MARSHALL — There weren’t any upsets in Tuesday’s primary election results from Lyon County.

According to unofficial vote totals from the Lyon County Auditor’s Office, U.S. Rep. Michelle Fischbach had a strong lead in the county over Republican challenger Steve Boyd.

The Lyon County results also went along with statewide results coming in on the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website Tuesday night. With 948 of Minnesota’s 1,329 precincts reporting in, Fischbach had 64.58% of the primary vote.

“I am happy with this validation of the work I have done and will continue to do on behalf of the good people in western Minnesota. I am honored to be their voice in D.C. advocating for decency, common sense, and our rural way of life,” Fischbach said in a statement. “In 2020, we had a contested primary, but we came together afterward, united by our shared belief in life, family values, and the need to stop the out of control spending and burdensome regulations coming from Washington. I am looking forward to coming together to win in November and get to work to make America prosperous, safe, and strong again.”

More than 1,500 Lyon County voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary to narrow down the field of Republican and Democratic candidates in two federal races: one U.S. Senate seat and the race in Congressional District 7.

In the CD7 Republican primary, Fischbach received 732 votes in Lyon County, while Boyd received 341 votes, according to unofficial vote totals. In the DFL primary, CD7 candidate AJ Peters ran unopposed.

In the Senate DFL primary, Sen. Amy Klobuchar had the lead among Lyon County voters, with 475 votes. Steve Carlson received 14 votes; Ahmad R. Hassan received 2 votes; George H. Kalberer received 3 votes; and Ole Savior received 1 vote.

The results of the Republican Senate primary were a little more mixed in Lyon County. Joe Fraser received the most votes, at 337. John Berman received 84 votes; Patrick D. Munro received 62 votes; Christopher Seymore Sr. received 28 votes; Loner Blue received 15 votes; Royce White received 261 votes; and Alycia R. Gruenhagen received 99 votes.

According to unofficial vote totals, there were 1,083 Republican ballots cast in Lyon County, and 499 DFL ballots. That was a smaller turnout than primaries in 2022 and 2020, said David Sturrock, professor of political science at Southwest Minnesota State University.

“You’ll get more primary voters when there is a major, high-visibility statewide contest,” Sturrock said.

For example, 2022’s state primary included candidates for Minnesota governor and lieutenant governor. Sturrock said a high-profile local primary can also draw more voter participation. Lyon County saw a lot of voter interest during 2018’s primary election when there were four candidates running for sheriff.