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November 2026

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Judges on the Minnesota ballot in November 2026

Minnesota voters see 7 statewide court races, 902 county-level judicial races in the counties we track on the November 3, 2026 ballot in the races The Ballot Brief tracks. Retention questions are a yes-or-no vote on keeping a sitting judge; elected seats work like any other race.

Statewide court races

These seats are elected by every voter in Minnesota. Open a race for the full page.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court Seat 1

Voted statewide: on every Minnesota ballot. One name on the ballot; unopposed candidates still appear.

  • Sarah Hennesy Incumbent

    Sarah Hennesy serves as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of justices. Hennesy is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court Seat 4

Voted statewide: on every Minnesota ballot. One name on the ballot; unopposed candidates still appear.

  • Paul Thissen Incumbent

    Paul Thissen serves as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of justices. Thissen is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.

Judge, Court Of Appeals Seat 1

Voted statewide: on every Minnesota ballot. One name on the ballot; unopposed candidates still appear.

  • Elizabeth Bentley Incumbent

    Elizabeth Bentley serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Bentley is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.

Judge, Court Of Appeals Seat 7

Voted statewide: on every Minnesota ballot. One name on the ballot; unopposed candidates still appear.

  • Rachel Bond Incumbent

    Rachel Bond serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Bond is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.

Judge, Court Of Appeals Seat 13

Voted statewide: on every Minnesota ballot. One name on the ballot; unopposed candidates still appear.

  • Jeanne Cochran Incumbent

    Jeanne Cochran serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Cochran is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.

Judge, Court Of Appeals Seat 15

Voted statewide: on every Minnesota ballot. One name on the ballot; unopposed candidates still appear.

  • Kevin G. Ross Incumbent

    Kevin G. Ross serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Ross is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.

Judge, Court Of Appeals Seat 18

Voted statewide: on every Minnesota ballot. One name on the ballot; unopposed candidates still appear.

  • JaPaul J. Harris Incumbent

    JaPaul J. Harris serves as a judge of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch's roster of Court of Appeals judges. Harris is the only name certified for this seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate table.

County and trial-court judicial races we track

Trial judges, county courts and other judicial offices from the county pages we have built (87 counties so far). Each link opens that race's page.

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