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Nicollet County, Minnesota

2026 election results. Peggy Flanagan (D) got 50% of the U.S. Senate vote in Nicollet County. The margin is 3.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 71 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Nicollet County

U.S. Senate

Peggy Flanagan
49.7%8,243
Michele Tafoya
47.2%7,830
Marisa Simonetti
1.9%317
Rebecca Whiting
1.2%207
100% counted

Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Amy Klobuchar
52.1%8,640
Lisa Demuth
46.1%7,648
Steven Young
1.9%308
100% counted

Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

The leader in Nicollet 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, 9:07 PM.

71 local contests in Nicollet County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures, judges and districts on Nicollet 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
Marie Dranttel2,85798.8%
Write-In351.2%

Marie Dranttel is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Jack Kolars2,27298.7%
Write-In311.3%

Jack Kolars is unopposed.

County Commissioner District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Kurt Zins3,35399.0%
Write-In351.0%

Kurt Zins is unopposed.

County Sheriff

CandidateVotesShare
Aaron Petersen9,93165.9%
Chad Honetschlager5,07833.7%
Write-In520.3%

Aaron Petersen ahead in Nicollet County.

County Attorney

CandidateVotesShare
Michelle Zehnder Fischer13,20099.0%
Write-In1401.0%

Michelle Zehnder Fischer is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Town Supervisor Seat C (Belgrade Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Milbrath44597.2%
Write-In132.8%

Mary Milbrath is unopposed. Belgrade Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat D (Belgrade Township)

CandidateVotesShare
John Herrley25252.7%
Tim Wachter22146.2%
Write-In51.0%

John Herrley ahead in Nicollet County. Belgrade Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Bernadotte Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Brian L. Nelson106100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Brian L. Nelson is unopposed. Bernadotte Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Bernadotte Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Richard Scheurer109100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Richard Scheurer is unopposed. Bernadotte Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Bernadotte Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Sjostrom10999.1%
Write-In10.9%

Steven Sjostrom is unopposed. Bernadotte Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Brighton Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Ricky A. Kelley52100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Ricky A. Kelley is unopposed. Brighton Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Brighton Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Robert Hulke5498.2%
Write-In11.8%

Robert Hulke is unopposed. Brighton Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Brighton Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Pamela Grommersch50100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Pamela Grommersch is unopposed. Brighton Township's page.

Mayor (Courtland)

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremy Brennan22453.0%
Al Poehler19846.8%
Write-In10.2%

Jeremy Brennan ahead in Nicollet County. Courtland's page.

Council Member At Large (Courtland) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Pamela Rodewald31844.4%
Tim Portner27037.7%
Greg Juberien12116.9%
Write-In71.0%

Pamela Rodewald and Tim Portner ahead in Nicollet County. Courtland's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Courtland Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Schroeder28099.6%
Write-In10.4%

Jason Schroeder is unopposed. Courtland Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Courtland Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Fischer288100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Brian Fischer is unopposed. Courtland Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Courtland Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Greta Schugel279100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Greta Schugel is unopposed. Courtland Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Granby Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Arden Enter13197.0%
Write-In43.0%

Arden Enter is unopposed. Granby Township's page.

Town Clerk (Granby Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Barbara Poehler134100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Barbara Poehler is unopposed. Granby Township's page.

Mayor (Lafayette)

CandidateVotesShare
Curt Tauber12559.5%
Sandra Peterson8339.5%
Write-In21.0%

Curt Tauber ahead in Nicollet County. Lafayette's page.

Council Member At Large (Lafayette) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Schuelke13033.9%
Joshua Fischer10427.2%
David L Reed7920.6%
Tom Polich6717.5%
Write-In30.8%

Mark Schuelke and Joshua Fischer ahead in Nicollet County. Lafayette's page.

Special Election for Town Supervisor Seat 1 (Lafayette Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Jeff Schwermann29299.7%
Write-In10.3%

Jeff Schwermann is unopposed. Lafayette Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Lafayette Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Chad Hoffmann29398.3%
Write-In51.7%

Chad Hoffmann is unopposed. Lafayette Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Lake Prairie Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Ronald Regenscheid30698.4%
Write-In51.6%

Ronald Regenscheid is unopposed. Lake Prairie Township's page.

Town Clerk (Lake Prairie Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Maureen Pettis29998.0%
Write-In62.0%

Maureen Pettis is unopposed. Lake Prairie Township's page.

Mayor (Mankato)

CandidateVotesShare
Julia Hamann0—
Najwa Massad0—
Write-In0—

No votes in the state's file yet. Mankato's page. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Julia Hamann 8,118 (51.1%), Najwa Massad 7,694 (48.4%).

Town Supervisor Seat A (New Sweden Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Don Hermanson13999.3%
Write-In10.7%

Don Hermanson is unopposed. New Sweden Township's page.

Town Clerk (New Sweden Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Casey Eckberg139100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Casey Eckberg is unopposed. New Sweden Township's page.

Mayor (Nicollet)

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Ostermann45697.0%
Write-In143.0%

Kevin Ostermann is unopposed. Nicollet's page.

Council Member At Large (Nicollet) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Fred L. Froehlich38051.6%
Philip Radel34146.3%
Write-In152.0%

Fred L. Froehlich and Philip Radel are unopposed. Nicollet's page.

Special Election for Town Supervisor Seat 1 (Nicollet Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Kelly A. Bode243100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Kelly A. Bode is unopposed. Nicollet Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Nicollet Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Ben H. Netzke24198.4%
Write-In41.6%

Ben H. Netzke is unopposed. Nicollet Township's page.

Town Clerk (Nicollet Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Eileen Darling241100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Eileen Darling is unopposed. Nicollet Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Nicollet Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Dan Shult22898.3%
Write-In41.7%

Dan Shult is unopposed. Nicollet Township's page.

Mayor (North Mankato)

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Carlson4,27465.5%
Joe Tougas2,22034.0%
Write-In300.5%

Scott Carlson ahead in Nicollet County. North Mankato's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Scott Carlson 4,274 (65.5%), Joe Tougas 2,220 (34.0%).

Council Member At Large (North Mankato) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sandra Oachs2,36121.7%
Matt Peterson1,75516.2%
Duane Rader1,62515.0%
Danielle Bollman1,16610.7%
Patrick Cusack1,13010.4%
Benton Bakke9638.9%
Bridget Johnson Quinton9528.8%
Peter Garner8487.8%
Write-In630.6%

Sandra Oachs and Matt Peterson ahead in Nicollet County. North Mankato's page. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Sandra Oachs 2,361 (21.7%), Matt Peterson 1,755 (16.2%).

Special Election for Town Supervisor Seat A (Oshawa Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Brandon M. Stoffregen26299.2%
Write-In20.8%

Brandon M. Stoffregen is unopposed. Oshawa Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Oshawa Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Jacob Yost26798.9%
Write-In31.1%

Jacob Yost is unopposed. Oshawa Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Oshawa Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Linda Pell26399.2%
Write-In20.8%

Linda Pell is unopposed. Oshawa Township's page.

Town Treasurer (Oshawa Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Raymond Nourie25898.5%
Write-In41.5%

Raymond Nourie is unopposed. Oshawa Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (Ridgely Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Gerald Domeier61100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Gerald Domeier is unopposed. Ridgely Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat B (Ridgely Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Chad S. Forst5898.3%
Write-In11.7%

Chad S. Forst is unopposed. Ridgely Township's page.

Town Clerk (Ridgely Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Louette Nosbush60100.0%
Write-In00.0%

Louette Nosbush is unopposed. Ridgely Township's page.

Special Election for Town Supervisor Seat A (Traverse Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Timothy Enz14798.7%
Write-In21.3%

Timothy Enz is unopposed. Traverse Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat C (Traverse Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Gary A. Miller15199.3%
Write-In10.7%

Gary A. Miller is unopposed. Traverse Township's page.

Town Clerk (Traverse Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Meghan Esser15199.3%
Write-In10.7%

Meghan Esser is unopposed. Traverse Township's page.

Town Supervisor Seat A (West Newton Township)

CandidateVotesShare
Bryan Wendinger22398.7%
Write-In31.3%

Bryan Wendinger is unopposed. West Newton Township's page.

Schools

School Board Member (ISD #77, MANKATO) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kari Pratt3,76026.4%
Tracy N. Frederick3,72826.1%
Patrick Baker3,52424.7%
Joel Hollerich3,15022.1%
Write-In1030.7%

Kari Pratt, Tracy N. Frederick and Patrick Baker ahead in Nicollet County. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Tracy N. Frederick 13,877 (26.6%), Kari Pratt 13,667 (26.2%), Patrick Baker 12,572 (24.1%).

School Board Member (ISD #88, NEW ULM) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Steven Gag1,11035.8%
Melissa Sunderman1,00032.2%
Tara Nilson96331.1%
Write-In280.9%

Steven Gag, Melissa Sunderman and Tara Nilson are unopposed. The contest crosses into 2 other counties; across all of them: Steven Gag 6,883 (35.3%), Melissa Sunderman 6,322 (32.5%), Tara Nilson 6,049 (31.1%).

School Board Member (ISD #507, NICOLLET) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jill Martens92549.3%
Kristi Wallman81643.5%
Write-In1367.2%

Jill Martens and Kristi Wallman are unopposed.

School Board Member (ISD #2310, SIBLEY EAST) 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Riley Brandt6836.2%
Ashley Latzke6233.0%
Wendy Kube5830.9%
Write-In00.0%

Riley Brandt, Ashley Latzke and Wendy Kube are unopposed. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: Ashley Latzke 2,414 (35.2%), Wendy Kube 2,264 (33.0%), Riley Brandt 2,091 (30.5%).

School Board Member Gibbon District (ISD #2365, GIBBON-FAIRFAX-WINTHROP)

CandidateVotesShare
Casey Prochniak7051.5%
Kenneth Briese6648.5%
Write-In00.0%

Casey Prochniak ahead in Nicollet County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Casey Prochniak 1,316 (54.1%), Kenneth Briese 1,108 (45.6%).

School Board Member Fairfax District (ISD #2365, GIBBON-FAIRFAX-WINTHROP)

CandidateVotesShare
George Grosam12796.9%
Write-In43.1%

George Grosam is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: George Grosam 2,139 (98.3%).

School Board Member Winthrop District (ISD #2365, GIBBON-FAIRFAX-WINTHROP)

CandidateVotesShare
Emilee Stehr12595.4%
Write-In64.6%

Emilee Stehr is unopposed. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Emilee Stehr 2,188 (98.7%).

School Board Member (ISD #2397, LE SUEUR-HENDERSON) 4 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer von Lehe2717.5%
Abbie Burns2415.6%
Jennifer Wilson2415.6%
Theresa Miller1811.7%
Adam Arnst1811.7%
Jeff Warmka1610.4%
Mollie Cross149.1%
Ashley Anderson138.4%
Write-In00.0%

Tied for the last seat in the current count. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: Jennifer von Lehe 1,581 (15.6%), Adam Arnst 1,581 (15.6%), Jennifer Wilson 1,484 (14.6%), Jeff Warmka 1,315 (12.9%).

Local measures

TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Belgrade Township)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes43076.2%
No13423.8%

Yes ahead with 76.2% in Nicollet County. Belgrade Township's page.

School District Question 1 (Isd #2310, Sibley East)

ChoiceVotesShare
No5254.7%
Yes4345.3%

No ahead with 54.7% in Nicollet County. The contest crosses into 1 other county; across all of them: No 2,176 (60.9%), Yes 1,397 (39.1%).

School District Question 1 (Isd #2365, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop)

ChoiceVotesShare
No10871.1%
Yes4428.9%

No ahead with 71.1% in Nicollet County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: No 1,540 (57.8%), Yes 1,123 (42.2%).

School District Question 2 (Isd #2365, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop)

ChoiceVotesShare
No11675.8%
Yes3724.2%

No ahead with 75.8% in Nicollet County. The contest crosses into 3 other counties; across all of them: No 1,659 (62.5%), Yes 995 (37.5%).

Judges

Judge - 5th District Court 2

CandidateVotesShare
Kayla M. Johnson12,14099.2%
Write-In930.8%

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. Wietzema8,17261.1%
Christopher Cain5,16238.6%
Write-In500.4%

Christina M. Wietzema ahead in Nicollet 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. Gunderson12,18699.2%
Write-In950.8%

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 II12,06899.2%
Write-In1020.8%

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 Rohland12,08899.3%
Write-In900.7%

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. Timmerman12,11799.3%
Write-In880.7%

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 Docherty12,11799.2%
Write-In1000.8%

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
Eric Annexstad13,24999.4%
Write-In770.6%

Eric Annexstad is unopposed.

Soil and Water Supervisor District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Peichel13,04499.4%
Write-In750.6%

Mary Peichel is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MN SenateD +2.6R +0.5D +3.1
MN GovernorD +6.1R +0.5D +6.6
MN-01D +7.9R +0.5D +8.4

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 Nicollet County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris48.6%Donald Trump49.1%R +0.519,417
2020Joe Biden50.2%Donald Trump47.2%D +3.019,156
2016Hillary Clinton43.6%Donald Trump46.6%R +3.018,097
2012Barack Obama52.6%Mitt Romney44.7%D +7.818,357
2008Barack Obama54.2%John McCain43.7%D +10.518,245
2004John Kerry49.6%George W. Bush49.0%D +0.617,741
2000Al Gore45.9%George W. Bush47.1%R +1.215,327

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 D +0.7.

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.