Decision Day 2024: Congressional, State, Municipal Races and Ballot Questions

Here are the races KNSI News will be watching tonight. These will be updated as data comes in.

U.S. House of Representatives District 6 [16.79% reporting]

Republican Tom Emmer (I) 31,446 72.32%
Democrat Jeanne Hendricks 11,906 27.38%

U.S. House of Representatives District 7 [8.95% reporting]

Republican Michelle Fischbach (I) 12,731 71.92%
Democrat AJ (John) Peters 4,951 27.97%
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Minnesota State House – District 13A [All precincts reporting]

Republican Lisa Demuth (I) 19,215 75.30%
Democrat Cindy Aho 6,283 24.62%

Minnesota State House – District 13B [14 of 21 precincts]

Republican Tim O’Driscoll (I) 11,246 71.18%
Democrat Dusty Bolstad 4,539 28.73%

Minnesota State House – District 14A [17 of 18 precincts]

Republican Bernie Perryman (I) 10,623 57.23%
Democrat Abdi Daisane 7,899 42.56%

Minnesota State House – District 14B [16 of 20 precincts]

Democrat Dan Wolgamott (I) 8,148 51.61%
Republican Sue Ek 7,596 48.11%
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Stearns County District 2 Commissioner

Joe Perske (I)
Jerry Theisen

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Stearns County Question One – Sales Tax for a new County Jail and Justice Center. If this fails, property taxes would be increased to pay for it.

Yes
No
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St. Cloud Mayor [24 of 28 precincts]

Jake Anderson 12,329 51.57%
Mike Conway 11,388 47.63%
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St. Cloud City Council At Large Seats – Four Open Seats. Top three vote getters win. [24 of 28 precincts]

George Hontos (I) 10,157 17.07%
Scott Brodeen 11,524 19.37%
Tami Calhoun 12,492 21%
Hudda Ibrahim 7,820 13.14%
Mark Johnson 11,971 20.12%
Omar Abdullahi Podi 5,280 8.87%
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St. Cloud Area School District 742 Board of Education – Top four vote getters win. [52 of 61 precincts]

Scott Andreasen (I) 15,921 15.95%
Al Dahlgren (I) 13,199 13.23%
Shannon Haws (I) 17,493 17.53%
Monica Segura-Schwartz (I) 12,203 12.23%
Yoanna Ayala-Zaldana 5,418 5.43%
Diana Fenton 16,093 16.12%
Bruce Hentges 18,921 18.96%
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St. Cloud City Question One Funding for Fire Station Six – By voting yes, residents are voting for a property tax increase. [24 of 28 precincts]

Yes 15,097 62.5%
No 9,058 37.5%

St. Cloud City Question Two Proposed City Charter Amendment – Changing municipal elections to odd years starting in 2029. [24 of 28 precincts]

Yes 12,353 54.45%
No 10,332 45.55%
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St. Joseph Mayor [All precincts reporting]

Jon Hazen 1,196 37.56%
Robert Loso 561 17.62%
Adam Scepaniak 1,415 44.44%
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St. Joseph City Council – Top two vote getters win. [All precincts reporting]

Kelly Beniek 1,870 42.45%
Troy Goracke 1,169 26.54%
Adam Schnettler 1,329 30.17%
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Sartell City Council – Top two vote getters win. [6 of 7 precincts]

Rustin Deters 4,520 34.45%
Marshall Grams 3,592 27.38%
Pat Lynch 4,892 37.28%
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Sartell St. Stephen School District 748 Board of Education – Top three vote getters win.

Tricia Meling (I)
Matthew Moehrle (I)
Aaron Alexander
Michael Gruber
Michael Ringstad
Chelsea Thielen
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Sauk Rapids Mayor [5 of 6 precincts]

Jason Ellering 3,128 57.47%
Nick Sauer 2,286 42%
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Sauk Rapids-Rice District School 47 Board of Education – Top four vote getters win. [12 of 17 precincts]

Ryan Butkowski (I) 4,835 22.42%
Samantha Dwyer (I) 4,414 20.47%
Mark Hauck (I) 4,576 21.22%
Tracy Morse (I) 4,208 19.51%
NiCole JH Broman 3,435 15.93%
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Waite Park Mayor [All precincts reporting]

Mike Lindquist 1,302 48.12%
Ken Schmitt 1,383 51.11%
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Minnesota State Constitutional Amendment – Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Renewal

This would continue to funnel proceeds from the Minnesota State Lottery to funding outdoors projects and the environment and natural resources trust fund, and to dedicate the proceeds for these purposes.

Yes 198,695
No 59,505

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