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Fifty Lakes, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Fifty Lakes' ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Gary Staples is unopposed. Council Member: Brandon Peterson and David Potz ahead.

2 contests on Fifty Lakes' ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Gary Staples30293.8%
Write-In206.2%

Gary Staples is unopposed.

Council Member (Fifty Lakes) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Brandon Peterson19630.4%
David Potz13821.4%
Jody Bluhm13420.8%
Randy Zeigler10516.3%
David C. Wilson649.9%
Write-In71.1%

Brandon Peterson and David Potz ahead.

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 Fifty Lakes'. 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 Fifty Lakes'. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

Results for Fifty Lakes 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 Fifty Lakes as their place; other contests on Fifty Lakes voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Crow Wing County's page.