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Mountain Lake, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Mountain Lake's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Mike Nelson is unopposed. Council Member: Bryan Bargen and Andrew Ysker ahead.

2 contests on Mountain Lake's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Nelson61590.7%
Write-In639.3%

Mike Nelson is unopposed.

Council Member (Mountain Lake) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Bryan Bargen42129.3%
Andrew Ysker37225.9%
Brittany Winters35724.8%
Emily Mathiowetz28820.0%
Write-In00.0%

Bryan Bargen and Andrew Ysker ahead.

Statewide races in Cottonwood County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
67.1%3,229
Peggy Flanagan
29.6%1,423
Marisa Simonetti
2.1%101
100% counted

These are Cottonwood County's votes, which include Mountain Lake's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
66.6%3,209
Amy Klobuchar
31.5%1,519
Steven Young
1.9%91
100% counted

These are Cottonwood County's votes, which include Mountain Lake's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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