by Dennis Dalman
news@thenewsleaders.com
Most of Sartell voters favored the Mitt Romney-Paul Ryan presidential ticket in the Nov. 6 election, but they rejected Rep. Michele Bachmann’s bid for re-election, and they approved one state constitutional amendment proposal but rejected the other.
City voters approved the “Voter ID” amendment on a vote of 4,730 to 3,746. They voted down the “Marriage Amendment” by 4,475 to 4,023.
President Barack Obama and vice president Joe Biden were elected in Minnesota and in the nation; Bachmann did win in 6th District, defeating challenger Jim Graves; and both constitutional amendments were voted down in Minnesota.
Sartell voters opted for “winners,” however, in helping re-elect Democrat U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (over Kurt Bills), Republican State Sen. Michelle Fischbach (over Peggy Boeck) and Sartell resident and former mayor Tim O’Driscoll (over Shannon Schroeder), who will serve a second term representing District 13B in the Minnesota Legislature.
A majority of voters in all of Sartell’s 7 precincts cast votes for the Romney-Ryan ticket, and voters in all precincts voted overwhelmingly for Klobuchar, Fischbach and O’Driscoll.
Bachmann came out ahead in only the 7th precinct, where she garnered 744 votes compared to 720 against her.
The following are the vote totals by precinct for the non-municipal races in Sartell:
President
Precinct 1: Romney 895, Obama 705; Precinct 2: Romney 557, Obama 454; Precinct 3: Romney 668, Obama 538; Precinct 4: Romney 679, Obama 520; Precinct 5: Romney 590, Obama 475; Precinct 6: Romney 473, Obama 326; and Precinct 7: Romney 962, Obama 527. Total: Romney 5,219, Obama 3,618.
U.S. Senator
Precinct 1: Klobuchar 947, Bills 542; Precinct 2: Klobuchar 630, Bills 295; Precinct 3: Klobuchar 780, Bills 378; Precinct 4: Klobuchar 693, Bills 427; Precinct 5: Klobuchar 662, Bills 344; Precinct 6: Klobuchar 484, Bills 290; and Precinct 7: Klobuchar 810, Bills 596. Total: Klobuchar 5,006, Bills 2,872.
Rep. 6th District
Precinct 1: Bachmann 707, Graves 899; Precinct 2: Bachmann 554, Graves 466; Precinct 3: Bachmann, 531, Graves 678; Precinct 4: Bachmann 550, Graves 655; Precinct 5: Bachmann 455, Graves 613; Precinct 6: Bachmann, 363, Graves 437; and Precinct 7: Bachmann 744, Graves 720. Total: Graves 4,668, Bachmann 3,894.
State Sen. Dist. 13
Precinct 1: Fischbach 900, Boeck 629; Precinct 2: Fischbach, 581, Boeck 389; Precinct 3: Fischbach 738, Boeck 436; Precinct 4: Fischbach, 682, Boeck 448; Precinct 5: Fischbach 644, Boeck 383; Precinct 6: Fischbach 511, Boeck 263; and Precinct 7: Fischbach 982, Boeck 422. Total: Fischbach 4,938, Boeck 2,970.
State Rep. Dist. 13B
Precinct 1: O’Driscoll 900, Schroeder 633; Precinct 2: O’Driscoll 557, Schroeder 405; Precinct 3: O’Driscoll 770, Schroeder 413; Precinct 4: O’Driscoll 717, Schroeder 430
Precinct 5: O’Driscoll 683, Schroeder 352; Precinct 6: O’Driscoll 538, Schroeder 237; and Precinct 7: O’Driscoll 1,011, Schroeder 418. Total: O’Driscoll 5,176, Schroeder 2,888.
