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Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Local Results in Cottonwood County

County Auditor/Treasurer   
Candidate Totals Percent
Carolyn Rempel 4,299 99.47%
WRITE-IN 23 0.53%
County Recorder   
Candidate Totals Percent
Susan R. Horkey 4,314 99.75%
WRITE-IN 11 0.25%
County Sheriff   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jason J. Purrington 4,395 99.28%
WRITE-IN 32 0.72%
County Attorney   
Candidate Totals Percent
Nicholas Anderson 4,245 99.32%
WRITE-IN 29 0.68%
County Commissioner District 1   
Candidate Totals Percent
Larry Anderson 975 98.58%
WRITE-IN 14 1.42%
County Commissioner District 3   
Candidate Totals Percent
Donna L. Gravley 650 98.19%
WRITE-IN 12 1.81%
County Commissioner District 5   
Candidate Totals Percent
Tom Appel 821 99.52%
WRITE-IN 4 0.48%
Soil and Water Supervisor District 1   
Candidate Totals Percent
David Bucklin 4,282 99.67%
WRITE-IN 14 0.33%
Soil and Water Supervisor District 3   
Candidate Totals Percent
Daryl Tasler 4,268 99.77%
WRITE-IN 10 0.23%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Amboy Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Richard Quade 76 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Amboy Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
James Weis 75 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Treasurer (Amboy Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Rosemarie Zietlow 73 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Amo Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
James Polk 54 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Clerk (Amo Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Karla Nelson 54 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Amo Twp)    Show Question    
Candidate Totals Percent
YES 43 75.44%
NO 14 24.56%
TOWNSHIP QUESTION 2 (Amo Twp)    Show Question    
Candidate Totals Percent
YES 41 71.93%
NO 16 28.07%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Ann Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
David Hansen 69 95.83%
WRITE-IN 3 4.17%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Ann Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Bradley Berg 71 98.61%
WRITE-IN 1 1.39%
Mayor (Bingham Lake)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Ryan Sokolofsky 69 98.57%
WRITE-IN 1 1.43%
Council Member (Bingham Lake) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Anthony Roiger 31 24.60%
David Mattison 29 23.02%
Becky Konz 39 30.95%
Mary Krumwiede 27 21.43%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Comfrey)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Gary Richter 12 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Council Member (Comfrey) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Darlene Arnsdorf 1 4.00%
Rick J Kastner 8 32.00%
Alan Barnes 7 28.00%
Troy Toll 4 16.00%
Charles Coners 5 20.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Dale Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Patrick Tiede 62 96.88%
WRITE-IN 2 3.13%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Dale Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Todd Bloch 65 98.48%
WRITE-IN 1 1.52%
Town Treasurer (Dale Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Phillip Duerksen 70 98.59%
WRITE-IN 1 1.41%
TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Dale Twp)    Show Question    
Candidate Totals Percent
YES 66 91.67%
NO 6 8.33%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Germantown Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Guy Dammann 68 85.00%
WRITE-IN 12 15.00%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Germantown Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jeff Pankonin 81 95.29%
WRITE-IN 4 4.71%
Town Treasurer (Germantown Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mark Werner 88 98.88%
WRITE-IN 1 1.12%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Great Bend Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Ed Hocke 153 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Special Election for Town Supervisor Seat B (Great Bend Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Abe Crowell 151 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat C (Great Bend Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Doug Kremmin 152 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Treasurer (Great Bend Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Lynn Soleta 151 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Highwater Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Kenneth Engen 82 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat C (Highwater Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brandon Mattison 65 95.59%
WRITE-IN 3 4.41%
Town Treasurer (Highwater Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Ryan Wondercheck 83 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Jeffers)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brad Prins 111 98.23%
WRITE-IN 2 1.77%
Council Member (Jeffers) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Shawna Dorr-Jones 100 46.95%
Sheila Ryker 112 52.58%
WRITE-IN 1 0.47%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Lakeside Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Larry R. Smith 135 99.26%
WRITE-IN 1 0.74%
Town Supervisor Seat C (Lakeside Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
John Turner 127 99.22%
WRITE-IN 1 0.78%
Town Clerk (Lakeside Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Heath Klassen 135 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Midway Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Audi Nickel 132 99.25%
WRITE-IN 1 0.75%
Town Supervisor Seat C (Midway Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Timothy J Penner 132 97.78%
WRITE-IN 3 2.22%
Mayor (Mountain Lake)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mike Nelson 615 90.71%
WRITE-IN 63 9.29%
Council Member (Mountain Lake) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Bryan Bargen 421 29.28%
Emily Mathiowetz 288 20.03%
Andrew Ysker 372 25.87%
Brittany Winters 357 24.83%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Mountain Lake Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Troy Duerksen 107 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat C (Mountain Lake Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Lee Erickson 103 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Southbrook Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 11 100.00%
Town Supervisor Seat C (Southbrook Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 11 100.00%
Town Clerk - Treasurer (Southbrook Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 11 100.00%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Springfield Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 10 100.00%
Town Supervisor Seat C (Springfield Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Scott Oltmans 59 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Treasurer (Springfield Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Geof Johnson 55 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Storden)   
Candidate Totals Percent
James Westerman 78 91.76%
WRITE-IN 7 8.24%
Council Member (Storden) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
David Hansen 64 48.48%
Sean Waters 39 29.55%
WRITE-IN 29 21.97%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Storden Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brent Therkilsen 71 93.42%
WRITE-IN 5 6.58%
Town Clerk (Storden Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 8 100.00%
TOWNSHIP QUESTION 1 (Storden Twp)    Show Question    
Candidate Totals Percent
YES 71 82.56%
NO 15 17.44%
TOWNSHIP QUESTION 2 (Storden Twp)    Show Question    
Candidate Totals Percent
YES 68 79.07%
NO 18 20.93%
Mayor (Westbrook)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Steven M Earl 260 94.20%
WRITE-IN 16 5.80%
Council Member (Westbrook) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Kelly Brown 254 50.60%
Brian Cassens 242 48.21%
WRITE-IN 6 1.20%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Westbrook Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
James Fester 117 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Westbrook Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Rick Buchholz 112 99.12%
WRITE-IN 1 0.88%
Special Election for Town Clerk (Westbrook Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Margaret Buchholz 94 87.85%
Jennifer Oldenburg 13 12.15%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Treasurer (Westbrook Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Christa Krick 114 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Council Member At Large (Windom)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Janice M Vitcak 674 43.74%
Dennis R. Esplan 859 55.74%
WRITE-IN 8 0.52%
Council Member Ward 1 (Windom)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jenny Quade 821 98.09%
WRITE-IN 16 1.91%
Council Member Ward 2 (Windom)   
Candidate Totals Percent
James Nelson 620 97.95%
WRITE-IN 13 2.05%
School Board Member (ISD #81) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brandon Anderson 94 32.87%
Gabe Hirsch 93 32.52%
Andrea Toll 99 34.62%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
School Board Member (ISD #173) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Julie Brugman 457 14.41%
Ricardo Renteria 598 18.86%
Matthew Gohr 502 15.83%
Lindsey Brockberg 529 16.68%
Jordan Kirk 521 16.43%
Derek Harder 335 10.56%
Jason Kruser 222 7.00%
WRITE-IN 7 0.22%
School Board Member (ISD #177) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brittany Higley 1,739 35.61%
Brianne Miller 1,505 30.81%
Angela Klassen 1,610 32.96%
WRITE-IN 30 0.61%
School Board Member (ISD #330) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mark Fest 20 34.48%
John Volk 20 34.48%
Annie Rasche 18 31.03%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
School Board Member (ISD #505) (Elect 4)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Nick Henning 1 6.67%
Lindsay Clausen 0 0.00%
Randy Donahue 2 13.33%
Doug Clarke 4 26.67%
Loren Carlson 3 20.00%
Mitch Winter 1 6.67%
Nathan Getting 2 13.33%
Jordyn Meyeraan 2 13.33%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
School Board Member (ISD #836) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Valerie Ommodt 2 33.33%
Shannon Sykes 2 33.33%
Cally Mathistad 2 33.33%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
School Board Member District 1 (ISD #2884)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Madelaine Posusta 2 14.29%
Megan Imker 12 85.71%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
School Board Member District 2 (ISD #2884)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Bruce Grant 439 97.99%
WRITE-IN 9 2.01%
School Board Member District 3 (ISD #2884)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jacob Wahl 155 98.10%
WRITE-IN 3 1.90%
School Board Member (ISD #2898) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jack Jorgenson 446 33.38%
Greg Madson 458 34.28%
Denise Clouse 421 31.51%
WRITE-IN 11 0.82%