A look back at Election 2022

by Ryan Bergeron

The votes have been tabulated and the winners have been announced from the November 8, 2022 election. Here’s a look at how everything fell out at the local, state, and national levels, including both contested and non-contested races, based on unofficial results provided by the Minnesota Secretary of State website.

Minnesota Governor and Lieutenant Governor:

State results (Top Two):

Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,312,311 (52.27%)

Scott Jensen and Matt Birk (Republican): 1,119,911 (44.61%)

Roseau County results (Top Two):

Scott Jensen and Matt Birk (Republican): 4,783 (73.57%)

Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,535 (23.61%)

Minnesota Secretary of State (Top Two):

Steve Simon (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,345,678 (54.53%)

Kim Crockett (Republican): 1,119,954 (45.38%)

Roseau County Results (Top Two):

Kim Crockett (Republican): 4,814 (74.86%)

Steve Simon (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,615 (25.11%)

Minnesota State Auditor (Top Two):

Julie Blaha (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,168,181 (47.47%)

Ryan Wilson (Republican): 1,159,756 (47.13%)

Roseau County Results (Top Two):

Ryan Wilson (Republican): 4,685 (73.11%)

Julie Blaha (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,467 (22.89%)

Minnesota Attorney General:

Keith Ellison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,254,370 (50.37%)

Jim Schultz (Republican): 1,233,563 (49.53%)

Roseau County Results (Top Two):

Jim Schultz (Republican): 4,922 (76.48%)

Keith Ellison (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,514 (23.52%)

U.S. Representative District 7:

Michelle Fischbach (Republican): 204,755 (66.95%)

Jill Abahsain (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 84,447 (27.61%)

Travis “Bull” Johnson (Legal Marijuana Now): 16,421 (5.37%)

Roseau County Results:

Michelle Fischbach (Republican): 4,874 (75.18%)

Jill Abahsain (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 1,323 (20.41%)

Travis “Bull” Johnson (Legal Marijuana Now): 285 (4.40%)

Roseau County Races:

County Commissioner District 1:

Glenda Phillipe: 692 (52.07%)

Shane Horner: 636 (47.86%)

County Commissioner District 3:

Levi M. Novacek: 640 (52.72%)

Joe Tesarek: 572 (47.12%)

County Commissioner District 5:

Daryl Wicklund: 1,193 (99.33%)

County Sheriff:

Steve Gust: 4,598 (71.36%)

Kelly Gustafson: 1,841 (28.57%)

County Attorney:

Kristy Kjos: 5,602 (98.80%)

Soil and Water Supervisor District 3:

John Gaukerud: 5,571 (99.80%)

Soil and Water Supervisor District 4:

Jan Miller: 5,481 (99.84%)

Senate District 1:

Mark Johnson (Republican): 27,320 (97.05%)

State Representative District 1A (Top Two):

John Burkel (Republican): 13,575 (76.20%)

James Sceville (Democratic-Farmer-Labor): 4,229 (23.74%)

City Races:

Badger Mayor:

Dan Carpenter: 83 (46.63%)

Garrett Berg: 80 (44.94%)

Merlin Nelson: 10 (5.62%)

Badger Council Member (Elect Two):

Gretchen Lee: 153 (52.58%)

Corey Christianson: 125 (42.96%)

Greenbush Mayor:

Eric Etherington: 303 (98.06%)

Greenbush Council Member (Elect Two):

Shawn Walsh: 217 (37.74%)

Christine Foss: 181 (31.48%)

Write-In: 113 (19.65%)

Whitlee Rud: 64 (11.13%)

Middle River Mayor:

David Casanova: 71 (61.21%)

Howie Brockhouse: 42 (36.21%)

Middle River Council Member (Elect Two):

Debra Ness: 98 (48.04%)

Joshua Veselka: 94 (46.08%)

Write-In: 12 (5.88%)

School Boards:

Badger School Board (Elect Three):

Jamie Isane: 365 (29.44%)

Jeramy Swenson: 295 (23.79%)

Jared VonEnde: 290 (23.39%)

Dana Didrikson: 286 (23.06%)

Greenbush-Middle River School Board (Elect Four):

Sue Ann Wahl: 956 (27.05%)

Peter Kern: 854 (24.17%)

Kurt Stenberg: 814 (23.03%)

Allison Harder: 792 (22.41%)

Write-In: 118 (3.34%)

For complete election results, go online to sos.state.mn.us. On the homepage, click on the “Elections & Voting” tab and under that, click on “Election Results.”