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Kanabec County, Minnesota

2026 election results. Michele Tafoya (R) got 67% of the U.S. Senate vote in Kanabec County. The margin is 5.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 67 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Kanabec County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya

66.6%5,049

Peggy Flanagan

30.3%2,295

Marisa Simonetti

1.8%134

Rebecca Whiting

1.4%106

100% counted

Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth

66.5%5,034

Amy Klobuchar

31.8%2,407

Steven Young

1.7%128

100% counted

Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

U.S. House: Minnesota 8th District

Pete Stauber

67.2%5,090

Trina Swanson

32.8%2,485

100% counted

Whole district: Pete Stauber wins. Called.

The leader in Kanabec 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 4, 12:00 AM.

67 local contests in Kanabec County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures, judges and districts on Kanabec 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 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
Peter Ripka	1,152	98.8%
Write-In	14	1.2%

Peter Ripka is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 3

Candidate	Votes	Share
Kevin Troupe	1,049	99.6%
Write-In	4	0.4%

Kevin Troupe is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 5

Candidate	Votes	Share
Tom Roeschlein	704	53.5%
Craig Smith	607	46.1%
Write-In	5	0.4%

Tom Roeschlein ahead in Kanabec County.

County Sheriff

Candidate	Votes	Share
Brian R. Smith	5,825	98.9%
Write-In	62	1.1%

Brian R. Smith is unopposed.

County Attorney

Candidate	Votes	Share
Barbara McFadden	5,355	99.2%
Write-In	44	0.8%

Barbara McFadden is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Mayor (Braham)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Terry Turnquist	0	—
Write-In	0	—

No votes in the state's file yet. Braham's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Terry Turnquist 414 (70.6%).

Council Member (Braham)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Nicole Peltz	0	—
Keith Lusk	0	—
Write-In	0	—

No votes in the state's file yet. Braham's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Nicole Peltz 448 (52.1%), Keith Lusk 399 (46.4%).

Town Supervisor Seat A (Brunswick Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Kendal Baker	465	98.9%
Write-In	5	1.1%

Kendal Baker is unopposed. Brunswick Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Brunswick Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Shari Hartog	475	99.4%
Write-In	3	0.6%

Shari Hartog is unopposed. Brunswick Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Comfort Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Kevin Schiferli	395	99.5%
Write-In	2	0.5%

Kevin Schiferli is unopposed. Comfort Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Comfort Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Michael Fetzek	400	98.5%
Write-In	6	1.5%

Michael Fetzek is unopposed. Comfort Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Comfort Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jessie Faber	401	99.3%
Write-In	3	0.7%

Jessie Faber is unopposed. Comfort Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 1 (Ford Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Tina Nelson-Engblom	67	91.8%
Write-In	6	8.2%

Tina Nelson-Engblom is unopposed. Ford Township's page.

Special Election for Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Ford Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Vic Stenberg	71	97.3%
Write-In	2	2.7%

Vic Stenberg is unopposed. Ford Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Ford Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Katherine E. Verdeja	66	95.7%
Write-In	3	4.3%

Katherine E. Verdeja is unopposed. Ford Township's page.

Special Election for Town Clerk (Ford Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Katie Kerr	77	100.0%
Write-In	0	0.0%

Katie Kerr is unopposed. Ford Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Ford Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Samantha Isackson	74	100.0%
Write-In	0	0.0%

Samantha Isackson is unopposed. Ford Township's page.

Mayor (Grasston)

Candidate	Votes	Share
William Tomczak	42	97.7%
Write-In	1	2.3%

William Tomczak is unopposed. Grasston's page.

Special Election for Council Member Seat 1 (Grasston)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Dustin Berg	37	92.5%
Write-In	3	7.5%

Dustin Berg is unopposed. Grasston's page.

Council Member Seat 3 (Grasston)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Write-In	17	100.0%

Grasston's page.

Council Member Seat 4 (Grasston)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Monica Leaf	11	35.5%
Write-In	20	64.5%

Monica Leaf is unopposed. Grasston's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 1 (Hillman Township, Kanabec County)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Richard Martens	159	97.0%
Write-In	5	3.0%

Richard Martens is unopposed. Hillman Township, Kanabec County's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Hillman Township, Kanabec County)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Donald Holznagel	168	99.4%
Write-In	1	0.6%

Donald Holznagel is unopposed. Hillman Township, Kanabec County's page.

Town Treasurer (Hillman Township, Kanabec County)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Edward Rodenborg	169	98.8%
Write-In	2	1.2%

Edward Rodenborg is unopposed. Hillman Township, Kanabec County's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Kroschel Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Write-In	37	100.0%

Kroschel Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Kroschel Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Bill B. Erickson	82	97.6%
Write-In	2	2.4%

Bill B. Erickson is unopposed. Kroschel Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Kroschel Township)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Write-In	37	100.0%

Kroschel Township's page.

Mayor (Mora)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jake Mathison	658	55.6%
Shane Knutson	516	43.6%
Write-In	10	0.8%

Jake Mathison ahead in Kanabec County. Mora's page.

Council Member (Mora)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Dave Youngquist	959	98.5%
Write-In	15	1.5%

Dave Youngquist is unopposed. Mora's page.

Special Election for Council Member (Mora)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Sam Pioske	957	98.7%
Write-In	13	1.3%

Sam Pioske is unopposed. Mora's page.

Council Member (Ogilvie) 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ivan Black	82	49.7%
Fredrick tenCate	79	47.9%
Write-In	4	2.4%

Ivan Black and Fredrick tenCate are unopposed. Ogilvie's page.

Mayor (Quamba)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Terri Huro	40	90.9%
Write-In	4	9.1%

Terri Huro is unopposed. Quamba's page.

Council Member Seat 1 (Quamba)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Desmond Merkwan	33	86.8%
Write-In	5	13.2%

Desmond Merkwan is unopposed. Quamba's page.

Council Member Seat 3 (Quamba)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Duane J Helmbrecht	32	84.2%
Write-In	6	15.8%

Duane J Helmbrecht is unopposed. Quamba's page.

Schools

School Board Member At Large (ISD #314, BRAHAM) 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
John W. Swanson	303	37.7%
Justin Karolevitz	246	30.6%
Bret Cuda	245	30.5%
Write-In	9	1.1%

John W. Swanson, Justin Karolevitz and Bret Cuda are unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: John W. Swanson 1,670 (36.0%), Bret Cuda 1,474 (31.7%), Justin Karolevitz 1,462 (31.5%).

School Board Member (ISD #332, MORA) 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ken Mattson	2,446	23.2%
Amy Schultz	2,258	21.4%
Dakota S Helmbrecht	1,822	17.3%
Connie Schulz	1,494	14.2%
Jessica Gravening	1,485	14.1%
Aleathea Anderson	990	9.4%
Write-In	40	0.4%

Ken Mattson, Amy Schultz and Dakota S Helmbrecht ahead in Kanabec County.

School Board Member (ISD #333, OGILVIE) 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Kathy J Belsheim	692	26.7%
Dan Wilder	653	25.2%
Nathan Koenings	644	24.9%
Amanda Stevenson	575	22.2%
Write-In	23	0.9%

Kathy J Belsheim, Dan Wilder and Nathan Koenings ahead in Kanabec County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Kathy J Belsheim 741 (26.9%), Dan Wilder 692 (25.1%), Nathan Koenings 687 (24.9%).

School Board Member (ISD #473, ISLE) 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Robert Cooper	128	36.9%
Kortney Sawatzky	109	31.4%
Tracy Lilledahl	108	31.1%
Write-In	2	0.6%

Robert Cooper, Kortney Sawatzky and Tracy Lilledahl are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Robert Cooper 1,149 (35.4%), Kortney Sawatzky 1,060 (32.6%), Tracy Lilledahl 1,013 (31.2%).

School Board Member (ISD #578, PINE CITY) 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Cami Babolik	0	—
Glen D. Goebel	0	—
James Foster	0	—
Write-In	0	—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Cami Babolik 3,211 (37.1%), Glen D. Goebel 2,702 (31.3%), James Foster 2,638 (30.5%).

Special Election for School Board Member (ISD #578, PINE CITY)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Scott Milliman	0	—
Write-In	0	—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Scott Milliman 3,705 (98.7%).

School Board Member (ISD #912, MILACA) 4 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jennifer Corrow	21	27.6%
Sara Herr Larsen	18	23.7%
Sara Grieser	12	15.8%
Joshua Hurt	9	11.8%
Steve Bistrup	8	10.5%
Kayla Moeller	7	9.2%
Write-In	1	1.3%

Jennifer Corrow, Sara Herr Larsen, Sara Grieser and Joshua Hurt ahead in Kanabec County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Sara Herr Larsen 2,819 (21.9%), Jennifer Corrow 2,283 (17.8%), Sara Grieser 2,174 (16.9%), Kayla Moeller 1,998 (15.5%).

Special Election for School Board Member (ISD #912, MILACA)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jere L. Day	24	100.0%
Write-In	0	0.0%

Jere L. Day is unopposed. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Jere L. Day 3,885 (98.1%).

Local measures

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Brunswick Township)

Choice	Votes	Share
No	270	50.2%
Yes	268	49.8%

No ahead with 50.2% in Kanabec County. Brunswick Township's page.

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 2 (Brunswick Township)

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	274	50.8%
No	265	49.2%

Yes ahead with 50.8% in Kanabec County. Brunswick Township's page.

Judges

Judge - 10th District Court 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
Juanita C. Freeman	3,909	99.2%
Write-In	32	0.8%

Juanita C. Freeman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Juanita C. Freeman 259,784 (98.8%).

Judge - 10th District Court 2

Candidate	Votes	Share
Carrie A. Doom	3,931	99.0%
Write-In	38	1.0%

Carrie A. Doom is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Carrie A. Doom 259,322 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 4

Candidate	Votes	Share
Suzanne M Brown	3,905	99.2%
Write-In	33	0.8%

Suzanne M Brown is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Suzanne M Brown 259,103 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 6

Candidate	Votes	Share
Stoney L. Hiljus	3,999	99.1%
Write-In	38	0.9%

Stoney L. Hiljus is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Stoney L. Hiljus 257,298 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 7

Candidate	Votes	Share
Viet-Hanh Winchell	3,824	99.0%
Write-In	39	1.0%

Viet-Hanh Winchell is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Viet-Hanh Winchell 255,249 (98.6%).

Judge - 10th District Court 8

Candidate	Votes	Share
Laura A. Pietan	3,894	99.2%
Write-In	33	0.8%

Laura A. Pietan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Laura A. Pietan 257,690 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 9

Candidate	Votes	Share
Sheridan Hawley	3,870	99.1%
Write-In	34	0.9%

Sheridan Hawley is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Sheridan Hawley 256,280 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 14

Candidate	Votes	Share
Justin Collins	3,884	99.1%
Write-In	34	0.9%

Justin Collins is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Justin Collins 256,798 (99.0%).

Judge - 10th District Court 15

Candidate	Votes	Share
Thomas Robert Lehmann	3,875	99.2%
Write-In	33	0.8%

Thomas Robert Lehmann is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Thomas Robert Lehmann 256,681 (99.0%).

Judge - 10th District Court 17

Candidate	Votes	Share
Patrick W. Flanagan	3,859	98.8%
Write-In	47	1.2%

Patrick W. Flanagan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Patrick W. Flanagan 255,863 (98.7%).

Judge - 10th District Court 19

Candidate	Votes	Share
Tricia Loehr	3,872	99.2%
Write-In	31	0.8%

Tricia Loehr is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Tricia Loehr 256,226 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 22

Candidate	Votes	Share
Melissa Saterbak	3,864	99.1%
Write-In	35	0.9%

Melissa Saterbak is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Melissa Saterbak 256,634 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 23

Candidate	Votes	Share
Catherine McPherson	3,857	99.2%
Write-In	33	0.8%

Catherine McPherson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Catherine McPherson 256,439 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 24

Candidate	Votes	Share
Karin L. McCarthy	3,862	99.1%
Write-In	34	0.9%

Karin L. McCarthy is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Karin L. McCarthy 255,986 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 28

Candidate	Votes	Share
Karen B. Schommer	3,865	99.1%
Write-In	34	0.9%

Karen B. Schommer is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Karen B. Schommer 255,936 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 29

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jacob Fischmann	3,862	99.1%
Write-In	37	0.9%

Jacob Fischmann is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Jacob Fischmann 255,918 (99.0%).

Judge - 10th District Court 32

Candidate	Votes	Share
Elizabeth H. Strand	3,861	99.2%
Write-In	33	0.8%

Elizabeth H. Strand is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Elizabeth H. Strand 256,568 (99.0%).

Judge - 10th District Court 38

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ben Lacy	2,380	50.2%
Rebecca A. Waxse	2,338	49.3%
Write-In	22	0.5%

Ben Lacy ahead in Kanabec County. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Rebecca A. Waxse 179,264 (54.8%), Ben Lacy 145,870 (44.6%).

Judge - 10th District Court 43

Candidate	Votes	Share
Heather Pipenhagen	3,849	99.1%
Write-In	35	0.9%

Heather Pipenhagen is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Heather Pipenhagen 255,964 (98.9%).

Judge - 10th District Court 45

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jennifer D. Peterson	3,801	99.2%
Write-In	32	0.8%

Jennifer D. Peterson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 7 other counties; across all of them: Jennifer D. Peterson 254,807 (98.9%).

Districts

Soil and Water Supervisor District 2

Candidate	Votes	Share
Norma J Heggernes	5,472	99.7%
Write-In	19	0.3%

Norma J Heggernes is unopposed.

Special Election for Soil and Water Supervisor District 3

Candidate	Votes	Share
Eli Berry	3,336	58.5%
Marv Stutz	2,347	41.2%
Write-In	15	0.3%

Eli Berry ahead in Kanabec County.

Soil and Water Supervisor District 4

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jon Sanford	5,392	99.6%
Write-In	22	0.4%

Jon Sanford is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

Race	Margin	2024 president	Shift
MN Senate	R +37.5	R +43.0	D +5.5
MN Governor	R +35.3	R +43.0	D +7.7
MN-08	R +34.4	R +43.0	D +8.6

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 Kanabec County has voted for president

Year	Democrat	Share	Republican	Share	Margin	Votes
2024	Kamala Harris	28.0%	Donald Trump	70.3%	R +42.3	9,703
2020	Joe Biden	30.0%	Donald Trump	67.9%	R +37.9	9,246
2016	Hillary Clinton	28.5%	Donald Trump	64.0%	R +35.5	8,177
2012	Barack Obama	44.1%	Mitt Romney	53.1%	R +9.0	8,150
2008	Barack Obama	44.0%	John McCain	52.7%	R +8.7	8,499
2004	John Kerry	43.5%	George W. Bush	54.9%	R +11.3	8,248
2000	Al Gore	41.6%	George W. Bush	51.1%	R +9.5	6,811

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 +32.7.

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.