Mayor (Kiester)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Bauman | 133 | 84.7% |
| Write-In | 24 | 15.3% |
Hope Bauman is unopposed.
States · Minnesota · Faribault County
Kiester, Minnesota
2026 election results. 3 contests on Kiester's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Hope Bauman is unopposed. Council Member: Jason Kluender and Marcia Dahleen are unopposed.
3 contests on Kiester's ballot
From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Kiester 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 (Kiester) 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Kluender | 146 | 50.9% |
| Marcia Dahleen | 116 | 40.4% |
| Write-In | 25 | 8.7% |
Jason Kluender and Marcia Dahleen are unopposed.
Special Election for Council Member (Kiester)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Write-In | 33 | 100.0% |
Statewide races in Faribault County
U.S. Senate
Michele Tafoya
64.4%4,133
Peggy Flanagan
31.4%2,017
Marisa Simonetti
2.7%171
These are Faribault County's votes, which include Kiester's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.
Governor
Lisa Demuth
63.9%4,094
Amy Klobuchar
34.1%2,183
Steven Young
2.0%126
These are Faribault County's votes, which include Kiester's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.
Results for Kiester alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Faribault 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 Kiester as their place; other contests on Kiester voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Faribault County's page.