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Unofficial results for all races countywide
The following vote totals are for Carlton County only, with all 38 precincts reporting. These totals are preliminary because the county auditor’s office is accepting mailed ballots that were postmarked by Election Day until Nov. 10. Vote totals are never final until they are canvassed by the governmental body in charge of that jurisdiction. Statewide and districtwide vote totals are noted, depending on the race.
U.S. President
Joseph R. Biden (DFL) 10,094, 49.58%
Donald J. Trump (R) 9,787, 48.07% of
Minnesota: Biden 52.4%, Trump 45.2%
U.S. Senator
Tina Smith (DFL) 9,574, 48.02%
Jason Lewis, (R) 8,903, 44.65%
Minnesota: Smith 48.8%, Lewis 43.4%
U.S. House District 8
Pete Stauber (R) 10,239, 50.70%
Quinn Nystrom (DFL) 8,932, 44.22%
District: Stauber 56.7%, Nystrom 37.6%
State Senate District 11
Jason Rarick (R) 9,263, 46.22%
Michelle Lee (DFL) 10,755, 53.66%
*Again, these are only Carlton County numbers. Jason Rarick won reelection. Districtwide, Rarick garnered 24,491 votes to Lee's 18,756.
District: Rarick 56.6%, Lee 43.3%
State House District 11A
Mike Sundin (DFL) 10,232, 51.43%
Jeff Dotseth (R) 9,638, 48.44%
District: Sundin 51.4% (11,448 votes), Dotseth 48.5% (10,795 votes)
County Commissioner District 1
Dick Brenner 2,206, 61.57%
Erik Blesener 1,369, 38.21%
County Commissioner District 3
Tom Proulx 2,747, 98.14%
County Commissioner District 5
Gary Peterson, 2,061, 67%
Alex French, 1,011, 32.87%
Carlton County Soil and Water District
Supervisor District 1
Barb Dahl 15,403, 99.27%
Supervisor District 4
Kim Samuelson 8,437, 53.29%
Dan Reed 7,328, 46.28%
Supervisor District 5
Richard Dalen 14,865, 99.35%
City elections
Barnum council (elect 2)
Dale Riihiluoma 172, 49.14%
Darrel Berry 163, 46.57%
Cloquet Council at Large
Lara Wilkinson 5,146, 98.54%
Cloquet Council Ward 4
Kerry Kolodge 1,013, 98.16%
Cloquet Council Ward 5
Elizabeth Jaakola 725, 54.47%
Dennis Painter 603, 45.3%
Carlton Mayor
Mike Soderstrom 484, 97.78%
Carlton Council (elect 2)
Ryan Schmidt 373, 53.36%
Heather MacDonald 323, 46.21%
Cromwell Mayor
Sharon Zelazny 92, 93.88%
Cromwell Council (elect 2)
Lisa Irving 87, 51.18%
Edwin Raisanen 82, 48.24%
Kettle River Mayor
David Lucas 73, 96%
Kettle River Council (elect 2)
Monique Doward 68, 68.69%
31 write-ins
Kettle River Council (special election)
Guy Patrick Collier 69, 97.18%
Moose Lake Mayor
Ted Shaw 700, 96.55%
Moose Lake Council (elect 2)
Kristin Heaton Huso 441, 36.7%
Greg Sarvela 385, 32.11%
James Michalski 355, 29.61%
Scanlon Council (elect 2)
Scott Boedigheimer 334, 37.57%
James Pratt 264, 29.7%
Cody Grashorn 147, 16.54%
Michael Foley 71, 7.99%
Brett Aldrin 67, 7.54%
Wrenshall Mayor
Gary Butala 144, 53.73%
Donna Mae Weiderman 120, 44.78%
Wrenshall Council (elect 2)
Jody Mattinen 184, 56.79%
Melvin M. Martindale 117, 36.11%
Wrenshall Council At Large
Joyce Gvesrude 116, 50%
Kevin D. House 114, 49.14%
School districts
Barnum Board (elect 4)
Beth Dinger 1,237 20.84%
James Fuglestad 1,232, 20.75%
Louis Bonneville 1,336, 22.51%
Stephanie Ferrin 1,086, 18.3%
Brian Collins 972, 16.37%
Carlton Board (elect 3)
Eryn Szymczak 1,527, 47.91%
Tim Hagenah 1,378, 43.24%
282 write-ins
Cloquet Board (elect 3)
Melissa (Siltanen) Juntunen 3,047, 20.59%
Nate Sandman 2,719, 18.38%
Ken Scarbrough 2,552, 17.25%
Karin Sabyan 2,359, 15.94%
Chelsea Stahlbusch (Siltanen) 2,250, 15.21%
Kelli Smith 1,780, 12%
Cromwell Board (elect 3)
Brian Granholm 667, 28.1%
Timothy L. Homstad 667, 28.1%
Tristan T. Johnson 503, 21.19%
Bruce Schoenberg 491, 20.68%
Moose Lake Board (elect 3)
Lisa Anderson-Reed 987, 27.35%
Benjamin Anderson 912, 25.27%
Jerry Pederson 831, 23.03%
Donna Kirk 830, 23%
Esko Board (elect 3)
Steve McConnell 1,464, 22.28%
Jerry Frederick 1,430, 21.76%
Leona Johnson 1,347, 20.5%
Mark C. Nyholm 1,331, 20.26
Bert Bertogliat 962, 14.64%
Wrenshall Board (elect 3)
Misty Bergman 652, 27.23%
Alice M. Kloepfer 635, 26.52%
Nicole Krisak 572, 23.89%
Karola Dalen 480, 20%
Townships
Atkinson Township Supervisor at Large
Leonard Anderson 198, 99.5%
Automba Township Supervisor Seat B
Dan Reed 71, 93.42%
Automba Township Clerk
Cynthia Disterhaupt 80, 100%
Barnum Township Supervisor at Large
Thomas Duesler 592, 99.16%
Barnum Township Clerk
Kristina Asperheim 595, 99.66%
Beseman Township Supervisor Seat B
Jeanne Schulke 59, 95.16%
Beseman Township Supervisor Seat C
Robert Charles Erickson 62, 98.4%
Beseman Township Clerk
Sara Kachinske 61, 98.39%
Blackhoof Township Supervisor at Large
Clayton Kauppila 341, 62%
Roger Hurd 207, 37.6
Blackhoof Township Clerk
Kimberly Carlson 510, 99.6%
Eagle Township Supervisor Seat B
Loran Shelton 316, 97.53%
Eagle Township Supervisor Seat C
Kenneth Koivisto 317, 98.15%
Eagle Township Treasurer
Jackie Koivisto 318, 98.15%
Holyoke Township Supervisor Seat C
Paula Siltberg 105, 95.45%
Holyoke Township Clerk
Rosanne Haynes 78, 59.54%
LeeAnne Gibson 51, 38.93%
Kalevala Township Supervisor Seat A
John Gran 134, 98.53%
Kalevala Township Supervisor Seat C
Lee Naylor 128, 96.24%
Kalevala Township Treasurer
Mary Stenson 135, 97.83%
Mahtowa Township Supervisor Seat B
Emma Higby 337, 98.83%
Mahtowa Township Clerk
James Haley 322, 96.99%
Moose Lake Township Supervisor Seat B
Robert Moffett Jr. 470, 99.16%
Moose Lake Township Clerk
Raenee Bennett 434, 97.97%
Perch Lake Township Supervisor Seat B
Steven Olson 484, 100%
Perch Lake Township Clerk
Lora Eames 476, 99.79%
Silver Brook Township Supervisor at Large
49 write-ins
Silver Brook Township Clerk
Alieca Johnson 328, 99.39%
Silver Township Supervisor Seat A
Jeremy Grimm 222, 98.67%
Silver Township Clerk
Mark Carlson 233, 98.73%
Skelton Township
Town Supervisor at Large (elect 2)
Bruce Benson 184, 54.28%
James Charboneau 154, 45.43%
Skelton Township Treasurer
Corina Newman 230, 98.71%
Split Rock Township Supervisor Seat B
Kevin Tomczak 82, 98.8%
Split Rock Township Supervisor Seat C
Philip Jurek 80, 98.77%
Split Rock Township Clerk
Ken Halverson 81, 98.78%
Thomson Township Supervisor Seat C
Bill Gerard 1,591, 61.33%
John Bergman 994, 38.32%
Thomson Township Supervisor Seat D
Jason Paulson 1,102, 41.65%
Eric Rish 921, 34.81%
Russell Kurhajetz 315, 11.9%
Ron Gittings 302, 11.41%
Twin Lakes Township Supervisor Seat C
Diane Felde-Finke 1,065, 99%
Wrenshall Township Supervisor Seat A
Marvin Durkee 238, 98.76%
Wrenshall Township Clerk
Judy Korby 233, 97.9%