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Martin County, Minnesota

2026 election results. Lisa Demuth (R) got 66% of the vote for governor in Martin County. The margin is 4.7 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 52 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Martin County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
67.6%5,841
Peggy Flanagan
28.6%2,476
Marisa Simonetti
2.2%187
Rebecca Whiting
1.6%141
100% counted

Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
66.5%5,751
Amy Klobuchar
31.6%2,733
Steven Young
2.0%169
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

The leader in Martin 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, 11:22 PM.

52 local contests in Martin County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures, judges and districts on Martin 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
Jaime Bleess81960.8%
Danny Geronsin52739.1%
Write-In20.1%

Jaime Bleess ahead in Martin County.

County Commissioner District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Richard Allan Koons1,10460.3%
Julie Laue72239.4%
Write-In50.3%

Richard Allan Koons ahead in Martin County.

County Recorder

CandidateVotesShare
Michelle Duncan7,40799.6%
Write-In280.4%

Michelle Duncan is unopposed.

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Owens7,82099.4%
Write-In460.6%

Matt Owens is unopposed.

County Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Taylor McGowan7,33099.2%
Write-In580.8%

Taylor McGowan is unopposed.

County Surveyor

CandidateVotesShare
Ben Madsen7,49699.6%
Write-In290.4%

Ben Madsen is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Town Supervisor Seat 1 (Center Creek Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Gene Shoemaker89100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Gene Shoemaker is unopposed. Center Creek Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Center Creek Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Kent A. Larson89100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Kent A. Larson is unopposed. Center Creek Township's page.

Mayor (Ceylon)

CandidateVotesShare
Judith Perkins7167.0%
John D Gibeau3432.1%
Write-In10.9%

Judith Perkins ahead in Martin County. Ceylon's page.

Council Member (Ceylon) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Armin Kronback5029.4%
Todd Peta4224.7%
Write-In7845.9%

Armin Kronback and Todd Peta are unopposed. Ceylon's page.

Mayor (Dunnell)

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Breyfogle4590.0%
Write-In510.0%

Mark Breyfogle is unopposed. Dunnell's page.

Council Member (Dunnell) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Lori Goette3542.2%
Kayla Sybrant2732.5%
Bernie Olberding1922.9%
Write-In22.4%

Lori Goette and Kayla Sybrant ahead in Martin County. Dunnell's page.

Mayor (Fairmont)

CandidateVotesShare
Jerome Niss1,98649.9%
Todd Smith68317.2%
Nathanael S. Landsteiner56114.1%
Logan J. Kelly43410.9%
Krystaline Krumrey1704.3%
Peter Bode1303.3%
Write-In130.3%

Jerome Niss ahead in Martin County. Fairmont's page.

Council Member Ward 1 (Fairmont)

CandidateVotesShare
Tabitha Johnson72158.8%
Jay Maynard30124.6%
Myron "Bruce" Eastlund19916.2%
Write-In50.4%

Tabitha Johnson ahead in Martin County. Fairmont's page.

Council Member Ward 3 (Fairmont)

CandidateVotesShare
Randy Lubenow34246.8%
Hollee Klesh30241.4%
Edward Paschke8211.2%
Write-In40.5%

Randy Lubenow ahead in Martin County. Fairmont's page.

Mayor (Granada)

CandidateVotesShare
Matt Schuster10593.8%
Write-In76.2%

Matt Schuster is unopposed. Granada's page.

Council Member (Granada) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
John Schofield7033.0%
Matt Brown5927.8%
Kenny Felion5124.1%
Kevin Schleininger3114.6%
Write-In10.5%

John Schofield and Matt Brown ahead in Martin County. Granada's page.

Mayor (Northrop)

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Owen Stith6664.7%
Thomas W Wakey3635.3%
Write-In00.0%

Scott Owen Stith ahead in Martin County. Northrop's page.

Council Member (Northrop) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Richard A Weber8951.7%
Bart Johnson8348.3%
Write-In00.0%

Richard A Weber and Bart Johnson are unopposed. Northrop's page.

Mayor (Ormsby)

CandidateVotesShare
Justin Hansen1565.2%
Write-In834.8%

Justin Hansen is unopposed. Ormsby's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Justin Hansen 38 (76.0%).

Council Member (Ormsby) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Erin Warner2291.7%
Write-In28.3%

Erin Warner is unopposed. Ormsby's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Erin Warner 48 (85.7%).

Mayor (Sherburn)

CandidateVotesShare
Warren D Olson37097.9%
Write-In82.1%

Warren D Olson is unopposed. Sherburn's page.

Council Member (Sherburn) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sarah Kramer33453.2%
Michael Kautzman28144.7%
Write-In132.1%

Sarah Kramer and Michael Kautzman are unopposed. Sherburn's page.

Mayor (Trimont)

CandidateVotesShare
Bruce Borntrager18757.7%
Casey Carlson13642.0%
Write-In10.3%

Bruce Borntrager ahead in Martin County. Trimont's page.

Council Member (Trimont) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Josh Paulson20232.4%
Jon S. Holtz15324.6%
Stephany Feely10917.5%
Alyssa Niezgocki599.5%
Bradford Flohrs497.9%
Justin Lubben487.7%
Write-In30.5%

Josh Paulson and Jon S. Holtz ahead in Martin County. Trimont's page.

Mayor (Truman)

CandidateVotesShare
Ron Kelley26361.6%
Sarah M.G. Chambers16037.5%
Write-In40.9%

Ron Kelley ahead in Martin County. Truman's page.

Council Member (Truman) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Write-In201100.0%

Truman's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 1 (Waverly Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Dustin Drager95100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Dustin Drager is unopposed. Waverly Township's page.

Mayor (Welcome)

CandidateVotesShare
Dan Schmidtke25595.5%
Write-In124.5%

Dan Schmidtke is unopposed. Welcome's page.

Council Member (Welcome) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Tami Gerhardt17333.9%
Kim Holm16933.1%
Lynda Stauter16231.7%
Write-In71.4%

Tami Gerhardt and Kim Holm ahead in Martin County. Welcome's page.

Schools

School Board Member (ISD #458, TRUMAN) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Logan Werner49934.2%
Michael Pfeil49233.7%
James Farnum45731.3%
Write-In120.8%

Logan Werner, Michael Pfeil and James Farnum are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Michael Pfeil 686 (34.7%), Logan Werner 662 (33.5%), James Farnum 611 (30.9%).

School Board Member (ISD #836, BUTTERFIELD) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Valerie Ommodt2833.7%
Cally Mathistad2732.5%
Shannon Sykes2631.3%
Write-In22.4%

Valerie Ommodt, Cally Mathistad and Shannon Sykes are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Valerie Ommodt 368 (32.9%), Cally Mathistad 366 (32.7%), Shannon Sykes 365 (32.6%).

School Board Member (ISD #840, ST. JAMES) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Michael Tonsager3429.8%
Richard Spitzner2723.7%
Laura Roloff2421.1%
Nancy Trujillo Vite1614.0%
Amy Erin Boyes1311.4%
Write-In00.0%

Michael Tonsager, Richard Spitzner and Laura Roloff ahead in Martin County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Michael Tonsager 1,545 (29.0%), Richard Spitzner 1,311 (24.6%), Nancy Trujillo Vite 1,013 (19.0%).

School Board Member (ISD #2448, MARTIN COUNTY WEST) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Paul Schoen76315.3%
Sam Meixell75415.1%
Brandon Clarke68713.8%
Justin White63312.7%
Bethany Miller59011.8%
Tom Studer59011.8%
Amanda Weihe53510.7%
Cameron Kamlitz4068.1%
Write-In330.7%

Paul Schoen, Sam Meixell and Brandon Clarke ahead in Martin County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Paul Schoen 764 (15.3%), Sam Meixell 754 (15.1%), Brandon Clarke 687 (13.8%).

School Board Member (ISD #2536, GRANADA HUNTLEY EAST CHAIN) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Ken Madsen58034.5%
Jessica Nowicki55132.8%
Dylan Celander54032.1%
Write-In90.5%

Ken Madsen, Jessica Nowicki and Dylan Celander are unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Ken Madsen 682 (34.5%), Jessica Nowicki 652 (33.0%), Dylan Celander 628 (31.8%).

School Board Member (ISD #2752, FAIRMONT AREA) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Michael P. Edman3,19734.1%
Jen Harris3,19534.1%
Betsy Tino2,92931.2%
Write-In560.6%

Michael P. Edman, Jen Harris and Betsy Tino are unopposed.

School Board Member (ISD #2860, BLUE EARTH AREA) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Nate Eitzmann723.3%
Mark Franta723.3%
Kyle Zierke620.0%
Matthew Zbaracki516.7%
Brice Hanson413.3%
Write-In13.3%

Nate Eitzmann, Mark Franta, Kyle Zierke and Matthew Zbaracki ahead in Martin County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Mark Franta 2,584 (26.3%), Kyle Zierke 2,149 (21.9%), Brice Hanson 1,974 (20.1%), Nate Eitzmann 1,930 (19.6%).

School Board Member (ISD #2895, JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler Skow0—
Danni Swanson0—
Kylla Hummel0—
Nolan Schuller0—
Shelly Hotzler0—
Write-In0—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Kylla Hummel 2,488 (27.3%), Nolan Schuller 2,247 (24.7%), Shelly Hotzler 1,874 (20.6%).

Local measures

CITY QUESTION 1 (Fairmont)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes3,07780.7%
No73519.3%

Yes ahead with 80.7% in Martin County. Fairmont's page.

CITY QUESTION 2 (Fairmont)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,92577.9%
No83022.1%

Yes ahead with 77.9% in Martin County. Fairmont's page.

CITY QUESTION 3 (Fairmont)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes2,76273.2%
No1,00926.8%

Yes ahead with 73.2% in Martin County. Fairmont's page.

School District Question 1 (Isd #2895, Jackson County Central)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes0—
No0—

No votes in the state's file yet. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Yes 1,973 (53.1%), No 1,741 (46.9%).

Judges

Judge - 5th District Court 2

CandidateVotesShare
Kayla M. Johnson6,48399.5%
Write-In340.5%

Kayla M. Johnson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Kayla M. Johnson 91,792 (99.4%).

Judge - 5th District Court 5

CandidateVotesShare
Christina M. Wietzema4,04457.5%
Christopher Cain2,96742.2%
Write-In200.3%

Christina M. Wietzema ahead in Martin County. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Christina M. Wietzema 61,724 (61.5%), Christopher Cain 38,379 (38.2%).

Judge - 5th District Court 8

CandidateVotesShare
Paul J. Gunderson6,47199.4%
Write-In370.6%

Paul J. Gunderson is unopposed. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Paul J. Gunderson 91,659 (99.4%).

Judge - 5th District Court 11

CandidateVotesShare
Stephen J. Ferrazzano II6,46499.3%
Write-In430.7%

Stephen J. Ferrazzano II is unopposed. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Stephen J. Ferrazzano II 91,218 (99.3%).

Judge - 5th District Court 12

CandidateVotesShare
Patrick Rohland6,47299.4%
Write-In380.6%

Patrick Rohland is unopposed. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Patrick Rohland 91,446 (99.4%).

Judge - 5th District Court 13

CandidateVotesShare
Troy G. Timmerman6,55699.3%
Write-In450.7%

Troy G. Timmerman is unopposed. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Troy G. Timmerman 91,880 (99.4%).

Judge - 5th District Court 15

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Docherty6,48299.5%
Write-In320.5%

Robert Docherty is unopposed. The contest crosses into 14 other counties; across all of them: Robert Docherty 91,581 (99.4%).

Districts

Soil and Water Supervisor District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Chantill A. Kahler Royer7,32699.5%
Write-In360.5%

Chantill A. Kahler Royer is unopposed.

Soil and Water Supervisor District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Nolan Kittleson7,38999.6%
Write-In310.4%

Nolan Kittleson is unopposed.

Soil and Water Supervisor District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Tyler Ask7,37099.6%
Write-In290.4%

Tyler Ask is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MN SenateR +40.5R +40.2R +0.2
MN GovernorR +35.6R +40.2D +4.7
MN-01R +33.7R +40.2D +6.6

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 Martin County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris29.4%Donald Trump68.9%R +39.610,796
2020Joe Biden30.0%Donald Trump67.9%R +37.911,009
2016Hillary Clinton26.0%Donald Trump67.1%R +41.110,531
2012Barack Obama37.0%Mitt Romney60.7%R +23.710,968
2008Barack Obama41.0%John McCain56.3%R +15.310,754
2004John Kerry41.5%George W. Bush57.1%R +15.611,047
2000Al Gore40.2%George W. Bush54.8%R +14.710,371

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 +24.9.

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.