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Hastings Progressives · Issue No. 4 · November 2026

Election Results

Hastings elects its first woman to the Minnesota House

Jen Fox, DFL, House District 41B.

54.0%

JEN FOX
11,363 VOTES

45.9%

WILLIAM BECK
9,656 VOTES

Jen Fox won House District 41B, 11,363 votes to 9,656 for Republican William Beck, with all 15 precincts counted.

She is the first woman to represent Hastings in the Minnesota House, and the first DFLer to hold Hastings’ House seat in more than 40 years, since Speaker Harry “Tex” Sieben left in 1985.

Two years ago she lost this seat by 510 votes. This time she won by 1,707.

Ahead of the Whole Ticket

Top DFL vote share in 41B

Same voters, same ballots. Among voters in House 41B, Fox won a larger share than any other DFL candidate, including Klobuchar and Flanagan, who won statewide. These are not their statewide totals.

DFL candidate

Voters in 41B

Voters in Hastings

Jen Fox
State House 41B

54.0%

52.2%

Matt Little
U.S. House

53.0%

51.0%

Amy Klobuchar
Governor

52.1%

50.0%

Steve Simon
Secretary of State

51.4%

49.4%

Judy Seeberger
State Senate 41

51.3%

49.3%

Keith Ellison
Attorney General

50.5%

48.6%

Peggy Flanagan
U.S. Senate

49.2%

47.0%

Zack Filipovich
State Auditor

49.2%

46.9%

Your Ballot

Every race on the Hastings ballot

Unofficial results from the Minnesota Secretary of State. The State Canvassing Board certifies them on November 19. Winners are marked ✓.

At the Capitol

State Senate, District 41

Candidate

Votes

✓ Judy Seeberger DFL

25,547

52.4

✓ Tom Dippel R

23,181

47.5

Decided by 2,366 votes. The 2022 race was decided by 321. In Hastings, Dippel led 50.6% to 49.3%.

State House, District 41B

Candidate

Votes

✓ Jen Fox DFL

11,363

54.0

✓ William Beck R

9,656

45.9

In Hastings: Fox 52.2%, Beck 47.6%.

City Hall

Mayor

Candidate

Votes

✓ Mary D. Fasbender

6,444

64.0

✓ Geoffrey Norquist

3,557

35.3

City Council, At Large

Candidate

Votes

✓ Angie Haus

5,439

37.7

✓ Dave Pemble

5,170

35.9

✓ Mitchel Kulage

2,266

15.7

✓ Lee Albert Wickboldt

1,435

10.0

Two seats. Voters could pick two, so each share is of all votes cast.

Schools

ISD 200 School Board

Candidate

Votes

✓ Mark A. Zuzek

9,571

28.4

✓ Melissa Kinneman

6,326

18.8

✓ Kendal Larson

5,968

17.7

✓ Carrie Banaszewski Tate

5,921

17.6

✓ Jessica Dressely

5,731

17.0

Three seats. 47 votes separated the third seat from the fourth. Board chair Carrie Banaszewski Tate and vice chair Jessica Dressely were not reelected. The margin is close enough that Banaszewski Tate may request a recount at the district’s expense.

Ballot Question

School fund amendment

Passed, with 72.5% of all ballots cast statewide voting yes (under Minnesota law, a blank counts as a no). In Hastings: 8,151 yes, 2,692 no.

Dakota County

County Commissioner, District 1

Candidate

Votes

✓ Mike Slavik

16,481

65.8

✓ Nathan Ryan

8,450

33.7

Sheriff

Candidate

Votes

✓ Joe Leko

106,538

61.8

✓ Bobby Lambert

64,985

37.7

County Attorney

Candidate

Votes

✓ Kathy Keena

96,683

56.8

✓ Jeffrey Sheridan

72,647

42.7

All 21 judicial candidates on the Hastings ballot were unopposed, and all 21 won.

Top of the Ticket

Statewide and Congress

Every winner below is a DFL candidate. The Hastings column shows how the city’s 9 precincts voted, which often differs.

Governor and Lt. Governor

Candidate

Statewide

Hastings

✓ Amy Klobuchar and Ben Schierer DFL

55.5%

50.0%

✓ Lisa Demuth and Ryan Wilson R

42.6%

48.2%

✓ Steven Young and Jane Kirby GP

1.8%

U.S. Senate

Candidate

Statewide

Hastings

✓ Peggy Flanagan DFL

53.7%

47.0%

✓ Michele Tafoya R

43.6%

49.8%

✓ Marisa Simonetti IND

1.5%

1.8%

✓ Rebecca Whiting LIB

1.1%

1.2%

U.S. House, 2nd District

Candidate

District

Hastings

✓ Matt Little DFL

57.1%

51.0%

✓ Eric Pratt R

42.8%

48.9%

Secretary of State

Candidate

Statewide

Hastings

✓ Steve Simon DFL

54.7%

49.4%

✓ Tad Jude R

41.8%

46.5%

✓ George “Chip” Tangen LIB

2.0%

2.4%

✓ Seth Kuhl-Stennes GP

1.5%

1.6%

Attorney General

Candidate

Statewide

Hastings

✓ Keith Ellison DFL

54.3%

48.6%

✓ Ronald J. Schutz R

45.6%

51.3%

State Auditor

Candidate

Statewide

Hastings

✓ Zack Filipovich DFL

52.9%

46.9%

✓ Scott Jensen R

44.2%

49.9%

✓ Jay Reeves FI

2.8%

3.2%

Minnesota

The DFL wins the House, the Senate and the governor’s office

The DFL will control the Minnesota House 77–57 and the Senate 39–28, with Amy Klobuchar as governor. That is full DFL control of state government.

For the last two years the House was tied 67–67 and the Senate was 34–33.

Recounts are expected in 3 districts. None of them changes which party controls either chamber.

Across the Country

Democrats win both chambers of Congress

The U.S. House. Democrats won control. As of November 6, CBS News counted 44 districts that flipped to Democrats and 2 that flipped to Republicans, with dozens of races still uncalled.

The U.S. Senate. Democrats won control. As of November 4, 7 seats had flipped from Republicans to Democrats, in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. Alaska and Mississippi were still too close to call.

The states. As of November 9, Democrats had won control of at least 12 more state legislative chambers, including the Texas House, the Georgia House and both chambers in Wisconsin. They will hold at least 28 governorships in 2027, with pickups in Georgia, Iowa, Ohio and Texas.

Sources: CBS News (Nov. 4 and 6), PBS NewsHour (Nov. 3 and 4), KCRA (Nov. 5), Associated Press (Nov. 9). Minnesota: League of Minnesota Cities (Nov. 9) and FOX 9 (Nov. 4, from Associated Press counts).

What’s Next

Certified November 19

Results are unofficial until November 19. Jen Fox and the new Legislature take office in January. Thank you to everyone in Hastings who voted.

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Sources. Vote totals: Minnesota Secretary of State, unofficial results, read November 9, 2026. Hastings figures are the city’s nine precincts. Photo of Jen Fox supplied by her campaign.

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