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

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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