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+ Advances to general election

DULUTH MAYOR (2 advance to general election)

+ Roger J. Reinert – 8,223 votes (63% of votes)

+ Emily Larson – 4,560 (35%)

Julie A. Mead – 133 (01%)

Jesse Peterson – 71 (1%)

Robert David Schieve – 65 (0%)

CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE (4 advance)

+ Arik Forsman – 6,753 (29%)

+ Lynn Marie Nephew –  4,030 (17%)

+ Jenna Yeakle – 3,678 (16%)

+ Miranda Pacheco – 3,198 (14%)

Therese Wisocki – 2,638 (11%)

Ashlie Castaldo – 1,385 (6%)

Shawn A. Savela –  970 (4%)

Asher Estrin-Haire – 463 (2%)

CITY COUNCIL 4TH DISTRICT (2 advance)

+ Tara Swenson – 767 (31%)

+ Howie Hanson – 754 (30%)

Salaam F. Witherspoon – 732 (29%)

Nathaniel James Rankin – 149 (6%)

Bruce Firmin Woodman – 105 (4%)

DULUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 (2 advance)

+ Loren Martell – 1,018 (35%)

+ Henry L. Banks – 690 (24%)

Matthew Moses – 622 (21%)

Valerie Joeckel – 603 (21%)

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