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Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Local Results in Murray County

County Auditor/Treasurer   
Candidate Totals Percent
Heidi E. Winter 3,645 99.62%
WRITE-IN 14 0.38%
County Recorder   
Candidate Totals Percent
Karen L. Brown 3,631 99.64%
WRITE-IN 13 0.36%
County Sheriff   
Candidate Totals Percent
Heath Landsman 3,648 99.18%
WRITE-IN 30 0.82%
County Attorney   
Candidate Totals Percent
Travis J. Smith 3,405 97.68%
WRITE-IN 81 2.32%
County Commissioner District 3   
Candidate Totals Percent
Dennis Welgraven 294 42.36%
Tyson VanPeursem 389 56.05%
WRITE-IN 11 1.59%
County Commissioner District 4   
Candidate Totals Percent
Judy Onken LaBoda 316 38.77%
WRITE-IN 499 61.23%
Soil and Water Supervisor District 1   
Candidate Totals Percent
Paul Posthuma 3,596 99.64%
WRITE-IN 13 0.36%
Soil and Water Supervisor District 3   
Candidate Totals Percent
Anthony Conrad 3,513 99.66%
WRITE-IN 12 0.34%
Mayor (Avoca)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Barbara Kirchner 37 94.87%
WRITE-IN 2 5.13%
Council Member (Avoca) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Steven Schmidt 13 16.67%
Johnny R Larsen 30 38.46%
Philip Olson 33 42.31%
WRITE-IN 2 2.56%
Special Election for Council Member (Avoca)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jeremy Louis Burrell 35 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Chandler)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 64 100.00%
Council Member (Chandler) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Julie Reitsma 74 52.11%
Robert VanDerLinden 67 47.18%
WRITE-IN 1 0.70%
Special Election for Council Member (Chandler)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Julio Valenzuela 69 95.83%
WRITE-IN 3 4.17%
Mayor (Currie)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jon Olivier 53 55.21%
James Jens 29 30.21%
WRITE-IN 14 14.58%
Council Member (Currie) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Darrel A. Gleason 52 28.73%
Shirley Hames 78 43.09%
Alyson Birt 47 25.97%
WRITE-IN 4 2.21%
Special Election for Council Member (Currie)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Autumn Schwarz 50 52.08%
William A. Olivier, Jr. 38 39.58%
WRITE-IN 8 8.33%
Mayor (Dovray)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Tanlee Noomen 32 86.49%
WRITE-IN 5 13.51%
Council Member (Dovray) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Anne Woelber 34 52.31%
Tanya Anderson 27 41.54%
WRITE-IN 4 6.15%
Mayor (Fulda)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Greg Ommen 492 97.04%
WRITE-IN 15 2.96%
Council Member (Fulda) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Tim Roberts 263 28.56%
Mark Bartosh 342 37.13%
Jim Brown 307 33.33%
WRITE-IN 9 0.98%
Mayor (Hadley)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Richard Like 38 97.44%
WRITE-IN 1 2.56%
Council Member (Hadley) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Rhonda Wynia 20 24.10%
Jill Pieske 38 45.78%
John Brouwer 22 26.51%
WRITE-IN 3 3.61%
Town Supervisor Seat B (Holly Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Dale DeSmith 63 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Treasurer (Holly Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Tija Van Gelderen 61 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Iona)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Joseph D. Carlson 55 73.33%
Peter Ford 20 26.67%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Council Member (Iona) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Kevin Doppenberg 39 28.89%
Kadence Duff 40 29.63%
Eric Janssen 56 41.48%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Lake Wilson)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Michael Chapman 103 99.04%
WRITE-IN 1 0.96%
Council Member (Lake Wilson) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Justin Berreau 98 51.58%
Melissa Wentzel 90 47.37%
WRITE-IN 2 1.05%
Special Election for Council Member (Lake Wilson)   
Candidate Totals Percent
David Gunnink 102 98.08%
WRITE-IN 2 1.92%
Town Supervisor Seat A (Mason Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jeff Carlson 132 97.06%
WRITE-IN 4 2.94%
Town Clerk (Mason Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Teresa Gilbertson 134 98.53%
WRITE-IN 2 1.47%
Mayor (Slayton)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Miron Carney 774 96.75%
WRITE-IN 26 3.25%
Council Member (Slayton) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Dean Ackerman 739 51.00%
Kate Harmsen 698 48.17%
WRITE-IN 12 0.83%
School Board Member (ISD #505) (Elect 4)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Nick Henning 465 16.28%
Lindsay Clausen 181 6.34%
Randy Donahue 182 6.37%
Doug Clarke 405 14.18%
Loren Carlson 478 16.74%
Mitch Winter 263 9.21%
Nathan Getting 481 16.84%
Jordyn Meyeraan 388 13.59%
WRITE-IN 13 0.46%
School Board Member (ISD #581) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Ross Kreun 41 25.47%
Loren Gunnink 26 16.15%
Julie Ruiter 50 31.06%
Ivan Vande Griend 41 25.47%
WRITE-IN 3 1.86%
School Board Member (ISD #2169) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Michael Stelter 1,680 31.72%
Heather Hoekman 1,793 33.85%
Brent Miller 1,794 33.87%
WRITE-IN 30 0.57%
School Board Member (ISD #2689) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Daphne Likness 8 38.10%
Tish Kalla 6 28.57%
Mark Hiniker 7 33.33%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
SCHOOL DISTRICT QUESTION 1 (ISD #2689)    Show Question    
Candidate Totals Percent
YES 1 9.09%
NO 10 90.91%
School Board Member (ISD #2898) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jack Jorgenson 148 34.66%
Greg Madson 140 32.79%
Denise Clouse 135 31.62%
WRITE-IN 4 0.94%
School Board Member Ruthton District (ISD #2902)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Nicholas James Johansen 45 84.91%
WRITE-IN 8 15.09%
School Board Member (ISD #2913) (Elect 4)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Scot Bowman 401 23.42%
Adam Snyder 423 24.71%
Jody Bauer 423 24.71%
Ryan Verlinde 448 26.17%
WRITE-IN 17 0.99%