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Mankato, Minnesota

2026 election results. 4 contests on Mankato's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Julia Hamann ahead across 3 counties. Council Member Ward 1: Michael McLaughlin is unopposed.

4 contests on Mankato's ballot

From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Mankato 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

Council Member Ward 1 (Mankato)

CandidateVotesShare
Michael McLaughlin3,07799.4%
Write-In200.6%

Michael McLaughlin is unopposed.

Council Member Ward 3 (Mankato)

CandidateVotesShare
Don Friend84350.5%
Jacob Bases81348.7%
Write-In130.8%

Don Friend ahead.

Council Member Ward 5 (Mankato)

CandidateVotesShare
Jessica Hatanpa1,33957.2%
Bryan Schneider99242.4%
Write-In110.5%

Jessica Hatanpa ahead.

Statewide races in Blue Earth County

U.S. Senate

Peggy Flanagan
52.0%15,455
Michele Tafoya
45.0%13,372
Marisa Simonetti
1.8%541
100% counted

These are Blue Earth County's votes, which include Mankato's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Amy Klobuchar
53.7%15,952
Lisa Demuth
44.2%13,129
Steven Young
2.1%634
100% counted

These are Blue Earth County's votes, which include Mankato's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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