Grossell tops Loud in House 2A race

BEMIDJI—Minnesota House of Representatives District 2A will have have a new face but retain Republican control after Tuesday's general election.

With 93 of 107 precincts reporting, voters overwhelming selected Matt Grossell, a Republican and 50-year-old retired Clearwater County Sheriff's deputy, over DFL candidate Jerald "Jerry" Loud Tuesday—Grossell received 11,714 votes to Loud's 6,561.

Both took a shot at the House seat after incumbent Dave Hancock, R-Bemidji, announced he would not to run for another term there.

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