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Brainerd, Minnesota

2026 election results. 4 contests on Brainerd's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Dave Badeaux is unopposed. Council Member At Large: Wayne B. Erickson ahead.

4 contests on Brainerd's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Dave Badeaux3,68098.0%
Write-In762.0%

Dave Badeaux is unopposed.

Council Member At Large (Brainerd)

CandidateVotesShare
Wayne B. Erickson2,11254.1%
Dolly Wussow1,76245.2%
Write-In280.7%

Wayne B. Erickson ahead.

Council Member Ward 2 (Brainerd)

CandidateVotesShare
Kelly Bevans97698.9%
Write-In111.1%

Kelly Bevans is unopposed.

Council Member Ward 4 (Brainerd)

CandidateVotesShare
Johnathan Miller79399.0%
Write-In81.0%

Johnathan Miller is unopposed.

Statewide races in Crow Wing County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
63.2%22,464
Peggy Flanagan
34.0%12,070
Marisa Simonetti
1.6%575
100% counted

These are Crow Wing County's votes, which include Brainerd's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
62.4%22,232
Amy Klobuchar
36.0%12,832
Steven Young
1.5%545
100% counted

These are Crow Wing County's votes, which include Brainerd's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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