After defeating incumbents during their primaries, two new local Republican lawmakers were tapped by voters on Election Day to join the state Legislature: incoming District 31B Rep. Cal Bahr and the soon-to-be District 32 Sen. Mark Koran.
The men toppled DFL challengers Susan Larson and Tim Nelson, respectively, and will become part of a legislature in which both bodies, not just the House of Representatives, will be controlled by Republicans.broadstreet.zone(48036);
It was a typically safe election night for Republicans in the area, with District 31 Sen. Michelle Benson, 39A Rep. Bob Dettmer and 39 Sen. Karin Housley all skating to victory over Ricky Englund, Jody Anderson and Sten Hakanson, respectively. Out of the five state races in The Times’ coverage area, all but Koran won with less than 60 percent of the vote.
At the federal level, incumbent 6th District Congressman Tom Emmer also easily topped challenger David Snyder, and in the one
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