by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
Sauk Rapids city-council member Kurt Hunstiger and new challenger Guy Konietzko will face off for Sauk Rapids mayor in the Nov. 8 general election.
In the Aug. 9 primary election, Sauk Rapids voters chose those two from a field of three to have their names on the general-election ballot. The other contender, current Sauk Rapids Mayor Brad Gunderson, was eliminated as he received the least amount of votes.
The vote totals were 487 for Hunstiger, 324 for Konietzko and 193 for Gunderson.
Sixth District
Incumbent Rep. Tom Emmer handily won challenges by two other candidates for his U.S. Sixth District seat. He won 13,548 votes. Challengers AJ Kern and Patrick Munro garnered 5,217 votes and 958 votes respectively.
DFL contender David Snyder won the DFL primary against challengers Judy Evelyn Adams, 3,553 votes; and Bob Helland, 1,589 votes.
Judge
Sauk Rapids-Rice voters also helped determine the primary race for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice District 6.
Natalie Hudson garnered 173,255 votes, Michelle L. MacDonald 54,720 votes and Craig Foss 38,876. That means that MacDonald and Hudson will face off in the Nov. 8 election.
