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East Grand Forks, Minnesota

2026 election results. 3 contests on East Grand Forks' ballot in Minnesota's official results. Council Member At Large: Karen Peterson is unopposed. Council Member Ward 2: Benjamin Pokrzywinski is unopposed.

3 contests on East Grand Forks' ballot

From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives East Grand Forks 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 At Large (East Grand Forks)

CandidateVotesShare
Karen Peterson2,50698.4%
Write-In411.6%

Karen Peterson is unopposed.

Council Member Ward 2 (East Grand Forks)

CandidateVotesShare
Benjamin Pokrzywinski54098.7%
Write-In71.3%

Benjamin Pokrzywinski is unopposed.

Council Member Ward 4 (East Grand Forks)

CandidateVotesShare
Dale E. Helms47599.0%
Write-In51.0%

Dale E. Helms is unopposed.

Statewide races in Polk County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
62.1%7,405
Peggy Flanagan
34.8%4,157
Rebecca Whiting
1.6%193
100% counted

These are Polk County's votes, which include East Grand Forks'. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
61.5%7,337
Amy Klobuchar
36.7%4,379
Steven Young
1.7%208
100% counted

These are Polk County's votes, which include East Grand Forks'. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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