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Owatonna, Minnesota

2026 election results. 5 contests on Owatonna's ballot in Minnesota's official results. City Question 1: No ahead with 76.7%. Council Member At Large: Dan Boeke ahead.

5 contests on Owatonna's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Dan Boeke5,27849.0%
Joseph "JOE P." Petersen2,89426.9%
Tony Jurowski2,50123.2%
Write-In1000.9%

Dan Boeke ahead.

Council Member Ward 1 (Owatonna)

CandidateVotesShare
Tim McManimon1,24854.3%
Brad Flemming1,03445.0%
Write-In160.7%

Tim McManimon ahead.

Council Member Ward 3 (Owatonna)

CandidateVotesShare
Rick Gnemi74841.5%
Sarah Sanchez48626.9%
Marcy Kim Busho41923.2%
Ethan Becker1448.0%
Write-In70.4%

Rick Gnemi ahead.

Council Member Ward 5 (Owatonna)

CandidateVotesShare
Rebecca Rand67430.7%
Melissa Danielson51123.2%
Bruce Nelson49522.5%
Dale A Fairbanks48622.1%
Write-In331.5%

Rebecca Rand ahead.

Local measures

CITY QUESTION 1 (Owatonna)

ChoiceVotesShare
No9,34876.7%
Yes2,84723.3%

No ahead with 76.7%.

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
100% counted

These are Steele County's votes, which include Owatonna's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.

Governor

Lisa Demuth
56.9%10,273
Amy Klobuchar
40.9%7,383
Steven Young
2.2%392
100% counted

These are Steele County's votes, which include Owatonna's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

Results for Owatonna 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 Owatonna as their place; other contests on Owatonna voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Steele County's page.