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Austin, Minnesota

2026 election results. 5 contests on Austin's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Council Member At Large: Brad Johnson ahead. Council Member Ward 1: Tom Compton ahead.

5 contests on Austin's ballot

From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Austin 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

Council Member At Large (Austin)

CandidateVotesShare
Brad Johnson4,24355.2%
Jeffrey Austin3,39944.2%
Write-In430.6%

Brad Johnson ahead.

Council Member Ward 1 (Austin)

CandidateVotesShare
Tom Compton1,21950.2%
Laura Helle1,20249.5%
Write-In90.4%

Tom Compton ahead.

Council Member Ward 2 (Austin)

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Baskin2,70399.0%
Write-In261.0%

Jason Baskin is unopposed.

Council Member Ward 3 (Austin)

CandidateVotesShare
Kris Heichel1,66569.5%
Oballa Oballa70229.3%
Write-In301.3%

Kris Heichel ahead.

Utility Board Commissioner (Austin) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Fox4,16535.9%
Annette Beasley3,81832.9%
Geoff Baker3,58130.8%
Write-In510.4%

Scott Fox and Annette Beasley ahead.

Statewide races in Mower County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
48.4%7,607
Peggy Flanagan
47.8%7,523
Marisa Simonetti
2.1%337
100% counted

These are Mower County's votes, which include Austin's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Amy Klobuchar
49.2%7,731
Lisa Demuth
48.6%7,631
Steven Young
2.2%346
100% counted

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

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