Mayor (Starbuck)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kris Goracke | 350 | 58.0% |
| Gary Elmer Swenson | 121 | 20.1% |
| Joe Payne | 74 | 12.3% |
| Elvis Blazevic | 39 | 6.5% |
| Jeffrey N. Kleven | 16 | 2.7% |
| Write-In | 3 | 0.5% |
Kris Goracke ahead.
States · Minnesota · Pope County
Starbuck, Minnesota
2026 election results. 2 contests on Starbuck's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Kris Goracke ahead. Council Member: Dane Christensen and Charles Wesen ahead.
2 contests on Starbuck's ballot
From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Starbuck 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 (Starbuck) 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dane Christensen | 298 | 31.3% |
| Charles Wesen | 241 | 25.3% |
| Kayla A. Hennen | 235 | 24.7% |
| Morgan Flanagin | 114 | 12.0% |
| Write-In | 65 | 6.8% |
Dane Christensen and Charles Wesen ahead.
Statewide races in Pope County
U.S. Senate
Michele Tafoya
64.0%3,881
Peggy Flanagan
32.9%1,994
Marisa Simonetti
1.7%101
These are Pope County's votes, which include Starbuck's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.
Governor
Lisa Demuth
63.2%3,839
Amy Klobuchar
35.4%2,149
Steven Young
1.5%90
These are Pope County's votes, which include Starbuck's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.
Results for Starbuck alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Pope 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 Starbuck as their place; other contests on Starbuck voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Pope County's page.