Duluth 2008 General Election Results

All 36 precincts counted
52,136 total ballots cast

President and Vice-President
Barack Obama and Joe Biden (DFL) — 35,611 | 68.55%
John McCain and Sarah Palin (REP) — 15,253 | 29.36%
Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez (IP) — 468 | 0.90%
Write in — 223 | 0.43%
Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root (LIB) — 172 | 0.33%
Chuck Baldwin and Darrell Castle (CON) — 102 | 0.20%
Cynthia McKinney and Rosa Clemente (GRN) — 101 | 0.19%
Roger Calero and Alyson Kennedy (SWP) — 21 | 0.04%

U.S. Senator
Al Franken (DFL) — 28,301 | 55.02%
Norm Coleman (REP) — 16,116 | 31.33%
Dean Barkley (IND) — 6,556 | 12.75%
Charles Aldrich (LIB) — 239 | .46%
James Niemackl (CON) — 149 | .29%
Write in — 76 | 0.15%

U.S. Representative District 8
James L. Oberstar (DFL) — 39,286 | 78.34%
Michael Cummins (REP) — 10,717 | 21.37%
Write in — 146 | 0.29%

State Representative District 6B
Mary Murphy (DFL) — 5,271 | 64.56%
Steve Townsend (REP) — 2,857 | 35.00%
Write in — 36 | 0.44%

State Representative District 7A
Thomas Huntley (DFL) — 15,029 | 66.18%
Ryan Stauber (REP) — 7,595 | 33.44%
Write in — 86 | 0.38%

State Representative District 7B
Roger J. Reinert (DFL) — 13,364 | 72.96%
Allan Kehr (REP) — 3,648 | 19.91%
Jay Cole (IND) — 1,259 | 6.87%
Write in — 47 | 0.26%

Increase state sales and use tax by three-eighths of one percent to fund clean water, wildlife, cultural heritage and natural-area programs
Yes — 33,981 | 67.58%
No — 16,298 | 32.42%

County Commissioner District 2
Steve O’Neil — 12,993 | 97.85%
Write in — 286 | 2.15%

County Commissioner District 3
Chris Dahlberg — 6,807 | 51.21%
Bill Kron — 6,413 | 48.24%
Write in — 73 | 0.55%

County Commissioner District 5
Peg Sweeney — 1,002 | 67.29%
Sam Haddad — 482 | 32.37%
Write in — 5 | 0.34%

Repeal ban of alcohol sales in Duluth’s Lakeside neighborhood
No — 2,858 | 50.01%
Yes — 2,857 | 49.99%

Allow City Council to appoint special attorney to investigate conflict of interest
Yes — 28,773 | 63.00%
No — 16,896 | 37.00%

Renew current $365.60 per pupil levy in I.S.D. 709
Yes — 32,323 | 67.89%
No — 15,288 | 32.11%

Renew current levy and raise it to $700 per pupil in I.S.D. 709
No — 25,172 | 53.35%
Yes — 22,014 | 46.65%

Renew current levy and raise it to $1,200 per pupil in I.S.D. 709
No — 31,650 | 68.07%
Yes — 14,846 | 31.93%