Friday, November 30, 2012
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.
After unofficially being named the winner by 78 votes the morning after election day, Kevin Dahle can now officially call himself senator-elect. Dahle, a DFLer in a tight race with Republican Mike Dudley in Senate District 20, won with a 71-vote edge after a three-day recount of all the ballots concluded Friday. The recount added six votes in Dudley's column, while Dahle lost one vote from the election day totals. (Full results below.) On Dec. 4, the elections board will go over the challenged ballots (one by each Dahle and Dudley) and certify the results. Bryan Wells, Dahle's campaign manager, wrote on Facebook on Friday that the six months of campaigning and extra three weeks of waiting was "absolutely worth it." "The recount is over: we…
Thursday, November 8, 2012
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.
One day after telling Northfield Patch that he was weighing all his options after being narrowly defeated in the Senate District 20 race, Republican candidate Mike Dudley on Thursday said he'll let the procedure move forward according to state statute. Because the vote totals from Tuesday's election are within one-half of 1 percent of each other (50.03 percent for DFLer Kevin Dahle and 49.84 percent for Dudley), an automatic recount is triggered, according to Minnesota statute. However, according to statute, a losing candidate may waive a recount by filing a written notice of waiver with the canvassing board. As of Thursday morning, the Minnesota Secretary of State is reporting that Dudley is 78 votes behind Dahle, who was unofficially …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
With the Senate District 20 race separated by a mere 82 votes and an automatic recount in sight, here's a look at the 46-precinct breakdown in the race between the DFL's Kevin Dahle and Republican Mike Dudley.
With the Senate District 20 race separated by a mere 82 votes and an automatic recount in sight, here's a look at the 46-precinct breakdown in the race between the DFL's Kevin Dahle and Republican Mike Dudley. The second table shows the 25-precinct breakdown between DFLer David Bly and Republican Brian Wermerskirchen in the House District 20B race. All results are unofficial until verified by a canvassing board. You can also visit other pages on Northfield Patch to see: Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter (As of Nov. 7, 2012) All results were obtained from the Minnesota Secretary of State's website.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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.
UPDATED: 8:15 a.m. Wednesday Editor's note: The full update on the Dahle, Dudley race can be found here. Northfield's David Bly and Kevin Dahle are heading back to St. Paul. Bly, who lost a re-election bid to the Minnesota House in 2010 by 37 votes, beat Republican Brian Wermerskirchen 57 percent to 43 percent on Tuesday in the House District 20B race. Dahle's race was much closer, besting Republican Mike Dudley by 82 votes, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's preliminary results, which were updated at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. Around 1 a.m., MPR and WCCO reported that Dahle had won by 332 votes (20,361 to 20,029). Because the the new vote totals are within one-half of 1 percent of each other (50.04 percent for Dahle and 49.84 …
Monday, November 5, 2012
How much money have local candidates raised? Patch has the documents.
Election season is nearly done and Northfield's legislative candidates have released their finance reports that were due last week to the state's Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board. Some candidates have raised tens of thousands of dollars during the election cycle. With Election Day only hours away, some candidates still have sizable amounts of cash on hand. Here's a look at the totals through Oct. 29 for candidates for Senate District 20 and 58 and House District 20B and 58B. Special notes: Public subsidy from state: $6,102.84 received on Aug. 28. Public subsidy from state: $4,273.36 received on Aug. 27. Follow Northfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
In this video, Mike Dudley, the Republican candidate for Senate District 20, which includes Northfield, tells you why you should vote for him.
No questions. Sixty-three seconds. Why should you be elected? It was that simple. Northfield Patch spent the past few weeks meeting with candidates in Northfield-related races to have them tell you, the constituent, why you should vote for them in their respective races. They could talk about anything they wanted: their experience, the issues or why they're a better option than their opponents. We wanted to take this approach because if you ran into a candidate on the street and he or she had your attention for a minute, what would they say to get your vote? In this video, Mike Dudley, the Republican candidate for Senate District 20, which includes Northfield, tells you why you should vote for him. Also be sure to read the Patch Q&A with …
In this video, Kevin Dahle, the DFL candidate for Senate District 20, which includes Northfield, tells you why you should vote for him.
No questions. Sixty-three seconds. Why should you be elected? It was that simple. Northfield Patch spent the past few weeks meeting with candidates in Northfield-related races to have them tell you, the constituent, why you should vote for them in their respective races. They could talk about anything they wanted: their experience, the issues or why they're a better option than their opponents. We wanted to take this approach because if you ran into a candidate on the street and he or she had your attention for a minute, what would they say to get your vote? In this video, Kevin Dahle, the DFL candidate for Senate District 20, which includes Northfield, tells you why you should vote for him. Also be sure to read the Patch Q&A with Dahle. …
Friday, October 26, 2012
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Friday, October 26, 2012
To the Editor: Thirty-four years ago next month I was honored by being elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives as the first party labeled Republican from Scott County. I represented during my tenure in the House the communities of Belle Plaine, New Prague and Northfield among many others in the counties of Scott, Le Sueur, Dakota and Carver. I served with legislators like Bob Vanasek and Bob Schmitz. The most important personal asset I found in both the legislature and in my business career was the desire to listen and work with people. Courteous conduct with those people I wished to serve seems a no-brainer: This is why I was shocked recently when the first and only time my wife and I met Republican State Senate candidate …
Monday, October 22, 2012
Mike Dudley faces Kevin Dahle.
Two candidates are vying for your support as representative of Senate District 20, which represents the majority of Northfield. The two candidates are: Patch asked candidates to respond to a series of questions. Below, you will find responses from Dudley, the Republican-endorsed candidate. You can also read responses from DFL-endorsed Dahle. Responses are written by the candidates and have not been edited by Patch. In the coming weeks we'll run video interviews for candidates who are on Nov. 6's ballot in Northfield-related races. You can also find out more information about the candidates by checking out our election guide for all election-related stories. Age: 59 Family: Widowed, 16 yr old son Education: BA from St Thomas, Law degree …
Kevin Dahle faces Mike Dudley.
Two candidates are vying for your support as representative of Senate District 20, which represents the majority of Northfield. The two candidates are: Patch asked candidates to respond to a series of questions. Below, you will find responses from Dahle, the DFL-endorsed candidate. You can also read responses from Republican-endorsed Dudley. Responses are written by the candidates and have not been edited by Patch. In the coming weeks we'll run video interviews for candidates who are on Nov. 6's ballot in Northfield-related races. You can also find out more information about the candidates by checking out our election guide for all election-related stories. Age: 52 Family: Wife Beth and children Kalista 13, Greenlee 10, Griffith 7 …
Shelley Brady
1:24 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
Those mailings we got that were very negative against Kevin Dahle, were in fact sent by a independent firm. However, I didn't see any attempt by Dudley to stop them or send out any information disclaiming or apologizing them. To me, he might as well have sent them himself. more ›