by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
City of Sartell voters who go to the polls for the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 9, will determine which four candidates will vie for two seats on the city council in the Nov. 8 general election.
The primary election will eliminate one of the five competing candidates. The five on the ballot are Mike Chisum, Ryan Fitzthum, Ryan Golombecki Sr., Timothy Held and Stephen Klemp.
Polls in Sartell will open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. For complete information about voting registration and polling places, go to mnvotes.org.
Sartell primary election voters will also help determine which Democrat will oppose which Republican in the U.S. Minnesota Sixth District seat, now occupied by Rep. Tom Emmer; as well as which two candidates will face off for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice No. 6.
The Sixth District candidates are as follows: Republicans Tom Emmer, AJ Kern and Patrick Munro, and Democrats Bob Helland, Judy Evelyn Adams and David Snyder.
Primary voters must vote for candidates in one or the other party designation, not both.
Voters will be asked to vote for one of the three Supreme Court Justice No. 6 candidates, who are as follows: Craig Foss, Natalie Hudson (incumbent) and Michelle L. MacDonald.