Midterm Election Results 2026

Results as of 11/03/26 10:48 PM
69 of 87 counties reporting, 18 complete
2,230 of 4,105 precincts reporting (54.32%)

U.S. Senate

(D) Peggy Flanagan: 569,305 (46.07%)
(R) Michele Tafoya: 629,798 (50.97%)
(L) Rebecca Whiting: 15,225 (1.23%)
(I) Marisa Simonetti: 19,956 (1.62%)

Governor

(D) Amy Klobuchar, with running mate Ben Schierer: 592,444 (47.94%)
(R) Lisa Demuth, with running mate Ryan Wilson: 620,588 (50.21%)
(G) Steven Young, with running mate Jane Kirby: 21,893 (1.77%)

State Auditor

(D) Zack Filipovich: 554,284 (45.49%)
(R) Scott Jensen: 628,412 (51.57%)
(FMP) Jay Reeves: 35,179 (2.89%)

Attorney General

(D) Keith Ellison: 572,960 (46.82%)
(R) Ron Schutz: 649,116 (53.04%)

Secretary of State

(D) Steve Simon: 578,751 (47.39%)
(R) Tad Jude: 599,620 (49.10%)
(G) Seth Kuhl-Stennes: 17,184 (1.41%)
(L) Chip Tangen: 25,166 (2.06%)

Congress – Sixth District (219 of 276 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:38 PM)

(D) Doug Chapin: 135,177 (45.66%)
(R) Tom Emmer: 160,541 (54.23%)

Congress – Seventh District (774 of 1,327 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:38 PM; AP has called the race for Fischbach)

(D) Erik Osberg: 69,202 (36.44%)
(R) Michelle Fischbach: 120,534 (63.46%)

State Senate – District 13 (45 of 49 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:28 PM)

(D) Trent Dilks: 13,468 (32.90%)
(R) Jared Gapinski: 27,345 (66.80%)

State Senate – District 14 (31 of 38 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:38 PM)

(D) Aric Putnam: 16,210 (54.39%)
(R) Bernie Perryman: 13,549 (45.46%)

State House of Representatives

District 13A (27 of 27 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 9:48 PM)

(D) Arlis Sayler: 6,423 (28.35%)
(R) Tanja Goering: 16,225 (71.61%)

With all precincts reporting, Goering leads by 9,802 votes. These results are unofficial until canvassed.

District 13B (13 of 22 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 9:48 PM)

(D) Justin Doyle: 5,267 (38.26%)
(R) Dawn Loberg: 8,491 (61.68%)

District 14A (17 of 18 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 9:48 PM)

(D) Abdi Daisane: 8,369 (50.07%)
(R) Mike Conway: 8,320 (49.77%)

Daisane’s 49-vote lead could still flip, with one precinct left to report.

District 14B (12 of 20 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 9:48 PM)

(D) Zachary Dorholt: 6,655 (56.97%)
(R) Sue Ek: 5,009 (42.88%)

Results as of 11/03/26 9:48 PM

St. Cloud City Council

Ward 1 (7 of 7 precincts reporting)

Charlie Hobbs: 2,377 (62.85%)
Dave Masters: 1,368 (36.17%)

Ward 2 (2 of 8 precincts reporting)

Karen Larson, unopposed: 929 (97.58%)

Ward 3 (7 of 7 precincts reporting)

Luke Christian: 4,638 (62.23%)
Hudda Ibrahim: 2,805 (37.64%)

Ward 4 (6 of 7 precincts reporting)

Joe Baratta: 3,060 (52.61%)
Craig Heurung: 2,720 (46.77%)

St. Cloud Area School Board (six candidates, three seats; 47 of 62 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:38 PM)

Al Dahlgren: 11,054 (16.69%)
Sonia Eizenhoefer: 10,140 (15.31%)
Robert Galler Jr.: 10,233 (15.45%)
Vincent Miles: 10,767 (16.26%)
Steven Schiller: 9,140 (13.80%)
Heather Weems: 14,581 (22.02%)

Weems, Dahlgren and Miles still hold the top three spots. Miles leads Galler for the third seat by 534 votes.

Results as of 11/03/26 9:58 PM

St. Joseph Mayor (2 of 2 precincts reporting)

Adam Scepaniak, unopposed: 2,399 (97.88%)

St. Joseph City Council (three candidates, two seats; 2 of 2 precincts reporting)

Tayla DeMarce: 1,192 (28.69%)
Jon Hazen: 1,513 (36.41%)
Andrew Mooney: 1,425 (34.30%)

With all precincts reporting, Hazen and Mooney hold the two seats in the unofficial results. Mooney finished 233 votes ahead of DeMarce.

Results as of 11/03/26 10:18 PM

Sartell Mayor (6 of 7 precincts reporting)

Ryan Fitzthum, unopposed: 6,128 (97.07%)

Sartell City Council (two candidates, two seats; 6 of 7 precincts reporting)

Colin Anderson: 4,821 (49.93%)
Matt Dankers: 4,711 (48.79%)

Sartell-St. Stephen School Board (five candidates, three seats; 9 of 12 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 9:58 PM)

Chris Chamberlain: 4,654 (21.75%)
Nate Crowe: 4,541 (21.22%)
Randy Kight: 4,115 (19.23%)
Emily Larson: 4,189 (19.58%)
Jen Smith: 3,804 (17.78%)

Chamberlain, Crowe and Larson currently hold the top three spots. Larson leads Kight for the third seat by 74 votes, so that one could still change.

Sauk Rapids City Council (three candidates, two at-large seats; 3 of 6 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:08 PM)

Joe Kampa: 1,481 (37.16%)
Christian Kirmeier: 987 (24.77%)
Nick Sauer: 1,496 (37.54%)

Sauk Rapids-Rice School Board (the seats are up for election, and these three are the only candidates on the ballot; 11 of 17 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:28 PM)

Robyn Holthaus: 5,107 (32.37%)
Dan Johnson: 5,306 (33.63%)
Lisa Loidolt: 5,207 (33.00%)

Waite Park Mayor (4 of 4 precincts reporting, as of 11/03/26 10:08 PM)

Ken Schmitt, unopposed: 1,979 (98.21%)

Waite Park City Council (three candidates, two seats; 4 of 4 precincts reporting)

Shawn Blackburn: 806 (23.53%)
Mike Linquist: 1,386 (40.47%)
Frank Theisen: 1,203 (35.12%)

Waite Park Ballot Question (4 of 4 precincts reporting)

Voters will decide whether to abolish the Personnel Board. A yes vote would move its duties to the City Council.

Yes: 1,159 (53.29%)
No: 1,016 (46.71%)

With all precincts reporting, Linquist and Theisen hold the two council seats in the unofficial results, and yes leads by 143 votes.

Benton County Sheriff (4 of 27 precincts reporting)

Jay Dingmann: 1,085 (79.20%)
Joel Schmidt: 283 (20.66%)

Benton County Auditor-Treasurer (4 of 27 precincts reporting)

Christine Scherbing: 404 (29.99%)
Mary Lewandowski: 939 (69.71%)

Sherburne County Commissioner, District 3

Matt Bischoff:
Gregg Felber:
Mark Swanson:

Sherburne County Auditor

Brenda Davis:
Michael Tonsager:

Sherburne County Attorney

Hans Larson:
Dawn Nyhus:

Stearns County

The commissioner, sheriff, attorney and auditor-treasurer races are uncontested.

Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (first race)

Kyle McClure:
Chad Van Beck:

Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (second race)

Thomas Gregory:
Sarah Schulze:

Constitutional Amendment – Permanent School Fund

Yes: 471,144 (70.08% of estimated total voters)
No: 172,140
Estimated blanks: 29,003
Estimated total voters: 672,287

The amendment would raise the fund’s annual payout to 4.5% of its three-year average value, with no increase in income or property taxes, starting July 1st, 2027.

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