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Northfield's Voter Turnout Rates Lag Behind State

The community had 70 percent of registered voters cast a ballot in the 2012 election.

Elections

No. 8 Story of the Year: Dahle, Bly Return to the Legislature; Malecha, Gillen Re-elected to County Board

DFLer David Bly beat Republican Brian Wermerskirchen 57 percent to 43 percent in the House District 20B race. DFLer Kevin Dahle narrowly defeated Republican Mike Dudley.

Schools, Elections

St. Olaf Students Conduct, Analyze Exit Polling from Election Day

On election day, students from visiting assistant professor Henriet Hendriks' St. Olaf College political science class conducted exit polling throughout the Second Congressional District.

Elections

Dave Thompson Election Debrief: GOP Re-Election Strategy 'Backfired'

Dave Thompson told a GOP constituency group that the push for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, as well as an insistence by GOPers that there was a budget surplus both "backfired."

Elections

Kevin Dahle Wins Senate District 20 Recount

Dahle, a DFLer in a tight race with Republican Mike Dudley, has a 71-vote edge after a three-day recount of all the ballots concluded Friday.

Elections

Dahle, Dudley Recount Starts Wednesday

The Senate District 20 recount is expected to finish on Friday. Kevin Dahle (D) unofficially has a 78-vote count lead over Mike Dudley (R).

Schools, Volunteers in the News, Business, Sports, Elections

A Good Year for DFL, a Bad Year for Initiatives: South Metro News Roundup

In other news from around the region, Lakeville elects a 27-year-old mayor, and Eagan's Nicholas Mrozinski advances to the top 12 on NBC's "The Voice."

How Patch cities in Minnesota voted on the marriage amendment, Nov. 6, 2012.

Elections

MN Marriage Amendment Got Majority Support in Only One Patch City

Voters in the mostly suburban cities Patch covers were more opposed to the proposed gay-marriage ban than Minnesota voters generally.

Elections

UPDATED: Dudley to Go Ahead with Senate District 20 Recount

As of Thursday morning, the Minnesota Secretary of State is reporting that Dudley is 78 votes behind DFLer Kevin Dahle, who was unofficially named the winner of the race.

How Minnesota communities that Patch covers voted on the Voter ID constitutional amendment

Elections

In 14 Cities Patch Covers, Voters Favored MN Voter ID Amendment

Northfield was far from being one of those cities.

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