Mayor (Backus)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Taylor | 61 | 92.4% |
| Write-In | 5 | 7.6% |
Doug Taylor is unopposed.
States · Minnesota · Cass County
Backus, Minnesota
2026 election results. 3 contests on Backus' ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Doug Taylor is unopposed. Council Member: David Pederson and Casey Wolkenhauer are unopposed.
3 contests on Backus' ballot
From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Backus 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 (Backus) 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| David Pederson | 47 | 45.6% |
| Casey Wolkenhauer | 38 | 36.9% |
| Write-In | 18 | 17.5% |
David Pederson and Casey Wolkenhauer are unopposed.
Special Election for Council Member (Backus)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon K. Dabill | 46 | 76.7% |
| Write-In | 14 | 23.3% |
Brandon K. Dabill is unopposed.
Statewide races in Cass County
U.S. Senate
Michele Tafoya
65.5%10,857
Peggy Flanagan
32.2%5,343
Marisa Simonetti
1.4%233
These are Cass County's votes, which include Backus'. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.
Governor
Lisa Demuth
64.8%10,753
Amy Klobuchar
33.9%5,619
Steven Young
1.3%217
These are Cass County's votes, which include Backus'. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.
Results for Backus alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Cass 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 Backus as their place; other contests on Backus voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Cass County's page.