Blake M. Roberts won the race for mayor of Forest Lake in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, election and Jeff Larson and incumbent Hanna Valento won seats on the city council with 5 out of 5 precincts reporting. Roberts received almost 56% of the vote while his closest challenger, Sam Husnik, received just over 25%. The other candidates, Bruce Anderson and Jason T. Mayhew, both earned 9%. Blake Roberts (Courtesy of the candidate) For city council, Larson and Valento were within about 300 votes of each other, winning 30% and 28% of the vote, respectively. Susan Young finished in third place with just over 24% and Jesse Wade Wagner was fourth with almost 17% of votes. Roberts is a lifelong resident of Forest Lake, has served on the city council and was a member of the city’s Economic Development Authority. His priorities include funding public safety, improving infrastructure and redeveloping the downtown area, according to answers to a Pioneer Press candidate survey. Valento has served on the Forest Lake City Council since 2020 and is currently the legal and policy counsel for the chief executive for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe. She told the Pioneer Press that she plans to focus on the city’s 10-year budget plan, economic development and strengthening Forest Lake’s internal organization. Larson did not provide responses to the Pioneer Press questionnaire. For more results from the Nov. 5, 2024, election go to twincities.com/news/politics/elections. To find out what else was on your ballot and other election information, visit the Minnesota Secretary of State’s elections page at sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting. Related Articles Elections | Forest Lake school board election: Gail Theisen, Julie Corcoran, Mark Kasel and Tessa Antonsen elected Elections | Stillwater elections: Belland and Odebrecht win city council seats Elections | Cottage Grove elections: Bailey re-elected mayor, Olsen and Clausen win city council races Elections | Charges: Alleged ‘sovereign citizen’ arrested with pipe bombs in vehicle in Oak Park Heights Elections | Grant elections: Giefer elected mayor, Cremona and Cornett win city council seats