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Pelican Rapids, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Pelican Rapids' ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Don Perrin ahead. Council Member: Steve Strand and Curt Markgraf ahead.

2 contests on Pelican Rapids' ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Don Perrin50879.4%
Ivan Olson12719.8%
Write-In50.8%

Don Perrin ahead.

Council Member (Pelican Rapids) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Steve Strand42337.6%
Curt Markgraf40836.3%
John E. Waller III29125.9%
Write-In30.3%

Steve Strand and Curt Markgraf 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 Pelican Rapids'. 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 Pelican Rapids'. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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