MARSHALL, Minn. — Lyon County voters decided several contested local races during Tuesday’s election, including mayoral, city council and school board contests.
In Marshall, John Alcorn defeated Larry Magrath in the Ward 1 City Council race, receiving 823 votes to Magrath’s 455.
Several school board races also featured multiple candidates. In Marshall Public Schools District 413, Julie Allen received the most votes with 3,485, followed by Sara Brink with 3,406 and Nathan Green with 3,283. The three candidates were elected to the three available seats. Mike Braithwaite finished fourth with 1,723 votes.
In the Lakeview School District (ISD 2167), Joel Timm led the school board race with 582 votes, followed by Blake Geistfeld with 557, Korey Herrick with 516 and Alan Grube with 445. Four seats were available.
In the Lynd School District (ISD 415), David Gruhot led the school board race with 348 votes, followed by Amanda St. Aubin with 187 and Brenda Sanow with 176. Three seats were available. Voters also rejected a school district question, with 257 voting no and 247 voting yes.
In Tracy, Burke Gardner defeated Ronald Stephens in the mayoral race, receiving 391 votes, or 53.93%, compared to Stephens’ 330 votes.
The Tracy City Council race featured five candidates competing for three seats. Jeri Schons led the field with 502 votes, followed by Nikki Hinrichs with 413 and Jan Arvizu with 382.
Other contested races included the Balaton City Council election, where David Lehnhoff and Melissa Robinson led the field for two seats, and the Cottonwood City Council race, where Joel Dahl received 460 votes to Matt Forslund’s 402.
