KIMT News 3's Isabella Basco shows us how this year's election will shape the future of the Med City
Number of candidates for local ?
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"* four rochester city council races are part of the minnesota primary... so this election and the general election will be important in shaping the med city's future.
Kimt news 3's isabella basco joins us live from the autumn ridge church ?
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Isabella?
Until 8 o'clock tonight ?
"* voters can head to polling places like these to pick who they want to lead the med city.
The city clerk tells me it's pretty unusual that four city races are in the primary election.
We don't usually have that many candidates running ?
"* but this year ?
"* there are 16 competing for seats on city council.
Many of the incumbents aren't running again ?
"* so there will be new faces leading our city.
Resident rick morris tells me this election is a turning point for rochester.
Xxx "we're in, we're at such a turning point, at such a moment of development.
There's a lot of competing visions.
Is rochester going to be a city that has a rural character or is it going to be a city that has an urban character."
The four rochester city council positions up for grabs this year are: council president ?
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"* ward 4 ?
"* and war thank you isabella.
We'll be bringing you live election results from those
It is primary day in Florida for local and municipal races.
