GRAND FORKS — Two incumbent County Commission members will retain their seats on the board, with two new faces joining as well.
Kimberly Hagen and Mark Rustad were reelected Tuesday to four-year terms on the Grand Forks County Commission, receiving 9,574 votes and 9,097 votes, respectively, equal to 25.01% and 23.77%.
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"I just want to say thank you for entrusting me with the decisions that impact people's families," Hagen told the Grand Forks Herald Tuesday night.
Said Rustad: "I'm just very glad that people think I did a good job."
Rachel Duray was the third vote-getter for the third full term on the commission, receiving 7,212 votes, or 18.84%. The Herald reached out to Duray for comment but did not receive a response by deadline.
The two other candidates for those seats, Debra Kolden-Thibert and Andrew Krauseneck, received 6,944 votes and 5,298 votes, respectively.
In the race for the unexpired two-year term on the commission, Mitch McCoy was elected with 7,470 votes, or 50.93%, while incumbent Tony Hodny received 7,105 votes, or 48.44%.
"I'd like to thank all the constituents who voted for me, their support and trust in me. That's why this is possible," McCoy told ...