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Published November 06, 2012, 08:00 PM

UPDATE 12:45 A.M. ELECTION: Krebs wins District 206 School Board; two challengers win county commissioner races; Carlson is mayor

In an extremely close race for Alexandria School District 206, Angie Krebs won by just 55 votes out of more than 13,000 ballots that were cast. Results from all 37 precincts in Douglas County have now been tabulated.

By: Al Edenloff, Alexandria Echo Press

In an extremely close race for Alexandria School District 206, Angie Krebs won by just 55 votes out of more than 13,000 ballots that were cast.

Results from all 37 precincts in Douglas County have now been tabulated.

As reported earlier, two challengers have defeated incumbents in Douglas County commissioner races. The winners are Jim Stratton and Charlie Meyer. In another commissioner race, incumbent Dan Olson edged Carol Wenner by just 18 votes.

Other commissioner winners announced previously were incumbents Bev Bales and Jerry Johnson.

Meanwhile, Sara Carlson handily won the race for Alexandria mayor. In Alexandria City Council races, challenger Todd Jensen defeated incumbent Elroy Frank, and incumbent Owen Miller won re-election.

Here are the final but unofficial results:

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1

Bonnie Huettl 1,103

Jerry Johnson (incumbent)2,863

With 15 of 15 precincts reporting

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2

Norm Salto (incumbent) 1,867

James Stratton 2,109

With 6 of 6 precincts reporting

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 3

Bev Bales (incumbent) 2,154

Jerry Rapp 1,922

With 10 of 10 precincts reporting

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4

Paul C. Anderson (incumbent) 1,697

Charlie Meyer 2,157

With 3 of 3 precincts reporting

COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 5

Dan Olson (incumbent) 1,534

Carol Wenner 1,516

With 3 of 3 precincts reporting

ALEXANDRIA MAYOR

Sara Carlson 3,771

Mark Pederson 2,216

With 7 of 7 precincts reporting

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL WARD 3

Owen Miller (incumbent) 736

William Stark 462

With 1 of 1 precincts reporting

ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL WARD 5

Elroy Frank (incumbent) 377

Todd Jensen 489

With 2 of 2 precincts reporting

ALEXANDRIA SCHOOL 206

Laura Knudsen 6,653

Angie Krebs 6,711

With 27 of 27 precincts reporting (26 in Douglas County, one in Pope County)

More Douglas County election coverage:

ELECTION: Local towns and school board races

ELECTION: MN House districts 8B, 12A, 12B, MN Senate districts 8, 12 and MN Constitutional amendments

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