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Barnesville, Minnesota

2026 election results. 5 contests on Barnesville's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Shawn Paschke ahead. Council Member Ward 1: Scott Bauer is unopposed.

5 contests on Barnesville's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Shawn Paschke62151.0%
Jason Rick58748.2%
Write-In90.7%

Shawn Paschke ahead.

Council Member Ward 1 (Barnesville)

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Bauer41697.9%
Write-In92.1%

Scott Bauer is unopposed.

Council Member Ward 2 (Barnesville)

CandidateVotesShare
Donald Goedtke19051.4%
Travis Braton17948.4%
Write-In10.3%

Donald Goedtke ahead.

Council Member Ward 3 (Barnesville)

CandidateVotesShare
Tonya J. Stokka32698.2%
Write-In61.8%

Tonya J. Stokka is unopposed.

Special Election for Council Member Ward 1 (Barnesville)

CandidateVotesShare
Randy McEvers42798.8%
Write-In51.2%

Randy McEvers is unopposed.

Statewide races in Clay County

U.S. Senate

Peggy Flanagan
54.1%14,469
Michele Tafoya
42.9%11,467
Marisa Simonetti
1.7%454
100% counted

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

Governor

Amy Klobuchar
55.7%14,907
Lisa Demuth
42.2%11,302
Steven Young
2.0%548
100% counted

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

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