Mayor (Rochester)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Powers | 27,513 | 50.5% |
| Jess Garcia | 26,821 | 49.3% |
| Write-In | 108 | 0.2% |
Joe Powers ahead.
States · Minnesota · Olmsted County
Rochester, Minnesota
2026 election results. 4 contests on Rochester's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Joe Powers ahead. Council Member District 1: Patrick Keane ahead.
4 contests on Rochester's ballot
From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Rochester 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 District 1 (Rochester)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Keane | 4,898 | 55.7% |
| Lisa Ross | 3,871 | 44.0% |
| Write-In | 30 | 0.3% |
Patrick Keane ahead.
Council Member District 3 (Rochester)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Wahl | 4,998 | 61.3% |
| LaMar Hicks | 3,135 | 38.4% |
| Write-In | 26 | 0.3% |
Norman Wahl ahead.
Council Member District 5 (Rochester)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shaun C. Palmer | 4,918 | 52.6% |
| Ruchi Gupta | 4,397 | 47.1% |
| Write-In | 29 | 0.3% |
Shaun C. Palmer ahead.
Statewide races in Olmsted County
U.S. Senate
Peggy Flanagan
58.2%45,906
Michele Tafoya
39.3%31,012
Marisa Simonetti
1.3%1,041
These are Olmsted County's votes, which include Rochester's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.
Governor
Amy Klobuchar
59.4%46,857
Lisa Demuth
38.8%30,616
Steven Young
1.7%1,355
These are Olmsted County's votes, which include Rochester's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.
Results for Rochester alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Olmsted 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 Rochester as their place; other contests on Rochester voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Olmsted County's page.