Wiener won the race 51% to 49%, or 5,803 votes to 5,611 votes for Utke, with all 143 precincts reporting. The next closest was Osage Township, which gave 74 votes to Utke and 72 votes to Wiener. In the city of Wadena, the votes were pretty evenly split — 69 votes to 69 votes in precinct 2, with Wiener winning 94 votes to 78 in precinct 1 and Utke winning 115 votes to 103 in precinct 3.