With all precincts reporting in unofficial results from the Nov. 3 general election, Amy Klobuchar won the race for Minnesota governor, and Benton County voters picked a new sheriff and a new auditor-treasurer. Here is a look at the results for voters in Stearns and Benton counties.
Governor
With all 4,105 precincts in the state reporting, the DFL ticket of Amy Klobuchar and her running mate received about 55.5% of the vote, about 1.57 million votes. Republican Lisa Demuth and her running mate received about 42.6%, about 1.21 million votes. The Green Party ticket received about 1.8%.
Benton County
All 27 Benton County precincts reported.
- Sheriff: James “Jay” Dingmann won with 10,399 votes (65.3%) over Joel Schmidt, who had 5,460 (34.3%). The seat was open because Sheriff Troy Heck did not seek reelection.
- Auditor-Treasurer: Mary Lewandowski won with 9,945 votes (63.5%) over Christine Scherbing, who had 5,654 (36.1%).
- County Attorney: Kathleen Reuter ran unopposed.
- County Commissioners: Ed Popp (District 2) and Steve Heinen (District 3) ran unopposed and were reelected.
Stearns County
The Stearns County sheriff, county attorney, auditor-treasurer and county commissioner races on the ballot were uncontested.
What happens next
Election night numbers are unofficial. Counties and the state canvass the results in the weeks after the election before they become official. You can look up every race on your ballot, including legislative, school board and city races, on the Minnesota Secretary of State results site.
Sources: Minnesota Secretary of State unofficial results; KNSI; St. Cloud LIVE; WJON; St. Cloud Times; MPR News; KSTP.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Please confirm details yourself with the Minnesota Secretary of State or your county election office.
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