The votes that will reveal if a pair of bond referendums totaling $200 million will pass are beginning to be counted. Polls are now closed and the Board of Elections is reporting over 179,518 voters cast ballots in Durham County, most in-person during the early voting period.

Durham had a predictable night for local races. Residents voted for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot, with most winning results ranging from 70 to 80 percent of the vote share, including the two bonds. All five Durham county commissioners were shoe-ins for the five available seats after winning their primary elections in March.

The 2024 election results have come in and in the contest Le Sueur County District 1, Dennis Tietz has earned the seat that serves New Prague, Heidelberg and Lanesburgh Township