Mayor (Verndale)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tara Erckenbrack | 164 | 91.1% |
| Write-In | 16 | 8.9% |
Tara Erckenbrack is unopposed.
States · Minnesota · Wadena County
Verndale, Minnesota
2026 election results. 3 contests on Verndale's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Tara Erckenbrack is unopposed. Council Member: Jim Runyan and Brad Cottrell are unopposed.
3 contests on Verndale's ballot
From Minnesota's official results file, where the contest's name gives Verndale 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 (Verndale) 2 seats
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Runyan | 158 | 48.8% |
| Brad Cottrell | 151 | 46.6% |
| Write-In | 15 | 4.6% |
Jim Runyan and Brad Cottrell are unopposed.
Special Election for Council Member (Verndale)
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Ewert | 170 | 98.3% |
| Write-In | 3 | 1.7% |
Heather Ewert is 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
These are Wadena County's votes, which include Verndale's. Statewide: Peggy Flanagan wins. Called.
Governor
Lisa Demuth
72.9%4,720
Amy Klobuchar
25.4%1,641
Steven Young
1.7%110
These are Wadena County's votes, which include Verndale's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.
Results for Verndale 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 Verndale as their place; other contests on Verndale voters' ballots, such as school boards and districts, are on Wadena County's page.