Mayor (Blooming Prairie)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Ressler | 649 | 73.0% |
| Heath Lembke | 234 | 26.3% |
| Write-In | 6 | 0.7% |
Michael Ressler ahead.
States · Minnesota · Steele County
Blooming Prairie, Minnesota
2026 election results. 2 contests on Blooming Prairie's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Michael Ressler ahead. Council Member: Paul Tollefson and Charlie Heimerman ahead.
2 contests on Blooming Prairie's ballot
From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Blooming Prairie 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 (Blooming Prairie) 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Tollefson | 466 | 29.1% |
| Charlie Heimerman | 420 | 26.2% |
| Thomas Wanous | 299 | 18.7% |
| William B Newman | 221 | 13.8% |
| Trevor Kruckeberg | 188 | 11.7% |
| Write-In | 8 | 0.5% |
Paul Tollefson and Charlie Heimerman ahead.
Statewide races in Steele County
U.S. Senate
Michele Tafoya
57.6%10,379
Peggy Flanagan
38.9%7,021
Marisa Simonetti
2.0%358
These are Steele County's votes, which include Blooming Prairie's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.
Governor
Lisa Demuth
56.9%10,273
Amy Klobuchar
40.9%7,383
Steven Young
2.2%392
These are Steele County's votes, which include Blooming Prairie's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.
Results for Blooming Prairie alone aren't in the state's file for these races. Steele 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 Blooming Prairie as their place; other contests on Blooming Prairie voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Steele County's page.