2026 results · Minnesota · county

Watonwan County, Minnesota

Tafoya carried Watonwan County by 20.9 points in the Senate race, 6.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here (R+27.8). 6 races have votes counted here.

Watonwan County on the national map

Votes counted, Senate: 4,052; 83% of the 4,910 votes for president in 2024
2026 margin: R+20.9
2024 president: R+27.8
Shift from 2024: 6.9 pts → D
In Minnesota: 30th of 87; The 30th best county for Flanagan of the 87 counted; 53rd for turnout against 2024.

Statewide races

Minnesota SenatePeggy Flanagan won · D+10.2 across the state
37.9% Peggy Flanagan58.9% Michele Tafoya
R+20.94,052 votes
6.9 pts → D2024 R+27.8
Minnesota GovernorAmy Klobuchar won · D+12.9 across the state
39.7% Amy Klobuchar58.5% Lisa Demuth
R+18.74,065 votes
9.1 pts → D2024 R+27.8
Minnesota Attorney GeneralKeith Ellison won · D+8.8 across the state
39.2% Keith Ellison60.7% Ronald J. Schutz
R+21.54,024 votes
6.3 pts → D2024 R+27.8
Minnesota AuditorZack Filipovich won · D+8.8 across the state
37.3% Zack Filipovich60.1% Scott Jensen
R+22.84,023 votes
5.0 pts → D2024 R+27.8
Minnesota Secretary of StateSteve Simon won · D+12.9 across the state
40.0% Steve Simon57.2% Tad Jude
R+17.24,030 votes
10.6 pts → D2024 R+27.8

The House

Minnesota 1st DistrictWatonwan County's part of the district · still counting · D+0.1 across the district
41.9% Jake Johnson57.9% Brad Finstad
R+16.04,054 votes
10.7 pts → D2024 R+26.7

Also in this county: MN-07, with no votes counted in this county's part. Counts come from each race’s official source, named on its own page. Margins are the leading two candidates’ difference in points of all votes counted. 2024 is the presidential vote, Harris against Trump, on the same ground (for a House district, the county’s part of it). A county is not compared with 2024 until a quarter of its 2024 vote is counted. Ranks are among the state’s counties with votes counted in the same race.