Politics & Government
UPDATED: Masin Defeats Walden in 51A, Kline Captures Majority in Congressional District
Sandy Masin carried roughly 88 percent of the vote in House District 51A against challenger Milton Walden. Rep. John Kline also swept the Second Congressional District.
There were no surprises in local Primary Elections on Tuesday night, as Democrat Sandy Masin swept away her little-known challenger Milton Walden and Rep. John Kline (R) dismantled the opposition in the Second Congressional District race.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar easily won the U.S. Senate DFL Primary. She will face Republican-endorsed Kurt Bills, whose Primary was a bit closer than pundits expected. With 99.1 percent of precincts reporting Wednesday morning, Bills led David Carlson roughly 51 percent to 35 percent. Stephen Williams advanced in the Independence Party Primary.
In the Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice race, incumbent Lorie Skjerven Gildea along with Dan Griffith will move forward to the General Election. Skjerven Gildea received nearly 50 percent of the votes, Griffith received about 29 percent of the votes. Jill Clark came in third with approximately 21 percent of the votes.
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In the Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Seat 4 race, incumbent David Stras as well as Tim Tingelstad will move forward to the General Election. David Stras received about 49 percent of the votes, Tingelstad received approximately 29 percent of the votes. Alan Nelson came in third with about 22 percent of the vote.
Scroll down to see the results of the local and statewide races. Please note that a small percentage of precincts have yet to be counted as of Wednesday morning in some races.
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House District 51A
All precincts reporting
House District 51A (By Precinct)
Candidate Ward-Precinct Votes Sandra Masin (DFL)Eagan 2 86
Eagan 4 75
Eagan 5A 92
Eagan 5B
86
Eagan 9 95
Eagan 10 35
Burnsville 1
109 Burnsville 5
36 Burnsville 6
72 Burnsville 9
52 Burnsville 10
90 Milton Walden (DFL)
Eagan 2
7
Eagan 4
10
Eagan 5A
12
Eagan 5B
9
Eagan 9 9
Eagan 10 3
Burnsville 1
19 Burnsville 5
7 Burnsville 6
13 Burnsville 9
8 Burnsville 10
15 Diane Anderson* (R) Eagan 2
80
Eagan 4 76
Eagan 5A 89
Eagan 5B 63
Eagan 9 90
Eagan 10 42
Burnsville 1
164 Burnsville 5
30 Burnsville 6
93 Burnsville 9
94 Burnsville 10
158
U.S. Senate
99.1 percent of precincts reporting in at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13
3.38
Amy Klobuchar* Democratic-Farmer-Labor 181,552
90.81
Jack Edward Shepard Democratic-Farmer-Labor 6,563
3.28
Darryl Stanton Democratic-Farmer-Labor 5,060
2.53
Kurt Bills Republican 62,657
51.31
David Carlson Republican 43,002
35.21
Bob Carney Jr. Republican 16,459
13.48
Glen R. Anderson Menze Independence 2,015
40.25
Stephen Williams Independence 2,991
59.75
U.S. Representative District 2*
All precincts reporting
85.12
David Gerson Republican 2,772
14.88
Mike Obermueller DFL 11,629
100
Minnesota Supreme Court
99.1 percent of precincts reported in by 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15
20.91
Lorie Skjerven Gildea* Chief Justice 143,313
49.75
Dan Griffith Chief Justice 84,550
29.35
Alan Nelson Assoc. Justice—SC 4 60,893
21.66
* Assoc. Justice—SC 4 137,517
48.92
Assoc. Justice—SC 4 82,722
29.42
*Incumbent
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