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Columbus, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Columbus' ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Ron Hanegraaf ahead. Council Member At Large: Scott Wendell and Karen M. Fleming ahead.

2 contests on Columbus' ballot

From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Columbus 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 (Columbus)

CandidateVotesShare
Ron Hanegraaf92640.5%
Rob Busch73932.3%
Dave Povolny61927.1%
Write-In20.1%

Ron Hanegraaf ahead.

Council Member At Large (Columbus) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Wendell96532.0%
Karen M. Fleming89429.6%
Jacob Salkowicz58219.3%
Joshua Bautch56918.8%
Write-In90.3%

Scott Wendell and Karen M. Fleming ahead.

Statewide races in Anoka County

U.S. Senate

Peggy Flanagan
49.5%90,028
Michele Tafoya
47.6%86,555
Marisa Simonetti
1.6%2,860
100% counted

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

Governor

Amy Klobuchar
51.6%93,836
Lisa Demuth
46.6%84,685
Steven Young
1.9%3,375
100% counted

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

Results for Columbus alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Anoka 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 Columbus as their place; other contests on Columbus voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Anoka County's page.