2 incumbents, 1 newcomer elected to Brooklyn Center School Board
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In the Nov. 6 General Election, Robbinsdale City Council incumbents George Selman and Pat Backen were re-elected to council seats for Ward 3 and Ward 4, respectively.
In the Nov. 6 General Election, Crystal City Council incumbent Olga Parsons and newcomers Therese Kiser and Brendan Banks have been elected to council seats for Section 1, Ward 1 and Ward 2, respectively.
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RACE CALLED: Dean Phillips has unseated Erik Paulsen in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District.
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Mike Elliott defeated sitting Brooklyn Center Mayor Tim Willson in the Nov. 6, 2018 general election.
Democrat candidate Samantha Vang defeated Republican Robert Marvin in the Nov. 6, 2018 general election for Minnesota House District 40B.
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When Brooklyn Park’s voters were asked if they would consent to a tax increase to fund investments in parks and natural resource protection, the majority answered in the affirmative in the Nov. 6, 2018 general election.
Jonathan London and John Elder will serve their seats on the New Hope City Council for another term. London received 4,965 votes or 45.81 percent, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State's office. Elder received 5,707 votes or 52.65%. There were 167 write-in ballots which…
Incumbent Melissa Hortman (D-Brooklyn Park) defeated Republican challenger Jermain Botsio in the race for the Minnesota House District 36B seat.
Two new city council members and one incumbent won Brooklyn Park’s City Council elections in the Nov. 6, 2018 general election.
Incumbent Michael Nelson (D-Brooklyn Park) defeated Republican challenger David True in the race for House District 40A in the Nov. 6, 2018 general election.
Today, Brooklyn Center voters took to the polls and elected three residents to serve on the six-member School Board of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.
Rep. Mike Freiberg has retained the Minnesota House District 45B seat. The DFLer received 15,727 votes, or 72 percent, compared to 5,954 votes, or 27 percent, for Republican Steve Merriman.
Rep. Lyndon Carlson will retain the Minnesota House District 45A seat. The longtime DFL representative received 12,347 votes, 65 percent, of the ballot.
Campaigning will come to an end Tuesday, Nov. 6 as voters across the state and nation determine the outcome of elections at many levels.
Robbinsdale, Crystal voters will choose new council members
The ballot will be full for New Hope and Golden Valley voters Tuesday, Nov. 6, including municipal and school board elections, a school referendum decision, and federal, state and county races.
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The candidates for the Robbinsdale City Council answered questions on varying topics posed by constituents during an Oct. 16 forum hosted by Robbinsdale Chambers of Commerce at Wicked Wort Brewery.
Candidates for the Crystal City Council had the opportunity to answer questions on varying topics posed to them by their constituents during a forum Oct. 18 hosted by the League of Women Voters- Crystal/New Hope/East Plymouth at Crystal City Hall.
John Elder and Jonathan London, current New Hope City Council members, spoke briefly prior to the Oct. 16 House District 45A and 45B forum hosted by the League of Women Voters in the New Hope Council chambers.
The Crystal, New Hope and East Plymouth League of Women Voters invited candidates for House Districts 45A and 45B to a forum Oct. 16 in the New Hope City Council Chambers.
The 2018 Brooklyn Park mayor’s election will be held Nov. 6. Two candidates will be on the ballot for the election: incumbent Jeff Lunde and Hollies Winston.
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Running for Crystal City Council are, in Section 2, incumbent Olga Parsons and David Cummings; in Ward 1, David Seffren and Therese Kiser; and in Ward 2, Julia Hill and Brendan Banks.
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Running for City Council in Robbinsdale in Ward 3 are incumbent George Selman and Kaira Miller and in Ward 4 are incumbent Pat Backen and Jay Rathell. Ward 3 includes the southwestern portion of the city. While Ward 4 covers the southern portion of the city.
Candidates for the District 281 Robbinsdale School Board race answered voter-generated questions Oct. 9 in a forum hosted by the Crystal-New Hope-East Plymouth League of Women Voters. Present for the forum were Sam Sant, Pam Lindberg, Mike Herring and David Boone.
Incumbents John Elder and Jonathan London are running unopposed in the New Hope City Council election.
Ten candidates are running for the Osseo Area School Board. There are another two candidates on the ballot for the special election for the seat currently held by Boardmember Stephanie Fortner, who is resigning and moving out of the district.
DFLer Ryan Winkler faces a challenge from Republican Luke McCusker as Winkler seeks to regain a state house seat he formerly held.
In the Nov. 6 Hennepin County District 2 election, Irene Fernando will face Blong Yang. District 2 seat Golden Valley, Medicine Lake, north and northeast Minneapolis, southeast Plymouth and St. Anthony.
Republican candidate Reid Johnson has stepped forward to compete with incumbent and DFLer Lyndon Carlson for State Representative District 45A. Cities in this district are New Hope, Golden Valley, Crystal, Robbinsdale and Plymouth.
Two candidates are seeking Minnesota’s Third Congressional District seat. Third-District voters will decide between incumbent Rep. Erik Paulsen (R) and challenger Dean Phillips (DFL) in the upcoming Nov. 6 general election.
After primary races in the DFL and Republican parties that each contained multiple candidates, DFLer Ilhan Omar will compete with Republican Jennifer Zielinski for the Congressional seat representing Minneapolis and nearby suburbs.
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