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Clearwater, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Clearwater's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Kris Crandall ahead across 2 counties. Council Member: Heidi Eckerman and James Schwinghammer ahead across 2 counties.

2 contests on Clearwater's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Kris Crandall46361.5%
Robert Preston28037.2%

Kris Crandall ahead across 2 counties. Votes by county: Stearns County 0, Wright County 753.

Council Member (Clearwater) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Heidi Eckerman44839.0%
James Schwinghammer41436.1%
Nancy Ann Senn27423.9%

Heidi Eckerman and James Schwinghammer ahead across 2 counties. Votes by county: Stearns County 0, Wright County 1,148.

Statewide races in Wright County

U.S. Senate

Michele Tafoya
61.5%46,519
Peggy Flanagan
35.6%26,927
Marisa Simonetti
1.7%1,259
100% counted

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

Governor

Lisa Demuth
60.7%45,990
Amy Klobuchar
37.7%28,550
Steven Young
1.6%1,209
100% counted

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

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