Patrick Broberg News Today

The Crow Wing County Canvassing Board met Friday morning and certified the primary results, including those voted upon exclusively within the county as well as those that go beyond county boundaries, such as federal and state legislative races.

The victors are beginning to plan their campaigns moving forward, while a Brainerd City Council candidate made the decision to push forward and a legislative candidate opted against a recount in a very close race.

The seat is open next year after current Mille Lacs County Sheriff Don Lorge previously announced his retirement.

The closure of the second day of the May candidate filing period in Minnesota on Wednesday, May 18, made official the expressed intentions of some Republican candidates in the wake of the party endorsement process.