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Ottertail, Minnesota

2026 election results. 3 contests on Ottertail's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Ron Grobeck is unopposed. Council Member: Jerry Martin and Elizabeth Augustus ahead.

3 contests on Ottertail's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Ron Grobeck35395.4%
Write-In174.6%

Ron Grobeck is unopposed.

Council Member (Ottertail) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jerry Martin21235.7%
Elizabeth Augustus20935.2%
William Layman16928.5%
Write-In40.7%

Jerry Martin and Elizabeth Augustus ahead.

Special Election for Council Member (Ottertail)

CandidateVotesShare
Candace "Dacey" Rastedt21057.7%
Seth Dokken15241.8%
Write-In20.5%

Candace "Dacey" Rastedt ahead.

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 Ottertail'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 Ottertail's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

Results for Ottertail 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 Ottertail as their place; other contests on Ottertail voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Otter Tail County's page.