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Election 2024: Northern MN's township results

Voters stand at evenly spaced voting booths at Cohasset City Hall on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.
Lorie Shaull
Voters stand at evenly spaced voting booths at Cohasset City Hall on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024.

These are the election results for contested township board races in Northern Minnesota and the township ballot questions.

Last updated 1:40 a.m. Nov. 6.

The following results are unofficial and include only contested races.

Townships

A voter casts their ballot on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024, in Emily Town Hall in Emily.
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KAXE Reporters Chelsey Perkins, Larissa Donovan and Megan Buffington and Photographer Lorie Shaull share live updates from Northern Minnesota on Election Day 2024.

Alvwood Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • Eric Johnson, 8, 38.10%
  • Roy Richardson, 13, 61.90%

Arago Township

Special Election for Supervisor Seat B

  • Kristie Edelman, 319, 79.16%
  • Eric Ramlo, 83, 20.60%

Arbo Township

Special Election for Supervisor Seat B

  • Kyle Curtiss, 202, 43.07%
  • Jeff Schroeder, 266, 56.72%
  • Write-in, 1, 0.21%

Badoura Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • Mark Keller, 59, 78.67%
  • Raymond Peterson (incumbent), 15, 20%
  • Write-in, 1, 1.33%

Birch Lake Township

Special Election for Supervisor Seat 2

  • Andy Bray, 249, 60.14%
  • Nicholas Daigle (incumbent), 164, 39.61%

Blackberry Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • Tim Dirkes, 171, 39.68%
  • Gary Nelson (incumbent), 258, 59.86%
  • Write-in, 2, 0.46%

Brevator Township

Special Election for Supervisor Seat A

  • Michael Garberg, 246, 48.62%
  • Linda Way, 257, 50.79%
  • Write-in, 3, 0.59%

Boy Lake Township

Question 1: Appointment of Town Clerk

  • Yes, 63, 65.63%
  • No, 33, 34.38%

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Question 2: Appointment of Town Treasurer

  • Yes, 61, 62.89%
  • No, 36, 37.11%

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Carpenter Township

Supervisor Seat A

  • David Cicmil, 36, 40%
  • Alan Presley (incumbent), 53, 58.89%

Crooked Lake Township

Supervisor Seat 2

  • Tim Donnay, 165, 44.59%
  • Jerry Shields, 205, 55.41%

Crystal Bay Township

Special Election for Supervisor Seat B

  • Charles Cook, 39, 17.11%
  • Michael Nikula (incumbent), 188, 82.46%

Deer River Township

Supervisor Seat C

  • Jennifer Drotts, 266, 77.55%
  • Sue Stolzman (incumbent), 77, 22.45%

Question: Change to Optional Plan B Appointment of Clerk and Treasurer

  • Yes, 161, 48.20%
  • No, 173, 51.80%

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Deerwood Township (Crow Wing)

Supervisor Seat 1

  • Scott Brix, 477, 56.65%
  • James Walth (incumbent), 358, 42.52%
  • Write-in, 7, 0.83%

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Fayal Township

Supervisor Seat 4

  • Denny Bone, 531, 44.55%
  • Michael F. Erjavec, 645, 54.11%

Fredenberg Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • Debra Pawlowicz (incumbent), 486, 50.84%
  • Joshua Scheall, 466, 48.74%

Garrison Township

Question: Adopt Form of Government

  • Yes, 336, 68.85%
  • No, 152, 31.15%

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Guthrie Township

Supervisor Seat A

  • Bryan Delaney, 166, 53.38%
  • Russell Nickerson, 141, 45.34%

Higdem Township

Question: Offices of Clerk and Treasurer

  • Yes, 44, 100%
  • No, 0, 0%

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Hiram Township

Supervisor Seat 1

  • David Morris (incumbent), 120, 57.42%
  • Ralph Neil, 88, 42.11%

Holyoke Township

Supervisor Seat C

  • LeeAnne Gibson, 68, 49.64%
  • Scott Southworth, 69, 50.36%

Clerk

  • Jerry Frank Hlava, 82, 57.75%
  • Amanda VanAuken, 59, 41.55%

Home Brook Township

Supervisor Seat 1

  • Terry Stumvoll (incumbent), 111, 58.73%
  • Lance Vargo, 76, 40.21%

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Irondale Township

Supervisor Seat 3

  • L. Scott Chamberlin, 280, 41%
  • Jay Godfrey (incumbent), 402, 58.86%

Kimberly Township

Supervisor Seat C

  • Dan Howard, 62, 52.54%
  • Rosalie Miller (incumbent), 55, 46.61%

Little Pine Township

Supervisor Seat A

  • David Kauphusman (incumbent), 35, 63.64%
  • Calen Spindler 20, 36.36%

Louisville Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • Bob Schmitz, 43, 39.45%
  • Richard Swendra, 66, 60.55%

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Macville Township

Question: Appointment of Town Treasurer by the Town Board

  • Yes, 57, 67.86%
  • No, 27, 32.14%

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Mantrap Township

Question: Appointment of the Clerk by the Town Board

  • Yes, 243, 73.41%
  • No, 88, 26.59%

Question: Appointment of the Treasurer by the Town Board

  • Yes, 249, 76.38%
  • No, 77, 23.62%

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Meadow Brook Township

Supervisor Seat 2

  • Clarence W. Cronin, 55, 60.44%
  • Glen H. Kastner, 35, 38.46%

Mission Township

Supervisor Seat A

  • David Hauser, 164, 28.98%
  • Erik Lee, 222, 39.22%
  • Jim Roach (incumbent), 178, 31.45%

Question: Adopt Form of Government

  • Yes, 345, 66.6%
  • No, 173, 33.4%

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Nashwauk Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • Marc Engel (incumbent), 514, 61.05%
  • Paul Vraa, 326, 38.72%

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New Folden Township

Supervisor Seat A

  • Angie Anderson, 30, 23.44%
  • Shelly Helm Guzek (incumbent), 98, 76.56%

Nordland Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • George Carlberg, 245, 37.29%
  • Ruth Nelson (incumbent), 409, 62.25%

Supervisor Seat C

  • Chris Nelson, 347, 53.06%
  • Darryl Palm (incumbent), 305, 46.64%

Northern Township

Supervisor Seat B

  • Rhonda Dockendorf, 979, 57.76%
  • Michael Granlund, 352, 20.77
  • Nathan Preuss, 352, 20.77

Otter Tail Peninsula Township

Question 1: Appointment of Town Clerk

  • Yes, 38, 77.55%
  • No, 11, 22.45%

Question 2: Appointment of Town Treasurer

  • Yes, 39, 78%
  • No, 11, 22%

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Owens Township

Question: Option B for Appointment of Clerk and Treasurer

  • Yes, 79, 67.52%
  • No, 38, 32.48%

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Pine River Township

Special Election for Supervisor Seat 1

  • Mike Nadeau, 281, 49.65%
  • Andy Skinner (incumbent), 280, 49.47%

Powers Township

Supervisor Seat 1

  • Douglas Baird, 256, 55.17%
  • James Woischke, 205, 44.18%

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Ross Lake Township

Question: Adopt Form of Government

  • Yes, 104, 73.76%
  • No, 37, 26.24%

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Schoolcraft Township

Supervisor Seat C

  • James Card, 27, 40.91%
  • Michael Studanski (incumbent), 38, 57.58%

Sylvan Township

Supervisor Seat 4

  • Greg Bennett (incumbent), 884, 56.49%
  • Troy Hradsky, 672, 42.94%

Tegner Township

Question: Combining of Clerk and Treasurer Positions

  • Yes, 23, 88.46%
  • No, 3, 11.54%

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Thomson Township

Supervisor Seat C

  • Nathan Barta, 1,353, 50.04%
  • J Bergman, 613, 22.67%
  • Jaryn Edblad, 730, 27%

Twin Lakes Township (Mahnomen)

Special Election for Supervisor Seat B

  • Sheri Snetsinger, 141, 67.14%
  • Josh Thorpe (incumbent), 68, 32.38%

Supervisor Seat C

  • Tim Lavoy (incumbent), 115, 55.02%
  • Gerilyn Lopez, 94, 44.98%

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Viking Township

Supervisor Seat A

  • Bryan Bolstad (incumbent), 48, 53.33%
  • Josh Huttleston, 41, 45.56%

Wawina Township

Clerk

  • Hjalmer Aho (incumbent), 25, 62.5%
  • Louie Kirkelas, 14, 35%

White Township

Question: Whether to Move the Town Election to November in Even-Numbered Years

  • Yes, 694, 79.68%
  • No, 177, 20.32%

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Woodrow Township (Cass)

Supervisor Seat 1

  • Debra Scheibel, 212, 46.09%
  • Scott Wold (incumbent), 246, 53.48%

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