by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
City of St. Joseph voters who go to the polls for the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 9, will determine which eight candidates will compete for four open seats on the St. Cloud School Board in the Nov. 8 election.
St. Joseph voters will also help determine who will face off in the Nov. 8 race for U.S. Minnesota Sixth District and for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice No. 6.
Polls in St. Joseph 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.
In the Nov. 8 election, the top eight vote-getters from the primary-election results will compete for four seats on the board. The candidates are Scott Andreasen, Al Dahlgren (incumbent), Matt Doke, Peter Hamerlinck, Shannon Haws, John W. Palmer, Jeff Pollreis, Monica Segura-Schwartz and Ric Studer.
The positions that will be up for grabs in the Nov. 8 election are those now occupied by Al Dahlgren, who has re-filed; Debra Erickson, Les Green and Dennis Whipple.
Also on the ballot are candidates for the U.S. Minnesota Sixth District seat now occupied by Rep. Tom Emmer. Primary voters will determine which Democrat will compete against which Republican in the Nov. 8 general election.
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 also be asked to vote for one of the three Supreme Court Justice #6 candidates, who are as follows: Craig Foss, Natalie Hudson (incumbent) and Michelle L. MacDonald.
