Ron Manson and Beth Didier Get Elected in Barnes County

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) In the most contested race in Barnes County, challenger Ron Manson unseated incumbent Vicky Lovell in the Barnes County District 4 Commission race in the general election on Tuesday, November 3rd. Manson received 321 votes, Lovell received 264 votes and write-in candidate Rory Gabel received 74 votes. The only other contested race in Barnes County was the County Auditor s race where former auditor Beth Didier defeated Carol Grenz. Didier received 2,415 votes and Grenz received 964 votes. Constitutional Measure Number 1 was defeated in Barnes County with 2,093 voting no while 1,548 voted in favor of the measure to raise the majority threshold to a 60 percent majority to pass a constitutional measure. The measure appears to be headed for a defeat statewide. Initiated Constitutional Measure Number 2 passed in Barnes County with 1,894 votes while 1,765 voted against the measure to provide free meals to students in North Dakota schools. The measure is to