BAGLEY — Republican Rep. Matt Bliss of Pennington will return to St. Paul for a fourth term after DFL challenger Emily Thabes fell short in the state's House 2B race Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Bliss ran for a fourth, non-consecutive term. He was first elected in 2016. He co-chairs the Veterans and Military Affairs committee in the House.
Thabes, of Bagley, is the executive director of the Beltrami County Historical Center.
State House District 2B includes Mahnomen County, and portions of Beltrami, Clearwater and Cass counties. It includes the cities of Bagley, Mahnomen, Cass Lake, Blackduck and Walker.
Bliss will begin his next two-year term in January.
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