Newcomers unseated incumbents this year in at least four county board races in west central Minnesota.
Voters in the area elected candidates to county board spots in seven counties. There were competitive races in most west central Minnesota counties.
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The following list was compiled with data from the Minnesota Secretary of State's website. The bolded candidates are those elected in contested races on Tuesday.
Chippewa County
District 3
Tim Christensen, 539
Dave Nordaune, incumbent, 700
District 2 Commissioner Jeffrey Lopez, 1,153, and District 3 Commissioner Jim Dahlvang, 1,072, ran unopposed.
Kandiyohi County
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District 2
Steve Ahmann, 1,439
Douglas E. Reese, incumbent, 1,247
District 4 Commissioner Roger Imdieke, 4566, and District 5 Commissioner Harlan Madsen, 3,769, ran unopposed.
Lac qui Parle County
District 3
Graylen Carlson, incumbent, 331
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John Maatz, 478
District 5
Roy Marihart, incumbent, 412
Jim Nelson, 298
District 1 Commissioner Todd Patzer ran unopposed, 689
Meeker County
District 2
Greg Gilbertson, 1,079
Joe Tacheny 1,161
District 4
Mike Housman, incumbent 1,367
Greg Nelson 1,005
District 3 Commissioner Bryan Larson ran unopposed, 2,251
Renville County
District 5
LaMont Jacobson, incumbent, 644
Rick Schmidt, 907
District 1 Commissioner Randy Kramer and District 3 Commissioner Doug Erickson ran unopposed
Swift County
District 1 Commissioner Gary Hendrickx, 847, District 3 Commissioner Pete Peterson, 910, and District 5 Commissioner Eric Rudningen, 998, were unopposed.
Yellow Medicine County
District 4
Ron Antony, incumbent, 565
Allen E. Simonson, 525
District 5
Marty Grabow, 446
Glen Kack, 545
District 3 Commissioner Gary L. Johnson ran unopposed, 957
