This ballot is apparently from the 2008 election, which was used for illustrative purposes in the story, but wouldn’t have been involved this year.

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Three seats are open on the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted School Board. Incumbents Jamie Wiech and Dan Schaible re-filed, and Fred Yerke and Joanne Kocher filed.

There are also three seats open on the Lester Prairie School Board. Incumbents Fred Blaser, Chester Hoernemann, and Robert Carlson filed. Mathew Klitzke and Greg Machemehl also filed.

In Waverly, Keith Harris has re-filed for city council., and Mayor Ken Antil filed for city council. Lee Hall and Ben Duske also filed for council seats.

In Mayer,three new candidates filed for city council. They include Dan Lueth, Erick Boder, and Paul Malmberg.

In Howard Lake,Pete Zimmerman and Mike Mitchell re-filed for council. Allan Munson also filed for city council.

In Winsted, George Schulenberg filed for city council. Incumbents Tom Wiemiller and Dave Mochinski re-filed for council.

In Lester Prairie, four candidates filed for the two available council seats. Incumbent Ron Foust re-filed, and Sandie Adams-Bruin, Tamara Vergin, and Eric Angvall filed for council seats.

In New Germany, Jason Kamerud filed for the mayor seat. Current mayor Pete Pederson did not seek re-election.

Some local townships are also conducting elections this fall.

In Camden Township, there are two supervisor positions open. These are designated separately on the ballot, and candidates must file for a specific seat.

There are three candidates for Seat A. They are Bruce Clark (incumbent), Marcus Lhotka, and Gerald Goede.

In Hollywood Township, three candidates filed for Supervisor C, including Curtis Thaemert (incumbent), Lynn Herrmann, and Jim Burns.

Two candidates filed for Supervisor B, including Ron Kassulker (incumbent) and Elwin Bauer.

Chuck Schuft re-filed for the treasurer position.

In Bergen Township, Francis Burch filed for the one open supervisor position, and Melissa Tonn re-filed for the treasurer position.

District 5 includes Albion Township, the City of Cokato, Cokato Township, French Lake Township, the City of Howard Lake, the City of Maple Lake, and Marysville, Middleville, Montrose, South Haven, Southside, Stockholm, and Victor townships.

UPDATE: According to Wright County Election Supervisor Gloria Gooler, there was a technical problem that prevented Wright County data from being uploaded properly Tuesday night. As a result, staff members are diligently working on manually entering the results from 39 precincts. Updated results will be posted when available.

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.

Precinct breakdown:

Howard Lake – the total number of voters who turned out were 1,101.  Winsted – the total number of voters who turned out were 610.  Waverly – the total number of voters who turned out were 492.

HOWARD LAKE

Question 1:  779 – yes,  322 – no

Question 2: 649 – yes,  449 – no

Question 3: 611 – yes,  478 – no

WAVERLY

Question 1:  295 – yes, 195 – no

Question 2: 233 – yes, 255 – no

Question 3: 234 – yes, 250 – no

WINSTED

Question 1: 325 – yes, 284 – no

Question 2: 235 – yes, 373 – no

Question 3: 203 – yes,  404 – no

The following is an explanation of each ballot question:

Question one
The first question voters will see proposes to extend the district’s current $500-per-pupil levy for 10 years. This is an existing levy that the district is asking to renew, and it doesn’t result in an increase in taxes.

If this question passes, annual taxes for a $100,000 home would decrease by $2, because the district’s tax base is spread over more people than in previous years.

Question two
The second question proposes adding an inflationary rate to question one, and can only pass if the first question passes.

“By putting the inflationary factor on there, it’s one way for us to keep up with increases in fuel and other expenses that happen on an annual basis,” board member Al Doering said during a presentation to the Waverly City Council Oct. 13.

Question three
Question number three proposes taking away the existing $50-per-pupil-unit levy and replacing it with a $150-per-pupil-unit levy. The existing levy expires at the end of the 2011-12 school year. If the new $150 levy passes, it would have a five-year term.

Mayor:
Steve Stotko – 1,039 (elected)

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

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

On the Supreme Court level (statewide, featured on every ballot), there were two races as well as a third race for the Court of Appeals.  They were:

Supreme Court:
- Paul Anderson 1,177,722 (elected)
- Tim Tingelstad 768,391

Supreme Court:
- Lori Skjerven-Gildea 1,031,576 (elected)
- Deb Hedlund 837,816

Court of Appeals:
- Terri Stoneburner 1,073,729 (elected)
- Dan Griffith 751,937

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

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)