Incumbents win races for state, federal offices Written By: The Globe | × An election worker assists a Worthington resident with his ballot during in-person voting on Nov. 3 at the Worthington Area YMCA. (Tim Middagh/The Globe) While the U.S. presidential election made headlines across the nation and the world, Worthington and Nobles County had their own campaigns as well this past year. In the city of Worthington, Chris Kielblock won the right to represent Ward 1 on the Worthington City Council and replace retiring councilman and former mayor Alan Oberloh. Kielblock earned 59.06% of the vote total to defeat Aida Simon, who had 40.47%.