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Big Stone County, Minnesota

2026 election results. Lisa Demuth (R) got 62% of the vote for governor in Big Stone County. The margin is 4.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 65 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Big Stone County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
63.2%1,520
Peggy Flanagan
33.9%816
Marisa Simonetti
1.9%45
Rebecca Whiting
1.0%23
100% counted

Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
61.6%1,485
Amy Klobuchar
36.8%887
Steven Young
1.6%38
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

The leader in Big Stone County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 10:09 PM.

65 local contests in Big Stone County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures, judges and districts on Big Stone County's ballots, from Minnesota's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

County Commissioner District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Chad Zimmel46599.6%
Write-In20.4%

Chad Zimmel is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Wade Athey43598.4%
Write-In71.6%

Wade Athey is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Jeff Klages44297.8%
Write-In102.2%

Jeff Klages is unopposed.

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Brown2,22899.3%
Write-In160.7%

Mark Brown is unopposed.

County Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca Trapp1,99299.0%
Write-In211.0%

Rebecca Trapp is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Town Supervisor Seat A (Almond Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Richard Nelson49100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Richard Nelson is unopposed. Almond Township's page.

Town Clerk (Almond Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Gregory Athey49100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Gregory Athey is unopposed. Almond Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Artichoke Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Les Olson43100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Les Olson is unopposed. Artichoke Township's page.

Mayor (Barry)

CandidateVotesShare
Danika Gary7100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Danika Gary is unopposed. Barry's page.

Council Member At Large (Barry) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sheila O'Brien853.3%
Thomas Ward746.7%
Write-In00.0%

Sheila O'Brien and Thomas Ward are unopposed. Barry's page.

Mayor (Beardsley)

CandidateVotesShare
Kayla Holtz5254.2%
Carl Kallgren4243.8%
Write-In22.1%

Kayla Holtz ahead in Big Stone County. Beardsley's page.

Council Member At Large (Beardsley) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Keith M Elrite6838.0%
Justin Brockel4424.6%
Jackie Skilondz4022.3%
Bruce Cardwell2614.5%
Write-In10.6%

Keith M Elrite and Justin Brockel ahead in Big Stone County. Beardsley's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Big Stone Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Ronald Reisdorph15099.3%
Write-In10.7%

Ronald Reisdorph is unopposed. Big Stone Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Big Stone Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Marlyn Schumacher151100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Marlyn Schumacher is unopposed. Big Stone Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Big Stone Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer Lillehaug14298.6%
Write-In21.4%

Jennifer Lillehaug is unopposed. Big Stone Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Browns Valley Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Keith Homan6594.2%
Write-In45.8%

Keith Homan is unopposed. Browns Valley Township's page.

Mayor (Clinton)

CandidateVotesShare
Write-In114100.0%

Clinton's page.

Council Member At Large (Clinton) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jake Finberg5418.5%
Adam Tomschin3913.4%
Lucinda Dahl-Hollen3712.7%
Write-In16255.5%

Jake Finberg and Adam Tomschin ahead in Big Stone County. Clinton's page.

Council Member At Large (Correll)

CandidateVotesShare
Joshua J Stock770.0%
Write-In330.0%

Joshua J Stock is unopposed. Correll's page.

City Clerk (Correll)

CandidateVotesShare
Write-In8100.0%

Correll's page.

Mayor (Graceville)

CandidateVotesShare
Dean Jensen22893.8%
Write-In156.2%

Dean Jensen is unopposed. Graceville's page.

Council Member At Large (Graceville) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler Buller21049.9%
Francis Chalupnik20949.6%
Write-In20.5%

Tyler Buller and Francis Chalupnik are unopposed. Graceville's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Graceville Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Thomas Arens43100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Thomas Arens is unopposed. Graceville Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Graceville Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Raymond Pansch3792.5%
Write-In37.5%

Raymond Pansch is unopposed. Graceville Township's page.

Mayor (Johnson)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald E. Johnsrud12100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Donald E. Johnsrud is unopposed. Johnson's page.

Council Member At Large (Johnson)

CandidateVotesShare
Gary A. Fuhrman12100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Gary A. Fuhrman is unopposed. Johnson's page.

City Clerk (Johnson)

CandidateVotesShare
Elaine M. Johnsrud12100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Elaine M. Johnsrud is unopposed. Johnson's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Malta Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Kyle Gillespie41100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Kyle Gillespie is unopposed. Malta Township's page.

Town Clerk (Malta Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Bruce Moberg41100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Bruce Moberg is unopposed. Malta Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Moonshine Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Samuel Maanum47100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Samuel Maanum is unopposed. Moonshine Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Moonshine Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Wulff49100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Brian Wulff is unopposed. Moonshine Township's page.

Mayor (Odessa)

CandidateVotesShare
Lon Moen1119.6%
Joshua James Teske1119.6%
Write-In3460.7%

Tied in the current count. Odessa's page.

Council Member At Large (Odessa) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Teske3438.2%
Write-In5561.8%

Chris Teske is unopposed. Odessa's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Odessa Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Erick Klepel7298.6%
Write-In11.4%

Erick Klepel is unopposed. Odessa Township's page.

Town Clerk (Odessa Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Tammy Neubauer6898.6%
Write-In11.4%

Tammy Neubauer is unopposed. Odessa Township's page.

Council Member At Large (Ortonville) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jake Dorry57335.7%
Sara Stegner53533.3%
William Powell48630.2%
Write-In130.8%

Jake Dorry, Sara Stegner and William Powell are unopposed. Ortonville's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Ortonville Township)

CandidateVotesShare
James Eckberg43100.0%
Write-In00.0%

James Eckberg is unopposed. Ortonville Township's page.

Town Clerk - Treasurer (Ortonville Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Harold R Dimberg III47100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Harold R Dimberg III is unopposed. Ortonville Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Prior Township)

CandidateVotesShare
James Haukos8798.9%
Write-In11.1%

James Haukos is unopposed. Prior Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Prior Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Brent Jacobson8496.6%
Write-In33.4%

Brent Jacobson is unopposed. Prior Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Prior Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Kristin Haggerty88100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Kristin Haggerty is unopposed. Prior Township's page.

Schools

School Board Member (ISD #771, CHOKIO-ALBERTA) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Heidi Brethorst842.1%
Write-In1157.9%

Heidi Brethorst is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Heidi Brethorst 517 (48.0%).

School Board Member (ISD #2888, CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Mahoney64121.5%
Nicole Fuhrman61220.6%
Nicole Homan58519.6%
Kelsey Holtz56819.1%
Jodi Morrill54118.2%
Write-In311.0%

Scott Mahoney, Nicole Fuhrman, Nicole Homan and Kelsey Holtz ahead in Big Stone County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Scott Mahoney 760 (21.3%), Nicole Fuhrman 732 (20.6%), Nicole Homan 720 (20.2%), Kelsey Holtz 680 (19.1%).

Special Election for School Board Member (ISD #2888, CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY)

CandidateVotesShare
Theresa Diekmann77697.0%
Write-In243.0%

Theresa Diekmann is unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Theresa Diekmann 925 (97.1%).

School Board Member (ISD #2903, ORTONVILLE) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Alicia Radermacher67019.3%
Emily Sigler52215.1%
Andy Strei51314.8%
Craig R Danielson37310.8%
Meggan Karels35610.3%
Travis Jorgenson35110.1%
Kathryn Melton2858.2%
Connie Rausch-Jurgens1985.7%
Karley Teske1975.7%
Write-In10.0%

Alicia Radermacher, Emily Sigler and Andy Strei ahead in Big Stone County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Alicia Radermacher 862 (20.4%), Andy Strei 682 (16.1%), Emily Sigler 591 (14.0%).

Local measures

School District Question 1 (Isd #2903, Ortonville)

ChoiceVotesShare
No64350.2%
Yes63949.8%

No ahead with 50.2% in Big Stone County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: No 859 (53.7%), Yes 740 (46.3%).

School District Question 2 (Isd #2903, Ortonville)

ChoiceVotesShare
No67152.3%
Yes61147.7%

No ahead with 52.3% in Big Stone County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: No 874 (54.9%), Yes 719 (45.1%).

Judges

Judge - 8th District Court 2

CandidateVotesShare
Stephanie L. Beckman1,69699.4%
Write-In110.6%

Stephanie L. Beckman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Stephanie L. Beckman 56,401 (99.4%).

Judge - 8th District Court 4

CandidateVotesShare
Melissa Listug1,68699.2%
Write-In140.8%

Melissa Listug is unopposed. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Melissa Listug 56,208 (99.4%).

Judge - 8th District Court 7

CandidateVotesShare
Laurence J. Stratton1,68399.2%
Write-In130.8%

Laurence J. Stratton is unopposed. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Laurence J. Stratton 56,242 (99.5%).

Judge - 8th District Court 10

CandidateVotesShare
Benjamin Charles Pieh1,68499.1%
Write-In150.9%

Benjamin Charles Pieh is unopposed. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Benjamin Charles Pieh 56,151 (99.4%).

Judge - 8th District Court 11

CandidateVotesShare
Allison T. Whalen1,68699.2%
Write-In140.8%

Allison T. Whalen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Allison T. Whalen 56,150 (99.4%).

Districts

Soil and Water Supervisor District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Write-In119100.0%

Soil and Water Supervisor District 5

CandidateVotesShare
David Alan Webster1,22456.6%
Lon Moen93243.1%
Write-In60.3%

David Alan Webster ahead in Big Stone County.

Minnesota's official results, file posted Nov 13, 12:38 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MN SenateR +30.1R +30.1Even
MN GovernorR +25.2R +30.1D +4.9
MN-07R +25.5R +30.1D +4.6

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Big Stone County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris34.1%Donald Trump63.6%R +29.52,824
2020Joe Biden35.4%Donald Trump62.6%R +27.22,974
2016Hillary Clinton33.4%Donald Trump58.4%R +24.92,755
2012Barack Obama48.2%Mitt Romney49.7%R +1.42,789
2008Barack Obama51.9%John McCain45.6%D +6.42,990
2004John Kerry50.1%George W. Bush48.4%D +1.73,067
2000Al Gore48.0%George W. Bush46.0%D +2.02,980

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +31.5.

Other counties in Minnesota

Minnesota results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Minnesota certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Minnesota's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.