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Palisade, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Palisade's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Gaylene Spolarich is unopposed. Council Member: Barbara Mindrum is unopposed.

2 contests on Palisade's ballot

From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Palisade as its place. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

Cities & towns

Mayor (Palisade)

CandidateVotesShare
Gaylene Spolarich5084.7%
Write-In915.3%

Gaylene Spolarich is unopposed.

Council Member (Palisade) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Barbara Mindrum5583.3%
Write-In1116.7%

Barbara Mindrum is unopposed.

Statewide races in Aitkin County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
63.6%5,690
Peggy Flanagan
33.1%2,964
Marisa Simonetti
2.0%180
100% counted

These are Aitkin County's votes, which include Palisade's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
62.8%5,625
Amy Klobuchar
35.7%3,194
Steven Young
1.5%133
100% counted

These are Aitkin County's votes, which include Palisade's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

Results for Palisade alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Aitkin County's page has its U.S. House results and its other local contests.

Sources & scope

Minnesota's official results, file posted Nov 13, 12:38 PM. Unofficial until certified. This page lists the contests whose names in that file give Palisade as their place; other contests on Palisade voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Aitkin County's page.