Rossbach, Longrie will face off again in Maplewood mayoral contest

The Maplewood mayoral contest will be a rematch of the 2005 race. Incumbent Diana Longrie will once again face off against city council member Will Rossbach. In a seven-candidate field, Rossbach was the top vote getter with 34 percent of the vote.

“I’m obviously happy and excited,” Rossbach said, speaking at an election night gathering at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Maplewood. “I think that it will be good to be able to have the city review both of our records and our performance over the last four years and judge for themselves who has better represented the citizens of Maplewood.”

Longrie secured the second spot on the general election ballot with support from roughly 20 percent of voters. Four years ago Longrie prevailed by 330 votes. Trailing behind were challengers Ken Smart (17 percent) and Marvin Koppen (15 percent).

In the 11-candidate city council primary, incumbent Kathleen Juenemann was the top vote getter, receiving support from just over 20 percent of voters. Joining her on the general election ballot will be James Llanas (18 percent), Rebecca Cave (11 percent) and Dave Hafner (11 percent). The quartet will be vying for two seats on the city council.