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Election 2018: Sartell Mayor, City Council Races
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SARTELL -- A current Sartell city council member has won his race to be the next mayor of Sartell.
Ryan Fitzthum defeated David Peterson with 53-percent of the vote to Peterson's 47-percent.
There was also four candidates vying for two city council seats. Timothy Elness and Jeff Kolb won with 31-percent and 28-percent of the vote respectively.
Fitzthum's victory will now trigger an open seat on the council the city will need to fill.
Tim Elness (Submitted Photo)
Jeff Kolb (Submitted Photo)
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