Republicans continue to hold state Senate and House districts in west central Minnesota with all incumbents and newcomers leading by wide margins. These are the figures available from the Secretary of State's office as of a check Wednesday morning. Tallies may fluctuate throughout the day as counties enter more data, and final tallies are pending as absentee ballots will be accepted until Nov. 10 in Minnesota.
* Projected winner
State Senate races
District 18
*(R) Scott Newman (incumbent) — 71.36%, 31,313
(DFL) Chad R. Tschimperle — 28.51%, 12,512
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District 16
*(R) Gary Dahms (incumbent) — 73.66%, 29,690
(Independence-Alliance) Joshua Prine — 14.01%, 5,647
(Legal Marijuana Now) Steve "Stoney" Preslicka — 12.09%, 4,875
District 13
*(R) Jeff Howe — 69.40%, 30,769
(DFL) Michael Willemsen — 30.49%, 13,515
District 12
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*(R) Torrey Westrom (incumbent) — 67.60%, 28,254
(DFL) Russ Hinrichs — 32.34%, 13,515
State House of Representatives races
District 18A
*(R) Dean Urdahl (incumbent, running unopposed) — 97.81%, 17,787
District 16A
*(R) Chris Swedzinski (incumbent) — 69.71%, 13,913
(DFL) Doria Drost — 30.75%, 6,184
District 16B
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*(R) Paul Torkelson (incumbent) — 67.63%, 14,476
(DFL) Marinda "Mindy" Kimmel — 32.24%, 6,902
District 13A
*(R) Lisa Demuth — 70.96%, 15,472
(DFL) Katy Westlund — 28.91%, 6,304
District 12A
*(R) Jeffery W Backer (incumbent) — 66.83%, 14,702
(DFL) Murray Smart — 33.09%, 7,280
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District 12B
*(R) Paul Anderson (incumbent) — 74.54%, 16,022
(DFL) Ben Schirmers — 25.39%, 5,458
