Tuesday’s election settled some area state senate and house races.
The State Senate District 9 winner is Republican Steve Baier, who beat Democrat James Uhlenkamp by a vote total of 16,127 to 7,778.
In local House races, In District 18, Incumbent Republican Tom Moore defeated Democrat Tripp Narup by a count of 8,140 to 3,757. In District 23, Republican Ray “Bubba” Sorensen beat Democrat Karen Varley by a vote of 9,364 to 4,523. In District 11, Republican Craig Williams defeated Democrat Bill Owen by a count of 8,918 to 4,480. In District 47, Republican Carter F. Nordman beat Democrat Chris New 7,707 to 5,289. In District 15, four people were on the ballot, with Republican Jason Sherer getting the win with 9,061 votes, nearly double that of his closest challenger Democrat Benjamin Schauer. In District 16, Republican David A. Sieck won with a total of 8,974 votes over Democrat Jack Goodman who had 4,348. In District 19, Republican Brent Siegrist narrowly defeated Benjamin Thomas Larson by a vote of 5,154 to 5,117. In District 20, Democrat Eric Armstrong beat Republican Keith Jones 4,602 to 3,737. Also, In District 12, Republican Steven Holt beat Democrat Dustin Durbin by a count of 7,440 to 3,618.
