When comparing election results between Fillmore County, Houston County, and the State of Minnesota, the comparisons didn’t quite match up, but they usually don’t.
For Governor and Lt. Governor, Minnesota voted 53.84% in favor of Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan (DFL), while Fillmore County voted 49.43% in favor of Jeff Johnson and Donna Bergstrom (R).
Senator Amy Klobuchar (DFL) had a lock on the State with 60.31% of the votes, and Fillmore County was right there with her at 52.69% of the votes.
While Tina Smith (DFL) was declared the victor in the U.S. Senator Special Election, winning 52.97% of the Statewide votes, Karen Housley (R) prevailed in Fillmore County with 50.56% of the votes.
In Fillmore County, John Howe (R) won 54.21% of the votes for Secretary of State, while Steve Simon (DFL) retained his role by winning 52.25% of the statewide votes.
DFL-er Julie Blaha was voted in as the State Auditor with 49.35%, but Fillmore County voted 53.42% in favor of Pam Myhra (R) to take that seat.
Doug Wardlow (R) garnered 55.77% of the votes in Fillmore County for the position of Attorney General, but Keith Ellison carried 48.96% of the statewide votes to a victory.
In Houston County, it was almost the same story.
Karen Housley (R) raked in 49.78% of the votes for Senator Tina Smith’s seat. However, Houston County favored Tim Walz and Peggy Flanagan (DFL) with 49.31% of the votes.
If Houston County had their way, John Howe (R) would be Secretary of State with 51.56% of the votes, and Pam Myhra (R) would be State Auditor with 50.80% of voter support. Doug Wardlow (R) would have been voted in as Attorney General with 51.85%.