Unofficial Results for the 2022 Election in West St. Paul

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Former West St. Paul City Council Member Pat Armon regains a seat on Council, Joe Atkins repeats his primary landslide as Dakota County commissioner, and incumbent Kathy Keena wins the first contested race since 1994 to retain her spot as Dakota County attorney. No surprises in the legislative races, with DFL candidates winning all four seats to represent West St. Paul.

West St. Paul Election Results:

Candidate:	Vote Totals:	Percentage:
Mayor:
Dave Napier	6,569	97.52%
Ward 1 City Council:
Pat Armon	1,189	59.01%
Kimetha “KaeJae” Johnson	809	40.15%
Ward 2 City Council:
John Justen	1,660	97.65%
Ward 3 City Council:
Wendy Berry	2,162	66.71%
Jake Nelson	1,043	32.18%

Dakota County Election Results

Candidate:	Vote Totals:	Percentage:
County Attorney:
Kathy Keena	84,520	51.52%
Matt Little	78,847	48.06%
County Sheriff:
Joe Leko	133,310	98.78%
County Commissioner District 2:
Joe Atkins	18,122	70.81%
Jimmy Francis	7,352	28.73%

Minnesota Legislature Election Results

Candidate:	Vote Totals:	Percentage:
House District 53A:
Mary Frances Clardy	10,777	54.51%
Brent Jacobson	785	3.97%
Todd Kruse	8,188	41.41%
Senate District 53
Matt Klein	21,501	58.24%
Chris Rausch	15,374	41.64%
House District 65B
Kevin Fjelsted	3,247	21.33%
María Isa	11,955	81.14%
Senate District 65
Paul Holmgren	4,960	19.65%
Sandy Pappas	20,228	80.12%

Thank you to the candidates for running and to West St. Paul citizens for voting.

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