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Menahga, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Menahga's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Jody Bjornson ahead. Council Member: Tim Ellingson and Michael WB Netland are unopposed.

2 contests on Menahga's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Jody Bjornson33559.8%
Thomas A. Ellingson22440.0%
Write-In10.2%

Jody Bjornson ahead.

Council Member (Menahga) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Tim Ellingson37952.1%
Michael WB Netland33846.4%
Write-In111.5%

Tim Ellingson and Michael WB Netland are unopposed.

Statewide races in Wadena County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
72.7%4,700
Peggy Flanagan
24.0%1,554
Marisa Simonetti
2.1%134
100% counted

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

Governor

Lisa Demuth
72.9%4,720
Amy Klobuchar
25.4%1,641
Steven Young
1.7%110
100% counted

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

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