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Big Falls, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Big Falls' ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Richard Ferguson Jr is unopposed. Council Member: Jason Nelson and Jeff Oehlerking ahead.

2 contests on Big Falls' ballot

From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Big Falls 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 (Big Falls)

CandidateVotesShare
Richard Ferguson Jr94100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Richard Ferguson Jr is unopposed.

Council Member (Big Falls) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Nelson5327.6%
Jeff Oehlerking5026.0%
Brenda Sursely4624.0%
Shane Johnson4322.4%
Write-In00.0%

Jason Nelson and Jeff Oehlerking ahead.

Statewide races in Koochiching County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
59.8%3,253
Peggy Flanagan
37.3%2,030
Marisa Simonetti
1.9%101
100% counted

These are Koochiching County's votes, which include Big Falls'. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
60.2%3,263
Amy Klobuchar
38.2%2,071
Steven Young
1.6%89
100% counted

These are Koochiching County's votes, which include Big Falls'. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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