WINONA, Minn. – Two St. Charles candidates for the Winona County Board, who tied for second place with 184 votes each in a run-off Tuesday for the August ballot, agreed to draw cards to settle the winner. From a fresh deck Pat Heim and Bill Spitzer both drew aces. They drew again. This time Spitzer turned up a king, Heim a three. So the August ballot will have Spitzer, a former sheriff’s deputy and a former mayor of St. Charles, on ballot against Tuesday’s special election winner – Josh Elsing, also of Charles, who had won 456 votes. At stake is the County Board seat from District 3, which was vacated in January by Steve Jacob. The district covers western and northern parts of county. The position pays $24,300.
Elsing.
Spitzer.
August election. Election for County Board between Elsing and Spitzer on August 8.