Mayor (Waite Park)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Schmitt | 1,978 | 98.2% |
| Write-In | 36 | 1.8% |
Kenneth Schmitt is unopposed.
States · Minnesota · Stearns County
Waite Park, Minnesota
2026 election results. 3 contests on Waite Park's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Kenneth Schmitt is unopposed. City Question 1: Yes ahead with 53.3%.
3 contests on Waite Park's ballot
From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Waite Park 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 (Waite Park) 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Linquist | 1,385 | 40.5% |
| Frank Theisen | 1,203 | 35.1% |
| Shawn Blackburn | 805 | 23.5% |
| Write-In | 30 | 0.9% |
Mike Linquist and Frank Theisen ahead.
Local measures
CITY QUESTION 1 (Waite Park)
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,159 | 53.3% |
| No | 1,015 | 46.7% |
Yes ahead with 53.3%.
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
These are Stearns County's votes, which include Waite Park'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
These are Stearns County's votes, which include Waite Park's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.
Results for Waite Park 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 Waite Park as their place; other contests on Waite Park voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Stearns County's page.