Perfect Duluth Day: Duluth Election Results

> It's an Obama landslide.
> Duluth thinks Al Franken is good enough and smart enough; the rest of the state chooses Coleman, narrowly.
> Advisory vote on Lakeside liquor ban repeal decided by one vote.
> Duluth Schools levy amount will stay the same.
> Dahlberg wins in close District County Commissioner race.
> Clean Water, Land and Legacy Act passes.

Unofficial Results for Duluth
All 36 precincts counted
52,136 total ballots cast

President and Vice-President
Barack Obama and Joe Biden (DFL) -- 35,611 | 68.55%
John McCain and Sarah Palin (REP) -- 15,253 | 29.36%
Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez (IP) -- 468 | 0.90%
Write in -- 223 | 0.43%
Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root (LIB) -- 172 | 0.33%
Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle (CON) -- 102 | 0.20%
Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente (GRN) -- 101 | 0.19%
Roger Calero and Alyson Kennedy (SWP) -- 21 | 0.04%

U.S. Representative District 8
James L. Oberstar (DFL) -- 39,286 | 78.34%
Michael Cummins (REP) -- 10,717 | 21.37%
Write in -- 146 | 0.29%

State Representative District 6B
Mary Murphy (DFL) -- 5,271 | 64.56%
Steve Townsend (REP) -- 2,857 | 35.00%
Write in -- 36 | 0.44%

State Representative District 7A
Thomas Huntley (DFL) -- 15,029 | 66.18%
Ryan Stauber (REP) -- 7,595 | 33.44%
Write in -- 86 | 0.38%

State Representative District 7B
Roger J. Reinert (DFL) -- 13,364 | 72.96%
Allan Kehr (REP) -- 3,648 | 19.91%
Jay Cole (IND) -- 1,259 | 6.87%
Write in -- 47 | 0.26%

Increase state sales and use tax by three-eighths of one percent to fund clean water, wildlife, cultural heritage and natural-area programs
Yes -- 33,981 | 67.58%
No -- 16,298 | 32.42%

County Commissioner District 2
Steve O'Neil -- 12,993 | 97.85%
Write in -- 286 | 2.15%

County Commissioner District 3
Chris Dahlberg -- 6,807 | 51.21%
Bill Kron -- 6,413 | 48.24%
Write in -- 73 | 0.55%

County Commissioner District 5
Peg Sweeney -- 1,002 | 67.29%
Sam Haddad -- 482 | 32.37%
Write in -- 5 | 0.34%

Repeal ban of alcohol sales in Duluth's Lakeside neighborhood
No -- 2,858 | 50.01%
Yes -- 2,857 | 49.99%

Allow City Council to appoint special attorney to investigate conflict of interest
Yes -- 28,773 | 63.00%
No -- 16,896 | 37.00%

Renew current $365.60 per pupil levy in I.S.D. 709
Yes -- 32,323 | 67.89%
No -- 15,288 | 32.11%

Renew current levy and raise it to $700 per pupil in I.S.D. 709
No -- 25,172 | 53.35%
Yes -- 22,014 | 46.65%

Renew current levy and raise it to $1,200 per pupil in I.S.D. 709
No -- 31,650 | 68.07%
Yes -- 14,846 | 31.93%

Comments

HOLY CRAP! 1 VOTE! The wife and I need to have a little talk.

Posted by: Danny G | November 4, 2008 10:48 PM

Danny, for once your comment was actually funny. I guess a blind squirrel living in a house divided can produce comedy.

Posted by: Tony Ramone | November 4, 2008 11:35 PM

Does this mean that Psycho-troll Danny and his alter-ego, Ashley Crow, might finally go away, ride off into the sunset? A person can dream.

Posted by: Just Sayin' | November 5, 2008 12:43 AM

Just another election. Wins, losses, etc. Glad it's over.

Congrats to Reinert and Oberstar.

Posted by: Scribbler | November 5, 2008 08:09 AM

to be fair, even if the liquor thing had won by ten votes, the politicians involved would not have moved to change things. they wanted a clear mandate, and they didn't get it. i must confess to being shocked.

Posted by: hbh | November 5, 2008 08:19 AM

You're right, for the most part. However, with a victory our side would have had a case to argue. Plus, Todd Fedora recently said that a majority is a majority indicating that he would have been on our side if it would have went the other way.

I'm still shaking my head today over this. The wife and I don't disagree on much when it comes to this kind of stuff. This was a rarity. If I only just would have been able to convince her, this would have gone the other way...literally.

Posted by: Danny G | November 5, 2008 08:30 AM

I think it would have been great if one more person had voted yes, and it turned out to be a perfect tie.

Maybe there should be a civil war in Lakeside over this. A portion of Lakeside should secede and form its own neighborhood.

Posted by: Barrett | November 5, 2008 01:22 PM

Barrett, I have to say I agree with you on this one. Although, I'm not sure how the kids would feel about Mommy and Daddy actually going to war with each other.

Official Danny Does Duluth Lakeside Moonshine coming soon!

Posted by: Danny G | November 5, 2008 01:56 PM

Danny, you should draw a line through the center of each room in the house, like Ralph and Potsy did on "Happy Days" when they had a disagreement.

Drinking permitted on the west side of each room; prohibition on the east side.

(Personally, I recommend everyone solve their problems the way Ralph and Potsy would.)

Posted by: Paul Lundgren | November 5, 2008 02:08 PM

That won't work either because we'll both be fighting over who gets to be Potsy.

Plus, I don't want try and get my wife to stop enjoying her beloved French 75's. After 10 years of marriage it's one of the best ways for me to get some action.

Posted by: Danny G | November 5, 2008 02:16 PM

Duluth Election Results

Comments

Post a comment