Area city, county election results listed

Numerous city and county elections were decided throughout the Brainerd lakes area Tuesday.

Area results include:

Aitkin Mayor

Incumbent J. Mark Wedel 764

Aitkin City Council (vote for two)

Incumbent Galen Doub 632

Incumbent Scott Sherman 681

Aitkin County Commissioner District 2

(With 46/47 precincts reporting. One precinct had to be recounted Wednesday morning.)

Dick Siemers 1,119

Dale Lueck 1,001

Aitkin County Commissioner District 4

(With 46/47 precincts reporting. One precinct had to be recounted Wednesday morning.)

Darrell Bruggman 985

William Cook 700

Backus Mayor

Incumbent Michael Nethercutt 71

Daniel Freeman 37

Backus City Council (vote for two)

Incumbent Lynette Adams 70

Incumbent Fred E. Smith 66

Scott D. Abbott 34

Backus City Council (one two-year seat)

Incumbent Dan Kornelyk 57

Charles R. Dufour 32

Kathi Breccia 16

Breezy Point Mayor

Carrie Ruud 375

Incumbent Kevin S. Wolf 261

Breezy Point City Council (vote for two)

Scott Willer 310

David Slipy 299

Gary A. Bakken 289

Robert Vosnos 143

Breezy Point City Council (to fill vacancy in term expiring Dec. 31, 2002)

Diane Williams 323

Fred Mertens 279

Chickamaw Beach Mayor

Michael Mills 64

Chickamaw Beach City Council (vote for two)

Wendy Van Vorst 60

Donald Schakle 57

Crosby Mayor

Linda Faatz 481

Charles A. Sellers 468

Crosby City Council (vote for two)

Ed Vukelich 520

John B. Johnson 330

Charles McLaughlin 304

Buzz Neprud 279

Diane Hartung 257

Crosslake Mayor

Incumbent Darrell E. Swanson 1,165

Crosslake City Council (vote for two)

Charles "Chuck" Miller 667

Irene Schultz 634

Jacob Tiggelaar 528

Carl A. Taubert 331

Crosslake City Council (to fill vacancy in term expiring Dec. 31, 2002)

Sandy M. Eliason 706

Joshua E. Larson 450

Cuyuna Mayor

Ruth Imberi 105

Cuyuna City Council (vote for two)

Les M. Smith 70

Larry "Skip" Gillespie 59

Lou Dirkes 57

Deerwood Mayor

write-in candidate 73

Deerwood City Council (vote for two)

Sherri Godfrey 207

Kim Ostrowski 125

Carol Novotny 110

Deerwood City Council (to fill vacancy in term expiring Dec. 31, 2002)

J.R. Spalj 237

Deerwood city bond referendum to build fire hall addition

Yes 154

No 146

East Gull Lake Mayor

Chris Robinson 434

East Gull Lake City Council (vote for two)

Jim Erickson 362

Nadine Wittkopp 269

Bob Gronau 188

Emily Mayor

Roger "Buddy" Lund 291

Ralph Lambert 181

Emily City Council (vote for two)

Faye Friesner 293

Incumbent Gerhart "Gary" Hanson 289

Dorothy "Zorka" Martin 185

Chuck Donnelly 89

Fifty Lakes Mayor

Jay Andolshek 210

Fifty Lakes City Council (vote for two)

Gregory H. Buchite 190

Wilmer "Buck" Buchite 169

Fort Ripley Mayor

Gerald J. Tschida 29

Fort Ripley City Council (vote for two)

Lonny Goble 35

Ellen Noreen 25

Garrison Mayor

John Schley 78

Garrison City Clerk-Treasurer (to fill vacancy in term expiring Dec. 31, 2002)

Cathy Thompson 73

Hackensack Mayor

Incumbent Erick Hedren 86

Gary "Buck" Martig 78

Hackensack City Council (vote for two)

Christopher McKeown 110

William Green 75

William Kramer 55

Arlene Caterino 37

Bernadine Van Dyke 25

Ironton Mayor

Gregory A. Meyer 226

Ironton City Council (vote for two)

Dean French 234

James E. Gavin 157

Jenkins Mayor

Dwight Heim 78

Incumbent Ed Roberts II 43

Jenkins City Council (vote for two)

Harold "Butch" Pearson 91

Lance Zwart 78

Jenkins city water and sewer

No 90

Yes 31

Jenkins city water only

No 97

Yes 18

Jenkins city sewer only

No 90

Yes 27

Lake Shore Mayor

Incumbent Don McFarland 528

Lake Shore City Council (four-year council term)

John Bukovich 346

Lyle Kline 298

John Terwilliger 248

Richard Bergman 132

Lake Shore City Council (two-year council term)

Incumbent Vicki (Holsapple) LaMere 321

Deanna Anderson 251

Manhattan Beach Mayor

Frederick Gridley 41

Manhattan Beach City Council (vote for one)

Janis Allen 43

Manhattan Beach City Clerk

write-in candidate 31

Motley Mayor

Karla Peterson 131

Bill Postel 125

Motley City Council (vote for two)

Patrick O'Regan 134

Grant Cheney 100

Kathy A. Storry 100

Patsy Roberts 83

Bob Jenkins 39

-- Because of a tie between O'Regan and Storry, the two will likely have to flip a coin at the city's canvassing meeting Thursday morning.

Morrison County

District 1

Thomas Wenzel 2,814

District 2

Jeff Schilling 1,295

Incumbent Paul Nieman Jr. 1,261

District 3

Eugene "Gene" Young 1,497

Incumbent Robert Erdrich 1,263

Nisswa Mayor

Incumbent Harold Kraus 634

William "Bill" Sinn 362

Nisswa City Council (vote for two)

Lenny Hodgson 723

Robert K. Draving 451

Bo Beckman 394

Pequot Lakes Mayor

Forbes H. Martinson 247

Donna C. Good 194

Pequot Lakes City Council (vote for two)

Terri J. Russell 342

Gregory J. Welu 241

Pillager Mayor

J.R. Plautz 137

Diana Lynn Price 31

Pillager City Council (vote for two four-year terms)

Leroy R. Smith 127

Brenda Poepke 123

Pillager City Council (vote for one two-year term)

Bret Mattheisen 93

Suzanne Simons 59

Pillager city referendum for Sunday liquor

Yes 84

No 81

Pine River Mayor

Incumbent Bob Fladung 233

Pine River City Council (vote for two)

Jim Sabas 168

Doug Miller 164

Tamara Hansen 157

H. Marvin Zigmund 78

Mark S. Edwards 76

Pine River city referendum for Sunday liquor

No 210

Yes 186

Todd County

District 1

Incumbent Stan Sumey 1,182

Art Manning 717

District 3

Incumbent Anthony "Tony" Haasser 1,055

Gerald Ruda 1,132

District 5

Ken Sorenson 1,922

Trommald Mayor

Jim Hiller 31

Trommald City Council (vote for two)

Rob Geske 30

Jim Johnson 28

Walker Mayor

Brad Walhof 430

Walker City Council (vote for two)

Pat Finney 357

Jack Arnold 152

Truman P. Reed Jr. 254

Yma Sautbine 113

Walker City Council (to fill one vacancy)

Scott Bruns 337

Greg Libby 171