Plemel Elected To Bemidji City Council

Voters in Bemidji’s Ward 4 have selected Patrick Plemel to serve on the city council.

Plemel topped former Bemidji Mayor Richard Lehmann in a special election Tuesday night.

Plemel tallied 122 votes, and Lehmann received 86 votes.  There was also one write-in vote for Jim Thompson.

Plemel will fill the seat that was vacated by Reed Olson who resigned after being elected to the Beltrami County Board of Commissioners.