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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

2026 general election results: Renville County, Minnesota

If you vote in Renville County, Minnesota, here is each count as the office posts it, what was on your ballot, who represents you now, and how much weight Black voters carry here.

SourceLine Count for Renville County

U.S. Senator

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

4105 of 4105 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Peggy Flanagan DFL1,520,57153.7%
Michele Tafoya Republican1,233,46543.6%
Marisa Simonetti Independent41,5651.5%
Rebecca Whiting Libertarian32,4711.2%
WRITE-IN Write in3,3460.1%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 7:00 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Governor & Lt Governor

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

4105 of 4105 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
Amy Klobuchar and Ben Schierer DFL1,569,71455.5%
Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson Republican1,206,57642.6%
Steven Young and Jane Kirby GP51,3891.8%
WRITE-IN Write in2,4460.1%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, posted November 6, 7:00 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

COUNTY QUESTION 1 (county 82)

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands · Not yet certified

84 of 84 precincts reporting

CandidateVotesShare
YES103,08873%
NO38,12227%

The office posts totals only for this race, so no split by how people voted is shown.

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State, posted November 5, 5:30 pm Eastern. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

SourceLine hasn't updated every race here yet. Every race: Minnesota Secretary of State.

What was on the ballot in Renville County

  • U.S. Senate. The seat held by Tina Smith (Democrat) was on the ballot.
  • U.S. House. All 8 of the state's seats were on the ballot.
  • Governor. Minnesota elected its governor this year.
  • State and local races and questions. Every count is posted by the Minnesota Secretary of State, which lists every race on the ballot.

U.S. Senate, Minnesota

Black Vote Power 5.4% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 5.2 points

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands

Ahead in the count: Peggy Flanagan (DFL). Unofficial until Minnesota certifies the results.

CandidateVotesShare
Peggy Flanagan DFL1,520,57153.7%
Michele Tafoya Republican1,233,46543.6%
Marisa Simonetti Independent41,5651.5%
Rebecca Whiting Libertarian32,4711.2%
WRITE-IN Write in3,3460.1%

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it. Black citizens are 5.4 percent of Minnesota citizens old enough to vote, more than the 5.2 point margin in the 2020 race for this seat.
  • Broad power. One of 100 Senate votes. The Senate passes every federal law and confirms federal judges and cabinet members.
  • History (not met). An open seat: Senator Tina Smith is not running again.

  • Peggy Flanagan

    Ballot line
    Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Public office now
    Lieutenant Governor, Minnesota, statewide (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    Not on SourceLine yet

  • Michele Tafoya

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    Not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: Nominees as listed by The Green Papers and reported by NPR and MPR News (August 11, 2026), checked November 2, 2026; major party nominees; see the official ballot for every candidate. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: Official Congressional Directory, October 2022: votes cast for senators in 2020, from official statistics compiled by the Clerk of the House. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Governor of Minnesota

Black Vote Power 5.4% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 7.7 points

SourceLine Count · Where It Stands

Ahead in the count: Amy Klobuchar and Ben Schierer (DFL). Unofficial until Minnesota certifies the results.

CandidateVotesShare
Amy Klobuchar and Ben Schierer DFL1,569,71455.5%
Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson Republican1,206,57642.6%
Steven Young and Jane Kirby GP51,3891.8%
WRITE-IN Write in2,4460.1%

Source: Minnesota Secretary of State. SourceLine shows the count as posted and does not call races.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 5.4 percent of Minnesota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The governor signs or vetoes every Minnesota law, proposes the state budget and runs the state government.
  • History (not met). An open seat: Governor Tim Walz is not running again.

  • Amy Klobuchar

    Ballot line
    Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Public office now
    U.S. Senator, Class 1, term began January 3, 2025 (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Lisa Demuth

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office now
    State Representative, House District 13A, term began January 8, 2019 (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: Nominees as listed by The Green Papers and Wikipedia, checked November 2, 2026; major party nominees; see the official ballot for every candidate. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: Council of State Governments, The Book of the States 2023, table 6.7, voting statistics of gubernatorial elections; agrees with Wikipedia summary of the certified results. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

More races

Attorney General of Minnesota

Black Vote Power 5.4% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 0.8 points

SourceLine hasn't updated this race's results yet. See Minnesota official results.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it. Black citizens are 5.4 percent of Minnesota citizens old enough to vote, more than the 0.84 point margin in the 2022 race for attorney general.
  • Broad power. The attorney general is Minnesota's chief lawyer: the office defends state laws in court, prosecutes some crimes and protects consumers.
  • History. Keith Ellison became the first Black person elected to statewide office in Minnesota in 2018 and is seeking a third term.

  • Keith Ellison incumbent

    Ballot line
    Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Public office now
    Attorney General, Minnesota, statewide (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Ron Schutz

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: Nominees as listed by The Green Papers and Wikipedia, checked November 2, 2026. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: Minnesota Secretary of State, results for the November 8, 2022 general election, final update December 16, 2022 after the state canvass. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Minnesota Secretary of State

Black Vote Power 5.4% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 9.1 points

SourceLine hasn't updated this race's results yet. See Minnesota official results.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it (not met). Black citizens are 5.4 percent of Minnesota citizens old enough to vote. The last race for this office was not close enough for that share to decide it.
  • Broad power. The secretary of state runs Minnesota elections, keeps the voter rolls and certifies results, and keeps official records such as business filings.
  • History (not met). No first or runoff history recorded for this office in this cycle.

  • Steve Simon incumbent

    Ballot line
    Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Public office now
    Secretary of State, Minnesota, statewide (SourceLine officeholder record)
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Tad Jude

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: Nominees as listed by The Green Papers and Wikipedia, checked November 2, 2026; major party nominees; see the official ballot for every candidate. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: Minnesota Secretary of State, results for the November 8, 2022 general election, final update December 16, 2022 after the state canvass. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

More races, continued

Minnesota State Auditor

Black Vote Power 5.4% of citizens old enough to vote · last margin 0.3 points

SourceLine hasn't updated this race's results yet. See Minnesota official results.

Their records and the three tests
  • Black voters can decide it. Black citizens are 5.4 percent of Minnesota citizens old enough to vote, more than the 0.34 point margin in the 2022 race for state auditor.
  • Broad power. The state auditor checks the books of Minnesota's counties, cities and other local governments.
  • History (not met). An open seat: Auditor Julie Blaha is not running again.

  • Zack Filipovich

    Ballot line
    Democratic-Farmer-Labor
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Scott Jensen

    Ballot line
    Republican
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

  • Jay Reeves

    Ballot line
    Forward Independence
    Public office
    Not on SourceLine yet
    Campaign money
    State campaign filings for this race are not on SourceLine yet

The candidate with the most votes wins.

Candidates: Nominees as listed by The Green Papers and Wikipedia, checked November 2, 2026. Checked November 2, 2026. Last margin: Minnesota Secretary of State, results for the November 8, 2022 general election, final update December 16, 2022 after the state canvass. Black Vote Power: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Black Vote Power in Renville County

0.5% of citizens old enough to vote in Renville County, Minnesota are Black: 60 of 10,917 (2020 to 2024).

What It Means Here

In any race here decided by fewer points than 0.5, whether Black citizens turn out and how they vote can decide the result. This counts citizens old enough to vote, not registered voters or turnout, which are counted separately.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey five year estimates, citizen voting age population.

Ballots counted beside 2022

SourceLine hasn't updated ballots counted here yet. Turnout appears here beside the 2022 general election.

Who represents Renville County now

U.S. Senate

  • Amy Klobuchar, Democrat
  • Tina Smith, Democrat · seat was on the ballot Tuesday

Your U.S. House member and state legislators depend on your street address. Look up your address.

Local officials

Local officials: Not on SourceLine yet

Local votes: Not on SourceLine yet

More about Renville County

When it becomes final

The state certifies its results on the schedule in state law; the date is not on SourceLine yet. Until then every number here is a SourceLine Count, labelled Where It Stands and not yet certified. Once certified, races read On the Record.

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About these figures

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