They came, they voted
Turn out was high around Carlton County and the state of Minnesota (and at Washington Elementary School's Kids Vote event Tuesday).
RELATED CONTENTRep. Rick Nolan happy to be headed back to Congress
Former Congressman Nolan won with 192,797 votes (54 percent) to Rep. Chip Cravaack’s 161,136 (45 percent).
RELATED CONTENTVoters say ‘Yes’ to schools in Esko, Barnum and Wrenshall
School District referendums passed in Esko, Barnum and Wrenshall, although a second ballot question failed in Wrenshall by some 50 votes.
RELATED CONTENTLocal voters send DFL candidates to Minnesota House, Senate
DFL 11A House candidate Mike Sundin pulled in a total of 12,610 votes (nearly 64 percent) to Republican candidate Jim Putnam’s 5,931 and Independence Party candidate Cory Pylkka’s 1,164 votes. State Senator Tony Lourey (DFL) had 24,342 votes to Republican candidate Bill Saumer’s 13,505 votes.
RELATED CONTENTPolls are already busy in Carlton County and across the state
How was your voting experience? Share your thoughts with the Pine Journal at news@pinejournal.com.
RELATED CONTENTCandidate Profiles: Wrenshall School Board
wrenshall School Board, District No. 100 (3 seats) Matthew Laveau • Troy Powers Tony Paul Sheda • Janika Fisher-Merritt
Candidate Profiles: Scanlon city council
Scanlon city council (2 seats) James Pratt • Scott Boedigheimer • Mathew Falk • Marshall Johnson
