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Lake County, Minnesota

2026 election results. Amy Klobuchar (D) got 55% of the vote for governor in Lake County. The margin is 8.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 29 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Lake County

U.S. Senate

Peggy Flanagan
54.2%3,235
Michele Tafoya
43.0%2,566
Marisa Simonetti
1.5%91
Rebecca Whiting
1.3%79
100% counted

Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Amy Klobuchar
55.2%3,297
Lisa Demuth
43.1%2,576
Steven Young
1.7%99
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

The leader in Lake 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 9, 10:48 AM.

29 local contests in Lake County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, judges and districts on Lake 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

CandidateVotesShare
Joe Baltich64460.5%
Colby Abazs41639.1%
Write-In50.5%

Joe Baltich ahead in Lake County.

County Commissioner District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Richard "Rick" Hogenson73698.3%
Write-In131.7%

Richard "Rick" Hogenson is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremy Michael Hurd1,02297.6%
Write-In252.4%

Jeremy Michael Hurd is unopposed.

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Tim Luoma4,97898.7%
Write-In651.3%

Tim Luoma is unopposed.

County Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Lara R.M. Nygaard4,73598.9%
Write-In541.1%

Lara R.M. Nygaard is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Mayor (Beaver Bay)

CandidateVotesShare
Marcus D. Huss5494.7%
Write-In35.3%

Marcus D. Huss is unopposed. Beaver Bay's page.

Council Member At Large (Beaver Bay) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Rhonda Raymond4652.3%
Kyra Bremer3944.3%
Write-In33.4%

Rhonda Raymond and Kyra Bremer are unopposed. Beaver Bay's page.

Special Election for Council Member At Large (Beaver Bay)

CandidateVotesShare
David Strand4894.1%
Write-In35.9%

David Strand is unopposed. Beaver Bay's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Beaver Bay Township)

CandidateVotesShare
David Shoen23599.2%
Write-In20.8%

David Shoen is unopposed. Beaver Bay Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Beaver Bay Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler Ellefson17671.0%
Barbara Fosse Doherty6927.8%
Write-In31.2%

Tyler Ellefson ahead in Lake County. Beaver Bay Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Beaver Bay Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer Ramsdell24699.2%
Write-In20.8%

Jennifer Ramsdell is unopposed. Beaver Bay Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Crystal Bay Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Nikula19596.1%
Write-In83.9%

Michael Nikula is unopposed. Crystal Bay Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Crystal Bay Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Charles Cook12453.2%
David Abazs10846.4%
Write-In10.4%

Charles Cook ahead in Lake County. Crystal Bay Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Crystal Bay Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Lise Abazs18792.6%
Write-In157.4%

Lise Abazs is unopposed. Crystal Bay Township's page.

Mayor (Silver Bay)

CandidateVotesShare
Wade LeBlanc55466.7%
Write-In27733.3%

Wade LeBlanc is unopposed. Silver Bay's page.

Council Member At Large (Silver Bay) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jenny Bjerken65449.5%
Jon Nelson62747.5%
Write-In403.0%

Jenny Bjerken and Jon Nelson are unopposed. Silver Bay's page.

Council Member At Large (Two Harbors)

CandidateVotesShare
Donna Heil1,33095.5%
Write-In634.5%

Donna Heil is unopposed. Two Harbors's page.

Council Member Ward 1 (Two Harbors)

CandidateVotesShare
Uriah Hefter35397.5%
Write-In92.5%

Uriah Hefter is unopposed. Two Harbors's page.

Council Member Ward 2 (Two Harbors)

CandidateVotesShare
Ben Redden25995.9%
Write-In114.1%

Ben Redden is unopposed. Two Harbors's page.

Schools

School Board Member District 1 (ISD #381, LAKE SUPERIOR)

CandidateVotesShare
Steven VanHouse77497.6%
Write-In192.4%

Steven VanHouse is unopposed.

School Board Member District 2 (ISD #381, LAKE SUPERIOR)

CandidateVotesShare
Write-In53100.0%

School Board Member District 5 (ISD #381, LAKE SUPERIOR)

CandidateVotesShare
Jeff Radle75899.0%
Write-In81.0%

Jeff Radle is unopposed.

Judges

Judge - 6th District Court 1

CandidateVotesShare
Rachel C. Sullivan4,35399.1%
Write-In410.9%

Rachel C. Sullivan is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Rachel C. Sullivan 90,177 (99.2%).

Judge - 6th District Court 2

CandidateVotesShare
Robert C. Friday4,31698.9%
Write-In471.1%

Robert C. Friday is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Robert C. Friday 89,858 (99.2%).

Judge - 6th District Court 4

CandidateVotesShare
Jessica J. Fralich4,34899.0%
Write-In451.0%

Jessica J. Fralich is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Jessica J. Fralich 90,247 (99.2%).

Judge - 6th District Court 11

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Bradley Hanke4,33698.6%
Write-In621.4%

Steven Bradley Hanke is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Steven Bradley Hanke 89,791 (99.2%).

Judge - 6th District Court 14

CandidateVotesShare
Rebekka Lynn Stumme4,33698.9%
Write-In471.1%

Rebekka Lynn Stumme is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Rebekka Lynn Stumme 90,073 (99.2%).

Districts

Soil and Water Supervisor District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Doug S. Lande4,74099.5%
Write-In250.5%

Doug S. Lande is unopposed.

Soil and Water Supervisor District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Beth Hippert4,71599.3%
Write-In320.7%

Beth Hippert is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MN SenateD +11.5D +4.0D +7.6
MN GovernorD +12.3D +4.0D +8.3
MN-08D +10.5D +4.0D +6.5

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 Lake County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris50.8%Donald Trump47.0%D +3.96,954
2020Joe Biden50.6%Donald Trump47.1%D +3.57,204
2016Hillary Clinton47.2%Donald Trump45.0%D +2.26,521
2012Barack Obama59.3%Mitt Romney38.3%D +21.06,820
2008Barack Obama59.9%John McCain37.8%D +22.16,969
2004John Kerry59.6%George W. Bush39.2%D +20.47,071
2000Al Gore54.5%George W. Bush37.6%D +17.06,563

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 +13.1.

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.