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Welcome, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Welcome's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Dan Schmidtke is unopposed. Council Member: Tami Gerhardt and Kim Holm ahead.

2 contests on Welcome's ballot

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

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

Dan Schmidtke is unopposed.

Council Member (Welcome) 2 seats

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

Tami Gerhardt and Kim Holm ahead.

Statewide races in Martin County

U.S. Senate

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

These are Martin County's votes, which include Welcome's. 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

These are Martin County's votes, which include Welcome's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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