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Special Primary Election In Western Stearns County On Tuesday
UNDATED - Residents in western Stearns County can go to the polls to vote tomorrow (Tuesday). There's a special primary election for an open District 5 Commissioner's seat.
The top two candidates tomorrow will move on to the special general election on January 28th.
The five candidates on the ballot are: Steve Notch of Freeport, Dave Gamradt of Sauk Centre, Brad Kirckhof of Sauk Centre, Alan Loch of Belgrade, and Jeff Bertram of Paynesville.
The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.
The term for the seat expires in January 2015.
The seat became vacant this summer when longtime commissioner Don Otte died of cancer.
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