Two candidates advance in Stearns County Board special election race

Two candidates led the pack in the Stearns County Board of Commissioners District 4 special election primary held Aug. 12.

Candidates Amin Ali and Bob Johnson will advance to the Nov. 4 general election.

Ali got the most votes with 528 ballots (36.3%) cast in his favor while Johnson got 486 votes (33.4%), according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.

St. Cloud City Council member Mike Conway came in third with 277 votes (19%) followed by Frank Imbolte with 97 votes (6.67%), Shawn Blackburn with 53 votes (3.65%) and Darrell Bruestle with 13 votes (0.89%), according to preliminary results posted by the Minnesota Secretary of State's Office.


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