Republican Cal Warwas has won the 7B race, which includes a good portion of mining country on the Range.

“I’m humbled by the victory, and the trust that the voters have put in me,” he shared on Wednesday.

He plans on doing even more listening until he starts making his way down to St. Paul.

He’s a steelworker at Minntac and a township supervisor for Clinton Township.

It was contested race between Lorrie Janatopoulos, the DFL candidate, and Warwas.

Incumbent Rep. Dave Lislegard was not seeking re-election.