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Perham, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Perham's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Tim Meehl is unopposed. Council Member: Taylor Altstadt and Brad Schmidt ahead.

2 contests on Perham's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Tim Meehl1,16296.9%
Write-In373.1%

Tim Meehl is unopposed.

Council Member (Perham) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Taylor Altstadt84139.3%
Brad Schmidt80337.5%
Fred Lehmkuhl47922.4%
Write-In160.7%

Taylor Altstadt and Brad Schmidt 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 Perham'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 Perham's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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