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Unofficial Results Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Local Results in Watonwan County

County Auditor/Treasurer   
Candidate Totals Percent
Kelly Pauling 3,560 99.44%
WRITE-IN 20 0.56%
County Recorder   
Candidate Totals Percent
Karla K Doll 3,566 99.11%
WRITE-IN 32 0.89%
County Sheriff   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jared Bergeman 3,602 99.04%
WRITE-IN 35 0.96%
County Attorney   
Candidate Totals Percent
Julie M. Kelley 3,446 98.77%
WRITE-IN 43 1.23%
County Commissioner District 2   
Candidate Totals Percent
Bill B. Miller 828 98.92%
WRITE-IN 9 1.08%
County Commissioner District 4   
Candidate Totals Percent
Scott Westman 651 99.39%
WRITE-IN 4 0.61%
Soil and Water Supervisor District 1   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brian Romsdahl 3,503 99.21%
WRITE-IN 28 0.79%
Soil and Water Supervisor District 2   
Candidate Totals Percent
Rich Enger 3,522 99.55%
WRITE-IN 16 0.45%
Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Adrian Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 13 100.00%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Adrian Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 10 100.00%
Mayor (Butterfield)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mark O. Warner 118 91.47%
WRITE-IN 11 8.53%
Council Member (Butterfield) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Alan Pankratz 125 74.40%
WRITE-IN 43 25.60%
Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Butterfield Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mark Penner 91 96.81%
WRITE-IN 3 3.19%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Butterfield Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
James Braaten 94 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Darfur)   
Candidate Totals Percent
John M. Schumann 15 83.33%
WRITE-IN 3 16.67%
Council Member (Darfur) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Andrew Bergstrom 10 27.78%
Doreen Bowman 11 30.56%
Karen A. Norell 12 33.33%
WRITE-IN 3 8.33%
Mayor (La Salle)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Julie Carr 19 95.00%
WRITE-IN 1 5.00%
Council Member (La Salle) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Robert Stokes 21 52.50%
Amanda Etienne 19 47.50%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Lewisville)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Barb Pfeil 48 80.00%
WRITE-IN 12 20.00%
Council Member (Lewisville) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jim Poppe 38 35.19%
Dennis Firchau 62 57.41%
WRITE-IN 8 7.41%
Special Election for Council Member (Lewisville)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Sandy Tetzloff 60 95.24%
WRITE-IN 3 4.76%
Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Long Lake Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Douglas Nibbe 166 98.22%
WRITE-IN 3 1.78%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Long Lake Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Andrew Swanson 163 95.88%
WRITE-IN 7 4.12%
Town Treasurer (Long Lake Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jill Henderson 164 97.62%
WRITE-IN 4 2.38%
Mayor (Madelia)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Cody Eager 708 96.99%
WRITE-IN 22 3.01%
Council Member (Madelia) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Glen Christensen 679 50.15%
Mark Slater 653 48.23%
WRITE-IN 22 1.62%
Mayor (Odin)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Steven L Yunker 25 56.82%
WRITE-IN 19 43.18%
Council Member (Odin) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Susan Yunker 29 44.62%
WRITE-IN 36 55.38%
Special Election for Council Member (Odin)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 22 100.00%
Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Odin Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Lowell Mathistad 93 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Odin Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mitchell Rettke 95 98.96%
WRITE-IN 1 1.04%
Town Treasurer (Odin Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
David Thomas Sandbo 97 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Mayor (Ormsby)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Justin Hansen 23 85.19%
WRITE-IN 4 14.81%
Council Member (Ormsby) (Elect 2)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Erin Warner 26 81.25%
WRITE-IN 6 18.75%
Town Supervisor Seat 2 (Riverdale Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jason Lehman 121 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Riverdale Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Lance Dagel 117 98.32%
WRITE-IN 2 1.68%
Town Treasurer (Riverdale Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mark Durheim 125 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (Rosendale Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 10 100.00%
Mayor (St. James)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Christopher Whitehead 1,222 98.71%
WRITE-IN 16 1.29%
Council Member At Large (St. James)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Liam Skogen 1,167 98.73%
WRITE-IN 15 1.27%
Council Member Ward 1 (St. James)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Paul C. Lenz 344 55.39%
Allan Hernandez 175 28.18%
Beatriz Margarita Guerrero 100 16.10%
WRITE-IN 2 0.32%
Council Member Ward 2 (St. James)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jacob Beckius 256 36.42%
Mary Shupe 245 34.85%
Kelly Schiller 142 20.20%
Lucas Sauer 58 8.25%
WRITE-IN 2 0.28%
Town Supervisor Seat 2 (St. James Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Mark Nelson 129 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (St. James Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
WRITE-IN 9 100.00%
Town Treasurer (St. James Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Daniel Sturm 129 99.23%
WRITE-IN 1 0.77%
Town Supervisor Seat 2 (South Branch Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Steven Sodeman 113 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
Town Supervisor Seat 3 (South Branch Township)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Jason Clabaugh 111 100.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
School Board Member (ISD #81) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brandon Anderson 45 29.22%
Gabe Hirsch 50 32.47%
Andrea Toll 54 35.06%
WRITE-IN 5 3.25%
School Board Member (ISD #173) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Julie Brugman 0 0.00%
Ricardo Renteria 1 16.67%
Matthew Gohr 2 33.33%
Lindsey Brockberg 1 16.67%
Jordan Kirk 1 16.67%
Derek Harder 1 16.67%
Jason Kruser 0 0.00%
WRITE-IN 0 0.00%
School Board Member (ISD #458) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
James Farnum 134 30.11%
Michael Pfeil 168 37.75%
Logan Werner 140 31.46%
WRITE-IN 3 0.67%
School Board Member (ISD #836) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Valerie Ommodt 338 32.85%
Shannon Sykes 337 32.75%
Cally Mathistad 337 32.75%
WRITE-IN 17 1.65%
School Board Member (ISD #837) (Elect 4)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Brandon Ordorff 731 20.13%
Claudia Reyes 616 16.97%
Steve Sorenson 721 19.86%
Julie A. Pace 857 23.60%
Gayle Fenske 665 18.31%
WRITE-IN 41 1.13%
School Board Member (ISD #840) (Elect 3)   
Candidate Totals Percent
Richard Spitzner 1,246 24.41%
Nancy Trujillo Vite 982 19.24%
Amy Erin Boyes 435 8.52%
Michael Tonsager 1,471 28.82%
Laura Roloff 944 18.50%
WRITE-IN 26 0.51%