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Howard Lake, Minnesota

2026 election results. 2 contests on Howard Lake's ballot in Minnesota's official results. Mayor: Pete Zimmerman ahead. Council Member: Neil Weber and Geoffrey Welles are unopposed.

2 contests on Howard Lake's ballot

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

CandidateVotesShare
Pete Zimmerman59768.3%
Jeffrey Haltli27331.2%
Write-In40.5%

Pete Zimmerman ahead.

Council Member (Howard Lake) 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Neil Weber57553.1%
Geoffrey Welles48144.4%
Write-In272.5%

Neil Weber and Geoffrey Welles are unopposed.

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 Howard Lake'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 Howard Lake's. Statewide: Amy Klobuchar wins. Called.

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