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Bluffton, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Bluffton's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Tim Pavek is unopposed. Council Member: Mary Lou Carlson and Tony Kassa are unopposed.

2 contests on Bluffton's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Tim Pavek8796.7%
Write-In33.3%

Tim Pavek is unopposed.

Council Member (Bluffton) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Mary Lou Carlson7953.4%
Tony Kassa6644.6%
Write-In32.0%

Mary Lou Carlson and Tony Kassa are unopposed.

Statewide races in Otter Tail County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
64.7%20,087
Peggy Flanagan
32.5%10,075
Marisa Simonetti
1.5%469
100% counted

These are Otter Tail County's votes, which include Bluffton's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
63.9%19,847
Amy Klobuchar
34.8%10,795
Steven Young
1.4%421
100% counted

These are Otter Tail County's votes, which include Bluffton's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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