Rice County saw a very good turnout in Faribault due to a 10 person city council list of candidates, but the rest of the county turned out in normal preliminary numbers. Here are some select Rice County results and the totals in all races on the ballot. Faribault City Council 3 seats will be determined with 6 candidates moving on to the November 3, 2026 General Election. Here are the total results"Natalie Halverson 1,340 votes 18.15%Katie Howard 1, 006 votes 13.63%Paul Wunderlich 959 12.99%Lexi Temple 948 12.84%John Rowan (Inc.) 855 11.58%Kameron Gustafson 662 8.97%Jacob Reed 639 8.66%Brett Pollard 490 6.64%Thelma Estrada 283 3.83%Jack Cluck 200 2.71%Rice County County Commissioner District 4 Top two advanceSteve Underdahl (incumbent) 842 55.36%Mark Hlady 411 27.02%David Blais 268 17.62%Breakdown by PrecinctFaribault Precinct 1 Underdahl 383 Hlady 177 Blais 120Faribault Precinct 4 Underdahl 336 Hlady 130 Blais 102Wells Township Underdahl 123 Hlady 104 Blais 46Northfield City Council At Large Top two advanceKaty Vondrasek 2,595Adam Wale 1,065Thor Keilen 592Northfield City Council Ward 4 Top two advancePeder Jothen 430James Clinton 172Dave Juntunen 59State Senate District 19 includes 53 precincts in Rice, Goodhue, Steele. Madgett 1,034 15.10%