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Foreston, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Foreston's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Molly Rother ahead. Council Member: Tied for the last seat in the current count.

2 contests on Foreston's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Molly Rother15363.5%
Brian Smelter7229.9%
Write-In166.6%

Molly Rother ahead.

Council Member (Foreston) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Chelsea Johnson13532.7%
John Haugen9222.3%
Jeffrey Ohman9222.3%
Dana Gave8721.1%
Write-In71.7%

Tied for the last seat in the current count.

Statewide races in Mille Lacs County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
66.9%8,044
Peggy Flanagan
29.7%3,576
Marisa Simonetti
1.9%229
100% counted

These are Mille Lacs County's votes, which include Foreston's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
66.6%8,014
Amy Klobuchar
31.4%3,781
Steven Young
2.0%246
100% counted

These are Mille Lacs County's votes, which include Foreston's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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