

Scott K. Springer 5,539 45.45%

Pamela A.W. King 6,620 54.32%

Write-in 29 .24%

Judge 13 – 3rd District Court

Jeffrey M. Kritzer 6,456 53.54%

Craig D. Monnier 5,573 46.21%

Write-in 30 .25%

Judge 16 – 3rd District Court

Carmaine Sturino 5,938 48.99%

Timothy Guth 6,154 50.77%

Write-in 29 .24%

Judge 17 – 3rd District Court

David F. McLeod 5,993 49.71%

Terrence M. Walters 6,034 50.05%

Write-in 28 .23%

Judge 21 – 3rd District Court

Kathy M. Wallace  7,224 59.98%

William L. French 4,794 39.80%

Write-in 26 .22%

Judge 3 – 3rd District Court

Steven R. Schwab 11,098 98.77%

Write-in 138 1.23%

Judge 11 – 3rd District Court

Nancy L. Buytendorp 10,701 99.41%

Write-in 63 .59%

Judge 18 – 3rd District Court

Kevin H. Siefken 10,833 99.33%

Write-in 73 .67%

Judge 22 – 3rd District Court

Thomas M. Neuville 10,664 99.44%

Write-in 60 .56%

Judge 23 – 3rd District Court

Joseph A. Bueltel 10,641 99.34%

Write-in 71 .66%