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Elections news

Stories from Daily Mankato’s editions, and every report from Mankato’s newsrooms.

Elections from local newsrooms

From KEYC News Now, Radio Mankato and 3 more newsrooms, gathered by 6AM News, 6AM City’s local news service, in the last two days.

  1. KEYC News Now2 hours ago

    2026 General Election: Key results, race recaps and takeaways

    Voters across the area turned out Tuesday to decide critical local, state and federal contests in the 2026 general election.

  2. Radio Mankato4 hours ago

    Blue Earth County Midterm Election Results

    Local Results in Blue Earth County – Vote Totals in Parenthesees County Sheriff Nonpartisan Jeff Wersal (22,710) 99.20% WRITE-IN WRITE-IN (184) 0.80% County Attorney Nonpartisan Pat McDermott (21,844) 99.16% WRITE-IN [...]

  3. Southernminn.com10 hours ago

    Rehnelt wins Kasota mayor race unopposed, City Councilors re-elected

    As the sole candidate in the Kasota mayoral race to succeeed Betty Ingalls, Roger Rehnelt took 96.23% of the vote.

  4. Mankato Free Press12 hours ago

    Hatanpa, Friend win Mankato council seats

    MANKATO — Minnesota State University Professor Don Friend, who lost narrowly in a Mankato City Council race in 2022, won an even tighter contest Tuesday night.

  5. Southernminn.com12 hours ago

    District 18A swings to DFL control with Hanson victory

    Social worker and counselor Leah Hanson (DFL-Kasota) has flipped District 18A, wresting control of the seat representing Nicollet County in the state legislature from first-term incumbent Erica Schwartz (R-Nicollet).

  6. Southernminn.com13 hours ago

    Aaron Petersen elected Nicollet County Sheriff; Commissioners re-elected

    Incumbent Nicollet County Sheriff Aaron Petersen has been elected to the office after fending off a challenge from Mankato Police Officer Chad Honetschlager.

  7. Mankato Free Press13 hours ago

    North Mankato, Nicollet County races called

    Races in all Nicollet County precincts were called around 10 P.M. on Tuesday.

  8. Mankato Free Press14 hours ago

    Johnson, Finstad locked in tight race for 1st Congressional District

    The seat up for grabs between incumbent Rep. Brad Finstad and Jake Johnson has gathered more attention this year than in previous elections; Finstad had a habit of winning the

  9. Mankato Free Press14 hours ago

    Mankato vigil gathers for peace after chaotic election campaign

    MANKATO — Tired from the recent election cycle, a group of Mankato area residents gathered for prayer and community by candlelight just outside the city of Mankato council chambers Tuesday

  10. Mankato Free Press15 hours ago

    In photos: Election Day

    People at Hillside Church, a polling location in Mankato, talk with election officials to get ballots to vote in the midterms on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Jackson Forderer, Special to The

  11. Minnesota Patch15 hours ago

    Minnesota 1st Congressional District Race 2026: See Live Results In Finstad Vs. Johnson

    Southern Minnesota's seat in Congress is on the ballot tonight. Watch the votes come in as precincts report.

  12. Southernminn.com16 hours ago

    St. Peter election judges report high turnout

    While there's no presidential election on the ballot this year, election judges across St. Peter's two precincts reported that turnout this year resembled a general election more than a standard

  13. Mankato Free Press16 hours ago

    Finances at top of mind for local voters

    MANKATO — Money was the major topic for Mankato-area voters on Tuesday — not enough of it to pay the bills, too much of it stolen by swindlers.

  14. Mankato Free Press19 hours ago

    Voters revived by their chance to decide

    MANKATO — By the end of the 2026 campaign season, the attack ads, political texts and fundraising emails may have seemed as endless as the raindrops falling on south-central Minnesota

  15. Mankato Free Press19 hours ago

    LIVE: Minnesota Statewide Election Results

    Source: watch.vote (function () { if (window.__watchvoteEmbedResize) return; window.__watchvoteEmbedResize = true; window.addEventListener('message', function (event) { var data = event.data || {}; if (data.type !== 'watchvote-embed-resize') return; var height = Math.ceil(Number(data.height)

  16. KEYC News Now19 hours ago

    Local mayoral candidates reflect on campaign trail

    As Election Day rolls on candidates are eagerly awaiting the result of months of work.

In brief

The short notes of Daily Mankato’s last two editions. Open one to read it, with its sources.

  • St. PeterElection judges in St. Peter's two precincts reported turnout that looked more like a general election than a standard midterm.

    Election judges in St. Peter's two precincts reported turnout that looked more like a general election than a standard midterm.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Southernminn.com

  • Election DayIf you're voting today, check your registration at MNVotes.gov first, then find your polling place and a sample ballot.

    If you're voting today, check your registration at MNVotes.gov first, then find your polling place and a sample ballot. Early voting in Blue Earth County closed at 5 p.m. Monday, and deputy county administrator Michael Stalberger said unregistered voters need proof of identity and address.

    News Notes · Tuesday’s editionSource: KEYC News Now