‘Blue wave’ misses rural Minnesota in state, federal races

MILLE LACS/SHERBURNE — Election Day was one to remember this year as millions of voters made their voices heard at the polls.Nationally, a blue wave swept the country as Democratic candidates were elected at an unprecedented rate.Closer to home, voters leaned red and elected a number of Republican candidates into state and federal races.Below is an overview of how the people of Mille Lacs and Sherburne counties voted in local federal and state races. Tom Emmer Submitted Photo U.S. Representative District 6In District 6, Republican incumbent Tom Emmer faced-off against democratic-Farmer-Laborer candidate Doug Chapin for the two-year term.Emmer ended the night with 204,705 votes — or 55.73% — while Chapin received 162,213, or 44.16%.District 6 encompasses Benton, Carver, Sherburne, Stearns, and Wright counties. Pete Stauber U.S.

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