FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Education Association (FEA) has endorsed five candidates for the Fargo School Board. The recommended candidates are Melissa Burkland, Katie Christensen Mineer, Greg Clark, Jolene Garty, and Robin Nelson. Burkland, Christensen Mineer, Clark, and Nelson are incumbents. “Each of these candidates has an established record supporting educators and public education, which is good for the students…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Republicans swept Fargo’s District 10 and 46 state House races. In District 10, Republicans Steve Swiontek and Jared Hendrix defeated Democrat Hamida Dakane in the three person race. Swiontek had 34% of the vote, while Hendrix had 33% and Dakane took 31%. Republicans Jim Kasper and Desiree Morton were elected over Democratic challengers Todd Reisenaur and Will…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A recount for the West Fargo School Board election began at 10:30 Monday morning, but staff members weren’t able to finish reviewing the ballots. Cass County Election Coordinator DeAnn Buckhouse says the group will reconvene Tuesday morning. Ballots are reviewed manually by county employees and ran through a scanning machine. Eight candidates were in the West…
FARGO, N.D. — Several Cass County employees spent the day recounting ballots for three local elections, including the race for Ayr mayor, Gardner City Council, and West Fargo School Board. A tight race isn’t the norm for local elections in the small city of Gardner; a town of nearly a hundred people just 25 miles north of Fargo. “There’s basically…
