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North Mankato, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on North Mankato's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Scott Carlson ahead across 2 counties. Council Member At Large: Sandra Oachs and Matt Peterson ahead across 2 counties.

2 contests on North Mankato's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Scott Carlson4,27465.5%
Joe Tougas2,22034.0%

Scott Carlson ahead across 2 counties. Votes by county: Blue Earth County 0, Nicollet County 6,524.

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%

Sandra Oachs and Matt Peterson ahead across 2 counties. Votes by county: Blue Earth County 0, Nicollet County 10,863.

Statewide races in Nicollet County

U.S. Senate

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

These are Nicollet County's votes, which include North Mankato's. 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

These are Nicollet County's votes, which include North Mankato's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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