State Sen. Rob Farnsworth has defeated Kim (Kotonias) McLaughlin, both of Hibbing, to retain his seat in Senate District 7.
This will be the Republican incumbent's second term in office. In 2022, Farnsworth defeated DFL candidate Ben DeNucci by about 7% of the vote.
Farnsworth is a teacher and real estate agent in Hibbing.
State Senate District 7 includes portions of Aitkin, Itasca and St. Louis counties, including the cities of Hill City, McGregor, Palisade, Tamarack, Bovey, Calumet, Coleraine, Marble, Nashwauk, Taconite, Warba, Zemple, Aurora, Biwabik, Buhl, Chisholm, Eveleth, Floodwood, Gilbert, Hibbing, Kinney, Leonidas, McKinley, Meadowlands, Mountain Iron, Virginia, and one precinct of Deer River.
Farnsworth will begin his next four-year term in January.
