We knew early on in the evening on Nov. 6 that President Barak Obama would declare a victory and extend his role as president for four more years. But unofficial results for some local races didn't solidify until the until the wee hours of the morning.

By about midnight, though only 90 percent of the votes were in at that time, we knew that Sherry Tyrrell, Helen Bassett and John Vento would be named to the ISD 281 school board.

Rep. Keith Ellison held a steady lead on challenger Chris Fields for the Fifth Congressional District, despite vicious debates leading up to election day.

Sen. Ann Rest led the race for State Senate District 45. In total, she beat former Golden Valley Mayor Blaire Tremere by 13,572 votes. Paul Scofield fell to Ron Latz in Senate District 46.

In House District 45B, it wasn't surprising that Golden Valley City Councilmember Mike Freiberg beat Reid Johnson by 7,313 votes. Rep. Ryan Winkler led the race in District 46A, beating John Swanson.

Despite his efforts to appeal to minority groups, Blong Yang fell to Sen. Linda Higgins. Yang received 39 percent of the votes for District 2 Hennepin County Commissioner.

Golden Valley firefighter and resident Marc Berris wasn't elected to the Fourth Judicial Court, seat 44. Lois Conroy won the seat with 63 percent of the votes. For seat 22, Elizabeth Cutter won by a landslide, beating Steven Antolak and taking 72 percent of the votes.

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Results

Updated Nov. 7

STATE SENATE

STATE HOUSE

HENNEPIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER

HENNEPIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

*Percentage of precincts reporting:193 of 196 precincts reporting at 6:30 a.m.

UNITED STATES CONGRESS

*Percentage of precincts reporting:218 of 221 precincts reporting at 6:30 a.m.

ISD 281 SCHOOL BOARD

Looking Back

In the 2008 General Election, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's election results, about 14,000 residents voted in Golden Valley. Of the 14,000, about 9,200 people voted for soon-to-be President Barak Obama. Results show that roughly 4,500 Golden Valley residents voted for John McCain.

In last summer's primary election, overall, Hennepin County saw a decrease in voting. Although the polls in Golden Valley saw an increase of voters from 2008. According to the Minnesota Secretary of State's website, 2,336 Golden Valley residents voted in Minnesota's primary election.

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