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By Jaime DeLage
jdelage@pioneerpress.com(mailto:jdelage@pioneerpress.com?subject=TwinCities.com:)
POSTED'. OB/11/2015 12:01:00 AM CDT � UPOATED: ABOUT 9 HOURS AGO
Ttvo former mayors will be among the candidates vying for two seats on the Maplewood City
CouncIl in the Nov.3 general election.
Bob Cardinal and Diana I,ongrie advanced to the general election after Tuesday's primary
election in Maplewood.Also advancing were Bryan Smith and Tou Xiong.Paul Babin was
eliminated.
Cardinal served as mayor of Maplewood for six ye:,�s aa,il Longrie defeated him in November
2005.She served as mayor until she in turn waa defeated by Will Rossbach in zoo9.
Cardinal returned to citygovernment as a council member in zoi2.The other council
member whose term ends this year,Man�n Ko�pen,is not running for re-election.
Vote totals:Tou Xiong,i,oT7(34 percent);Bry:m Smith,�2i(z3 percent);Bob Cardinal,654
(u percent);Diana Longrie,4iz(i3 percent);Fanl R�bin,z�2(g percent).
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