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Rita Albrecht, the newly elected mayor of Bemidji, points Wednesday to final results from her race to her biggest supporter and dad, Earl Hutchinson. Ballot counting in Tuesday’s election didn’t finish until early the next morning. Albrecht defeated current Mayor Dave Larson. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

City shakeup: Election outcome changes council dynamics

BEMIDJI – The Bemidji City Council will look very different in January. Tuesday’s election produced a new member to the council, a returning councilor and a new mayor, which will...

news / local Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:58pm

Let the real work begin: Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after a bruising, mixed-verdict election, President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner both pledged Wednesday to seek...

news Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:44pm

Happy days here again for state’s DFLers

ST. PAUL – It was easy to tell Democrats from Republicans in the Minnesota Capitol Wednesday, the day after the party snatched back control of the House and Senate. The...

news Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:40pm

Top vote-getters in local races

BEMIDJI – Several races for township, city, county and school seats outside of Bemidji were conducted Tuesday. The following is a list of top known vote-getters for elected offices in...

news / region Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:28pm

Here’s how Minnesota voted

Here are nearly complete but unofficial election returns and percentages from the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office: President Barack Obama (i), Democrat, 1,543,102 (53%) Mitt Romney, Republican, 1,321,154 (45) Gary...

news / region Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:26pm

Michael Reagan: GOP turns sure victory into defeat

Wait until next year — 2016, that is. That’s what disappointed Republican spinners kept saying Tuesday night as they watched Mitt Romney’s hopes crash and burn in swing state after...

opinion / commentary Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:18pm

Jason Stanford: Advice for GOP in 2016

Republicans should have won. The economy was having more trouble starting than my dad’s Pinto back in ‘70s, and Barack Obama had gone from the black Kennedy to the black...

opinion / commentary Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 11:12pm

Marilyn and Peter Gandrud receive their ballots from election judge Bonnie Jevning Tuesday morning at Bemidji Town Hall. Monte Draper |Bemidji Pioneer

‘Very busy’ day at the polls

By John Hageman and Laurie Swenson, Pioneer Staff Writers BEMIDJI – Thousands of area residents turned out to vote Tuesday, filling the polling places and intently awaiting the results once...

news / local Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 3:46am

Sumner defeats Fairbanks in county board election

BEMIDJI – In the only contested race in Beltrami County, District 4 Commissioner Quentin Fairbanks lost to challenger Tim Sumner of Redby. In complete but unofficial results, Sumner had 50.4...

news / local Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 3:32am

Minnesota House District 2A candidate Roger Erickson, DFL-Baudette, celebrates early Tuesday night as he learns he has the lead with 1 percent of the votes tallied. Beside him is Mike Simpkins at the DFL celebration party at Bemidji’s Holiday Inn Express. Monte Draper | Bemidji Pioneer

Erickson defeats Hancock in House 2A; Skoe, Green also win

BEMIDJI – House District 2A Rep. Dave Hancock lost his bid for a second term in the state Legislature, while former Rep. Brita Sailer lost to Steve Green in House...

news / local Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 2:36am

Democrats say they will control Legislature

ST. PAUL -- The Minnesota Legislature will be controlled by Democrats the next two years, reversing a historic Republican victory two years ago. It will be the first time in...

news Wed, Nov 07, 2012 - 1:44am

No surprise: Klobuchar takes U.S. Senate victory, other House seats projected

ST. PAUL -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar breezed to an easy re-election victory Tuesday and most U.S. House members from Minnesota won. However, some House races remained close late...

news / region Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 10:22pm

Obama wins Minnesota, state maintains Dem streak

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Barack Obama has won Minnesota, maintaining the state's long streak of supporting Democrats for president even after Republicans made a last-minute play for the state. Democrats...

news / region Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 10:08pm

Obama projected to win Minnesota

ST. PAUL -- Minnesota went for President Barack Obama for the second time. While, pre-election polls offered conflicting views about whether Minnesota was in play in the presidential election, news...

news Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 9:31pm

Pioneer Editorial: Cheers and Jeers

Local folks take voting seriously After months of campaigning, dozens of mail flyers, weeks of front page stories and a barrage of broadcast advertising, people across the nation will go...

opinion / commentary Tue, Nov 06, 2012 - 12:32am

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