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Sauk Centre, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Sauk Centre's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Scott H. Kowski ahead. Council Member: Patrick Winters and Heidi Leach ahead.

2 contests on Sauk Centre's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Scott H. Kowski1,08862.9%
Warren Stone62336.0%
Write-In181.0%

Scott H. Kowski ahead.

Council Member (Sauk Centre) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Patrick Winters91529.3%
Heidi Leach85827.4%
Joseph Fuechtmann65621.0%
Robert G Nelson40212.9%
Alexandra Evenson2869.1%
Write-In90.3%

Patrick Winters and Heidi Leach ahead.

Statewide races in Stearns County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
58.6%43,724
Peggy Flanagan
38.8%28,946
Marisa Simonetti
1.5%1,090
100% counted

These are Stearns County's votes, which include Sauk Centre's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
58.7%43,818
Amy Klobuchar
39.9%29,784
Steven Young
1.5%1,091
100% counted

These are Stearns County's votes, which include Sauk Centre's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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