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Absentee Data

Data about absentee voting in Minnesota is listed below. This incorporates all voting before election day, including voter requests for an absentee ballot by mail, ballots sent to voters on the permanent absentee list, ballots sent to UOCAVA voters, ballots sent to voters in precincts that vote by mail, absentee in person voting (by envelope), and early voting. 

State General Election Absentee Counts

The data below lists counts of absentee applications and accepted ballots (by mail and in person) for the State General Election. The data is current as of the date shown.

Statewide Counts

  • Applications (10/16/26): 519,813
  • Accepted ballots - by mail (10/16/26): 121,382
  • Accepted ballots - in person (10/16/26): 80,870

Absentee Counts by County as of October 16, 2026
County Applications Accepted ballots - by mail Accepted ballots - in person
Aitkin 6,263 1,814 282
Anoka 20,670 5,153 5,299
Becker 3,866 655 504
Beltrami 4,845 876 647
Benton 1,878 492 254
Big Stone 1,906 562 32
Blue Earth 10,463 2,109 1,057
Brown 3,772 708 214
Carlton 4,783 1,154 571
Carver 7,943 2,232 2,098
Cass 7,843 2,010 432
Chippewa 2,392 415 105
Chisago 3,242 898 904
Clay 6,678 1,734 681
Clearwater 776 142 54
Cook 3,166 960 63
Cottonwood 431 90 108
Crow Wing 7,688 1,834 1,294
Dakota 33,264 8,752 6,467
Dodge 729 144 175
Douglas 2,608 466 1,086
Faribault 1,185 221 80
Fillmore 3,151 635 78
Freeborn 2,245 533 397
Goodhue 2,958 855 723
Grant 3,435 497 13
Hennepin 107,864 28,393 22,744
Houston 809 183 98
Hubbard 2,775 636 498
Isanti 1,907 385 335
Itasca 11,775 2,550 644
Jackson 2,402 432 85
Kanabec 602 125 107
Kandiyohi 3,271 449 507
Kittson 2,042 520 8
Koochiching 4,304 924 114
Lac Qui Parle 2,326 129 38
Lake 1,293 375 193
Lake Of The Woods 2,232 419 18
Le Sueur 4,594 1,032 164
Lincoln 335 68 41
Lyon 3,854 858 278
McLeod 2,018 401 466
Mahnomen 1,814 286 11
Marshall 4,668 1,104 7
Martin 2,164 349 181
Meeker 2,954 417 244
Mille Lacs 1,679 345 256
Morrison 4,940 1,114 387
Mower 4,177 820 353
Murray 2,118 404 39
Nicollet 5,047 1,119 552
Nobles 3,505 415 127
Norman 2,740 538 17
Olmsted 12,027 2,957 2,527
Otter Tail 3,638 813 862
Pennington 1,515 307 131
Pine 2,711 601 391
Pipestone 2,738 378 28
Polk 6,291 1,332 99
Pope 3,094 586 173
Ramsey 38,649 8,114 5,332
Red Lake 1,679 523 3
Redwood 623 155 219
Renville 919 239 124
Rice 3,789 1,019 994
Rock 2,662 370 37
Roseau 3,712 716 96
St. Louis 15,380 4,638 1,627
Scott 7,497 2,121 982
Sherburne 4,436 1,078 1,077
Sibley 3,211 416 72
Stearns 12,803 2,722 2,825
Steele 1,692 358 774
Stevens 3,003 537 15
Swift 2,284 593 38
Todd 711 192 144
Traverse 1,014 237 41
Wabasha 1,811 528 214
Wadena 835 95 47
Waseca 910 167 108
Washington 24,663 5,395 7,900
Watonwan 2,746 495 30
Wilkin 2,087 380 5
Winona 3,098 825 275
Wright 6,782 1,400 1,521
Yellow Medicine 2,414 364 29

Absentee Data for Past Elections

Information about key absentee ballot metrics for past elections is in the table below. Additional information is available in the spreadsheet below. The data also includes mail ballots for precincts that vote by mail. Last updated 9/28/2026.

Statewide Absentee Summary Data
Absentee Ballot Counts 2026 State Primary 2024 State General 2024 State Primary 2024 Presidential Primary 2022 State General 2022 State Primary 2020 State General 2020 State Primary 2020 Presidential Primary 2018 State General 2018 State Primary 2016 State General 2016 State Primary
Transmitted 450,777 1,452,508 286,263 217,791 792,581 275,851 2,193,411 867,123 249,701 730,875 226,263 742,021 108,658
Returned 263,847 1,330,958 134,360 111,930 687,062 161,662 1,929,945 555,998 155,255 652,053 149,274 689,228 44,504
Accepted 254,786 1,310,773 127,647 105,704 673,360 155,097 1,909,701 543,665 145,824 638,581 143,975 676,722 42,079
Rejected 8,832 20,172 6,688 6,187 13,698 6,542 20,240 12,229 9,388 13,468 5,200 12,461 2,390

Download a spreadsheet of statewide absentee voting statistics 2014-2026

Data for past elections is also available through the Election Administration & Voting Survey.