Starting at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, voters across Minnesota lined up at their polling places to take part in the primary election that will determine which candidates advance to the general election in November.
Statewide primaries take place on Aug. 9, voters in the Bemidji area will decide who proceeds to the general election for the local races for Bemidji City Council's At-Large seat, Beltrami County Board's District 2 seat and Beltrami County Sheriff.