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Freeborn County, Minnesota

2026 election results. Lisa Demuth (R) got 55% of the vote for governor in Freeborn County. The margin is 9.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 76 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Freeborn County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
55.2%7,392
Peggy Flanagan
42.0%5,622
Marisa Simonetti
1.8%235
Rebecca Whiting
1.0%133
100% counted

Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
54.9%7,354
Amy Klobuchar
43.2%5,794
Steven Young
1.9%250
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

The leader in Freeborn County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 10:09 PM.

76 local contests in Freeborn County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures, judges and districts on Freeborn County's ballots, from Minnesota's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

County Commissioner District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Dawn Kaasa2,09398.7%
Write-In281.3%

Dawn Kaasa is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Christopher Niles Shoff2,24799.4%
Write-In140.6%

Christopher Niles Shoff is unopposed.

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Ryan Shea10,99898.8%
Write-In1341.2%

Ryan Shea is unopposed.

County Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
David Walker10,51799.3%
Write-In770.7%

David Walker is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Mayor (Albert Lea)

CandidateVotesShare
Rich Murray4,31865.4%
Tiffany Fearing2,27334.4%
Write-In110.2%

Rich Murray ahead in Freeborn County. Albert Lea's page.

Council Member Ward 2 (Albert Lea)

CandidateVotesShare
Larry Baker61664.5%
John Caucutt33435.0%
Write-In50.5%

Larry Baker ahead in Freeborn County. Albert Lea's page.

Special Election for Council Member Ward 3 (Albert Lea)

CandidateVotesShare
Ted Herman1,09397.7%
Write-In262.3%

Ted Herman is unopposed. Albert Lea's page.

Council Member Ward 4 (Albert Lea)

CandidateVotesShare
Joey Neely72168.7%
Charles Alkula32531.0%
Write-In30.3%

Joey Neely ahead in Freeborn County. Albert Lea's page.

Council Member Ward 6 (Albert Lea)

CandidateVotesShare
Brian "BJ" Anderson70199.2%
Write-In60.8%

Brian "BJ" Anderson is unopposed. Albert Lea's page.

Mayor (Alden)

CandidateVotesShare
Jerry L. Reyerson15754.1%
Alex Burris13044.8%
Write-In31.0%

Jerry L. Reyerson ahead in Freeborn County. Alden's page.

Council Member (Alden) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Heath Reindal24044.2%
Kevin L. Opseth22140.7%
John Heise7914.5%
Write-In30.6%

Heath Reindal and Kevin L. Opseth ahead in Freeborn County. Alden's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Carlston Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Mathiason13498.5%
Write-In21.5%

Robert Mathiason is unopposed. Carlston Township's page.

Town Clerk - Treasurer (Carlston Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Kimberly Knutson13398.5%
Write-In21.5%

Kimberly Knutson is unopposed. Carlston Township's page.

Mayor (Clarks Grove)

CandidateVotesShare
Bruce Hansen20291.0%
Write-In209.0%

Bruce Hansen is unopposed. Clarks Grove's page.

Council Member (Clarks Grove) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremiah Mickelson18349.6%
Jamie Cameron18048.8%
Write-In61.6%

Jeremiah Mickelson and Jamie Cameron are unopposed. Clarks Grove's page.

Mayor (Conger)

CandidateVotesShare
Logan Sailor5693.3%
Write-In46.7%

Logan Sailor is unopposed. Conger's page.

Council Member (Conger) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Emma Bailey4738.8%
Jacob Helland3428.1%
Brandon Farris3226.4%
Write-In86.6%

Emma Bailey and Jacob Helland ahead in Freeborn County. Conger's page.

Mayor (Emmons)

CandidateVotesShare
David Bosma12674.6%
Michael Garcia4224.9%
Write-In10.6%

David Bosma ahead in Freeborn County. Emmons's page.

Council Member (Emmons) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jacob Wuerflein10134.9%
Gary Sorbo8730.1%
Randy Johansen4716.3%
Nick Clark3813.1%
Write-In165.5%

Jacob Wuerflein and Gary Sorbo ahead in Freeborn County. Emmons's page.

Mayor (Freeborn)

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Seipp6661.7%
Alicia Heilmann3431.8%
Write-In76.5%

Steven Seipp ahead in Freeborn County. Freeborn's page.

Council Member (Freeborn) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Dawn Beckmann8451.5%
Curtis Backeberg7344.8%
Write-In63.7%

Dawn Beckmann and Curtis Backeberg are unopposed. Freeborn's page.

Council Member (Geneva) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jacob A. Jensen18542.8%
Tyler Peterson16237.5%
William "Bill" Ellingson8118.8%
Write-In40.9%

Jacob A. Jensen and Tyler Peterson ahead in Freeborn County. Geneva's page.

Mayor (Glenville)

CandidateVotesShare
Wes Webb24693.9%
Write-In166.1%

Wes Webb is unopposed. Glenville's page.

Council Member (Glenville) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Nancy Smith19038.2%
Cary Williamson17334.8%
Shaun Willaby13326.8%
Write-In10.2%

Nancy Smith and Cary Williamson ahead in Freeborn County. Glenville's page.

Special Election for Council Member (Glenville)

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Jane Thompson25699.2%
Write-In20.8%

Mary Jane Thompson is unopposed. Glenville's page.

Mayor (Hartland)

CandidateVotesShare
Kelly Routh12694.7%
Write-In75.3%

Kelly Routh is unopposed. Hartland's page.

Council Member (Hartland) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kyle Reed8933.7%
Matt Eustice8933.7%
Alan Bartness5119.3%
Gordon Jensen3412.9%
Write-In10.4%

Kyle Reed and Matt Eustice ahead in Freeborn County. Hartland's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Hartland Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Darwyn Olson14399.3%
Write-In10.7%

Darwyn Olson is unopposed. Hartland Township's page.

Town Clerk (Hartland Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Allen Batt14499.3%
Write-In10.7%

Allen Batt is unopposed. Hartland Township's page.

Mayor (Hayward)

CandidateVotesShare
Anthony Cox10198.1%
Write-In21.9%

Anthony Cox is unopposed. Hayward's page.

Council Member (Hayward) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Derek Lerum8650.3%
Eugene D. Flaskerud7946.2%
Write-In63.5%

Derek Lerum and Eugene D. Flaskerud are unopposed. Hayward's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Hayward Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Loren Lair16098.8%
Write-In21.2%

Loren Lair is unopposed. Hayward Township's page.

Mayor (Hollandale)

CandidateVotesShare
Irene Jones9893.3%
Write-In76.7%

Irene Jones is unopposed. Hollandale's page.

Council Member (Hollandale) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Darwin Bos8240.0%
Mallory Veldman7034.1%
Jeff Weberg5225.4%
Write-In10.5%

Darwin Bos and Mallory Veldman ahead in Freeborn County. Hollandale's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (London Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Ronald Lawrence Wilkes11999.2%
Write-In10.8%

Ronald Lawrence Wilkes is unopposed. London Township's page.

Mayor (Manchester)

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Hannegrefs1785.0%
Write-In315.0%

Steven Hannegrefs is unopposed. Manchester's page.

Council Member (Manchester) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Amanda Vaith2251.2%
Vaughn Ravlin2148.8%
Write-In00.0%

Amanda Vaith and Vaughn Ravlin are unopposed. Manchester's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Manchester Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Shane A Chapek18698.9%
Write-In21.1%

Shane A Chapek is unopposed. Manchester Township's page.

Town Clerk (Manchester Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Lisa Gjersvik17698.3%
Write-In31.7%

Lisa Gjersvik is unopposed. Manchester Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Mansfield Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Lynn B. Wasmoen125100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Lynn B. Wasmoen is unopposed. Mansfield Township's page.

Town Clerk (Mansfield Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Bradley Harig124100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Bradley Harig is unopposed. Mansfield Township's page.

Mayor (Myrtle)

CandidateVotesShare
Greg Hummel1493.3%
Write-In16.7%

Greg Hummel is unopposed. Myrtle's page.

Council Member (Myrtle) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jamie Tapp633.3%
Write-In1266.7%

Jamie Tapp is unopposed. Myrtle's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Newry Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Ken Knutson17598.9%
Write-In21.1%

Ken Knutson is unopposed. Newry Township's page.

Town Clerk (Newry Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Nicole Kruger17199.4%
Write-In10.6%

Nicole Kruger is unopposed. Newry Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Nunda Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Marpe157100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Scott Marpe is unopposed. Nunda Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Shell Rock Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Monty Thoms15396.8%
Write-In53.2%

Monty Thoms is unopposed. Shell Rock Township's page.

Mayor (Twin Lakes)

CandidateVotesShare
Pat Gavle4264.6%
Keith Haskell2335.4%
Write-In00.0%

Pat Gavle ahead in Freeborn County. Twin Lakes's page.

Council Member (Twin Lakes) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jean Epland4233.1%
Valerie Kvale3930.7%
David Vis2519.7%
Lynda Vis2116.5%
Write-In00.0%

Jean Epland and Valerie Kvale ahead in Freeborn County. Twin Lakes's page.

Schools

School Board Member (ISD #241, ALBERT LEA) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kasey Wolters5,27122.2%
Erin Stoneking5,22922.0%
Gary Schindler4,86120.4%
Jeff Miller4,81020.2%
Craig Rosell3,52314.8%
Write-In980.4%

Kasey Wolters, Erin Stoneking, Gary Schindler and Jeff Miller ahead in Freeborn County.

School Board Member (ISD #242, ALDEN-CONGER) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Scott C Soost48520.0%
Elizabeth Christensen44618.4%
Jane Bute44118.2%
Tyler Adix44018.1%
Ron Theusch35014.4%
Chloe M Neely25910.7%
Write-In40.2%

Scott C Soost, Elizabeth Christensen, Jane Bute and Tyler Adix ahead in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Scott C Soost 490 (20.1%), Elizabeth Christensen 449 (18.4%), Tyler Adix 443 (18.1%), Jane Bute 443 (18.1%).

School Board Member (ISD #492, AUSTIN) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Carol McAlister18623.5%
Peggy Young17121.6%
Carolyn Dube15519.6%
Dan Zielke15519.6%
Myron Matthew Grage11514.5%
Write-In101.3%

Carol McAlister, Peggy Young, Carolyn Dube and Dan Zielke ahead in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Peggy Young 5,871 (23.2%), Carol McAlister 5,578 (22.1%), Dan Zielke 5,254 (20.8%), Carolyn Dube 5,252 (20.8%).

School Board Member (ISD #497, LYLE) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Krista Pell1924.1%
David Frank1721.5%
Niki Henaman1215.2%
Kayla M Lutz1113.9%
Cory Block1113.9%
Jeremiah Hoffman810.1%
Write-In11.3%

Krista Pell, David Frank and Niki Henaman ahead in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Krista Pell 347 (26.5%), David Frank 315 (24.0%), Kayla M Lutz 257 (19.6%).

School Board Member (ISD #756, BLOOMING PRAIRIE) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Rodney Krell17227.9%
Haley Tollefson15124.5%
Crystal Studer14623.7%
Monica Anderson14623.7%
Write-In20.3%

Rodney Krell, Haley Tollefson, Crystal Studer and Monica Anderson are unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Rodney Krell 1,476 (26.4%), Haley Tollefson 1,380 (24.7%), Crystal Studer 1,357 (24.3%), Monica Anderson 1,332 (23.8%).

School Board Member (ISD #2134, UNITED SOUTH CENTRAL) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Ashley Ignaszewski29537.5%
Kyle Bauman25432.3%
Diana Brooks22829.0%
Write-In101.3%

Ashley Ignaszewski, Kyle Bauman and Diana Brooks are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Kyle Bauman 2,025 (34.3%), Ashley Ignaszewski 2,003 (34.0%), Diana Brooks 1,814 (30.8%).

School Board Member (ISD #2168, N.R.H.E.G.) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
John Misgen44518.6%
Justin Schlaak44418.5%
Nick Budach42317.7%
Amy Ihrke41317.3%
Troy Buendorf33113.8%
Pat Theuer33113.8%
Write-In70.3%

John Misgen, Justin Schlaak, Nick Budach and Amy Ihrke ahead in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Justin Schlaak 1,509 (18.7%), Nick Budach 1,480 (18.4%), John Misgen 1,429 (17.7%), Amy Ihrke 1,399 (17.4%).

School Board Member (ISD #2886, GLENVILLE-EMMONS) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kris Houg81429.4%
Tanner Kalvig70625.5%
Susie Miller64723.4%
Tabitha Page58521.1%
Write-In180.6%

Kris Houg, Tanner Kalvig and Susie Miller ahead in Freeborn County.

Local measures

CITY QUESTION 1 (Geneva)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes18869.6%
No8230.4%

Yes ahead with 69.6% in Freeborn County. Geneva's page.

CITY QUESTION 1 (Twin Lakes)

ChoiceVotesShare
No5178.5%
Yes1421.5%

No ahead with 78.5% in Freeborn County. Twin Lakes's page.

School District Question 1 (Isd #242, Alden-Conger)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes42557.7%
No31142.3%

Yes ahead with 57.7% in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 430 (58.0%), No 312 (42.0%).

School District Question 2 (Isd #242, Alden-Conger)

ChoiceVotesShare
No39252.4%
Yes35647.6%

No ahead with 52.4% in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: No 393 (52.2%), Yes 360 (47.8%).

School District Question 1 (Isd #492, Austin)

ChoiceVotesShare
No18962.2%
Yes11537.8%

No ahead with 62.2% in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 5,125 (51.1%), No 4,910 (48.9%).

School District Question 1 (Isd #2134, United South Central)

ChoiceVotesShare
No28566.7%
Yes14233.3%

No ahead with 66.7% in Freeborn County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Yes 1,476 (54.4%), No 1,239 (45.6%).

Judges

Judge - 3rd District Court 4

CandidateVotesShare
Jacob C. Allen8,96499.1%
Write-In790.9%

Jacob C. Allen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Jacob C. Allen 149,543 (99.2%).

Judge - 3rd District Court 6

CandidateVotesShare
Karen R. Duncan8,97499.1%
Write-In780.9%

Karen R. Duncan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Karen R. Duncan 149,162 (99.2%).

Judge - 3rd District Court 7

CandidateVotesShare
Dwight Luhmann8,92399.1%
Write-In810.9%

Dwight Luhmann is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Dwight Luhmann 148,868 (99.2%).

Judge - 3rd District Court 15

CandidateVotesShare
Erin Lindhart Felten8,93499.1%
Write-In810.9%

Erin Lindhart Felten is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Erin Lindhart Felten 148,877 (99.2%).

Judge - 3rd District Court 17

CandidateVotesShare
Christopher A Neisen8,93299.2%
Write-In730.8%

Christopher A Neisen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Christopher A Neisen 148,881 (99.2%).

Judge - 3rd District Court 22

CandidateVotesShare
Jeffrey M Johnson8,94199.1%
Write-In770.9%

Jeffrey M Johnson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 10 other counties; across all of them: Jeffrey M Johnson 149,217 (99.2%).

Districts

Soil and Water Supervisor District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Vickie Heers10,46999.5%
Write-In540.5%

Vickie Heers is unopposed.

Soil and Water Supervisor District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Curt Helland10,48699.4%
Write-In670.6%

Curt Helland is unopposed.

Minnesota's official results, file posted Nov 13, 12:38 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MN SenateR +13.6R +21.6D +8.0
MN GovernorR +11.9R +21.6D +9.7
MN-01R +10.4R +21.6D +11.2

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Freeborn County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris38.6%Donald Trump59.9%R +21.316,704
2020Joe Biden41.0%Donald Trump56.9%R +16.016,819
2016Hillary Clinton37.6%Donald Trump54.9%R +17.216,051
2012Barack Obama55.8%Mitt Romney41.7%D +14.116,706
2008Barack Obama57.4%John McCain40.2%D +17.117,280
2004John Kerry55.1%George W. Bush43.5%D +11.617,666
2000Al Gore52.8%George W. Bush42.4%D +10.416,139

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +31.6.

Other counties in Minnesota

Minnesota results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Minnesota certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Minnesota's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.