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Elgin, Minnesota

2026 election results. 4 contests on Elgin's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Kevin Keilholtz ahead. City Question 1: Yes ahead with 59.1%.

4 contests on Elgin's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Kevin Keilholtz42580.8%
Colleen Jean Ihrke9317.7%
Write-In81.5%

Kevin Keilholtz ahead.

Council Member (Elgin) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Heather Speer41958.1%
Mary Laidlaw29540.9%
Write-In71.0%

Heather Speer and Mary Laidlaw are unopposed.

Special Election for Council Member (Elgin)

CandidateVotesShare
David Gates45699.3%
Write-In30.7%

David Gates is unopposed.

Local measures

CITY QUESTION 1 (Elgin)

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes31759.1%
No21940.9%

Yes ahead with 59.1%.

Statewide races in Wabasha County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
60.8%6,817
Peggy Flanagan
36.1%4,040
Marisa Simonetti
1.8%200
100% counted

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

Governor

Lisa Demuth
60.3%6,753
Amy Klobuchar
37.9%4,245
Steven Young
1.8%206
100% counted

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

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