HLWW referendum results: first two pass; third fails by 84

HOWARD LAKE, WAVERLY, WINSTED, MN – Voters approved the first two questions on the ballot tonight, with the third question failing by only 84 votes (see an explanation of each ballot question below, underneath the precinct breakdowns).

Unofficial election results for the operating levy questions for Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School District are as follows:

Question one passed, with a grand total of 1,399 yes votes and 801 no votes.

Question two passed, with a grand total of 1,117 yes votes and 1,077 no.

Question three failed with a total of 1,048 yes votes and 1,132 no votes. Read more

Lynch wins in Carver Co.

County Commissioner Tim Lynch won his seat back in Carver County.
Commissioner – District 4:
Tim Lynch – 4,404 (elected)
Paul Neumann – 4,084

Winsted re-elects incumbents

Unopposed incumbents were returned to office Tuesday:

Mayor:
Steve Stotko – 1,039 (elected)

Council Member:
Tom Ollig – 939 (elected)
Bonnie Quast – 863 (elected)

Results of judgeship races

Although several incumbents who were unopposed filled the ballot for judges this year, there were a handful of true races that were featured on local ballots.  There were two such races in District 10, which includes Wright County, and one in District 1, which covers both McLeod and Carver counties.  The Supreme Court results are listed at the end.

District 10 (Wright County):
- Nancy Logering – 198,827 (elected)
- Luke Stellpflug – 113,540

- Robert Varco 170,769 (elected)
- John Dehen 153,107

District 1 (McLeod and Carver counties):
- Joseph Carter 165,781 (elected)
- Nathaniel Reitz 104,916 Read more

Three elected to Lester Prairie School Board

Three candidates were elected to the Lester Prairie School Board tonight: They are:

School Board:
Karla Heigl – 985 (elected)
Rollie Ratdke – 885 (elected)
Joe Miller – 851 (elected)
Corbey Hentges – 620

HLWW: six out of seven elected; levy fails

Six were elected to Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted school board overnight, according to unofficial results posted on the Secretary of State’s web site.  Results so far:

Levy question for Middle School improvements:
No – 3,270 (levy fails)
Yes -1,333

School Board – 4-year term (four elected):
Michelle Heuer – 2,858 (elected)
Charlie Weber – 2,344 (elected)
Paul Weibel – 2,208 (elected)
Jesse Tintes – 2,027 (elected)
Fred Yerke – 1,650

School Board – 2-year terms (two elected)
Al Doering -3,058 (elected)
Dan Schaible – 2,463 (elected)

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