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Coverage of the unofficial results of the Tuesday, June 9, primary and local elections can be found on The Minot Daily News website at minotdailynews.com. Thursday’s print edition will include the unofficial results and other election details that were not available for print publication on ...

DesLauriers, Mihalick top District 3 Republican House race

District 3 Republicans chose two new candidates over an endorsed incumbent and his running mate to advance in the race for the North Dakota House of Representatives in the Tuesday, June 9, primary. Unofficial results showed Blaine DesLauriers garnering 706 votes and Tim Mihalick with 686 votes, which would move them on to represent the party in the general election in November. Incumbent Jeff Hoverson was only 23 votes behind Mihalick with 663, and Crystal Hendrickson received 622 votes. District 3 includes a section of east Minot, Surrey and the surrounding rural area. ...

Minot voters retain mayor, select Podrygula, MacMartin and Locken for council

Minot Mayor Mark Jantzer held onto his position by a significant margin, while voters elected Stephan Podrygula, John MacMartin and Eric Locken to the council in the Minot city election Tuesday, June 9. Jantzer defeated challenger Josiah Roise with 84% of the vote. The final, unofficial tally was 4,890-887. The mayor’s race drew 5,826 votes, compared to 4,551 in a three-way race won by Tom Ross in 2022. Ross resigned April 1, 2025, and Jantzer was elected to the position last August. “I'm grateful for the results and being kept on the job as mayor. I think my message was that ...

Park sales tax passes; newcomer joins school board

The second time was the charm for the Minot Park district after Minot residents voted to approve a half percent sales tax for the Minot Park District at the polls on Tuesday's Primary election. Minot voters shot down a prior measure seeking funding for a new turf facility in 2025, but the yes's had it 3,307 to 2,508 for no. The dollars brought in by the tax will be dedicated to the Park District general fund for operations and future capital improvement projects. The half percent sales tax is estimated to generate about $6.5 million a year, in tandem with a 40% property tax reduction ...

Surrey school bond narrowly misses passage

SURREY – Voters in the Surrey Public School District narrowly defeated a $5.8 million bond issue measure Tuesday, June 9, that would have added classrooms to replace portables and make other repairs. The measure required 60% for passage. It achieved 58.65%, according to unofficial results. The vote was 217-153. According to information provided by the school to its patrons, the district had been working with architects and engineers over the past year to study facility challenges. Among them are: – Portable classrooms installed in 2012 were intended to be temporary and are ...

Voting begins next week in primary, local races

Early voting begins next week in Ward County in primary, city and school elections. A poll will be open Monday through Friday, June 1-5, and Monday, June 8, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Ward County Administration Building, first floor, 225-3rd St. SE, in Minot. Election Day is Tuesday, June ...