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Heron Lake, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Heron Lake's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: John Hay ahead. Council Member: Mark A. Haberman and Kevin C. Leopold ahead.

2 contests on Heron Lake's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
John Hay16268.9%
Tom T.J. Brown3615.3%
Daniel Lee Ysker3314.0%
Write-In41.7%

John Hay ahead.

Council Member (Heron Lake) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Mark A. Haberman15134.9%
Kevin C. Leopold13330.7%
Ken Bickner5512.7%
Lance Baumann5212.0%
Tamara Ysker409.2%
Write-In20.5%

Mark A. Haberman and Kevin C. Leopold ahead.

Statewide races in Jackson County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
68.4%3,327
Peggy Flanagan
27.8%1,352
Marisa Simonetti
2.5%121
100% counted

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

Governor

Lisa Demuth
67.7%3,304
Amy Klobuchar
30.2%1,473
Steven Young
2.1%101
100% counted

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

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