BEMIDJI — In the midst of a nationwide blue wave, Beltrami County voters demonstrated purple voting behaviors at the ballot box for the 2026 midterm election, with key state and federal races drawing a mixture of support for Democrats and Republicans county-wide.
Most races drew bare margins, based on unofficial vote counts, with few candidates clinching majorities in their respective races.
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Midterm elections typically see lower voter turnout compared to presidential elections. In the interest of comparing elections with similar voter turnout, here's an analysis of this year's Beltrami County midterm results compared to the 2022 midterms:
In the governor’s race, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar carried Beltrami County with 9,928 votes to Republican opponent Lisa Demuth’s 9,881 — a mere difference of 47 votes. This equates to a 0.24% margin of victory for Klobuchar, who won 49.28% of the county’s votes to Demuth’s 49.04%.
This marks a flip in the governor’s race for Beltrami County, which supported the Republican ticket by 6.22% in 2022. However, the county had previously supported Klobuchar in
her 2024 run for U.S. Senator by 4.53%.
Meanwhile, Republican U.S. Senate candida...