2 candidates are tracked for Anoka County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Wayne J. Grimmer and John Heinrich. Candidate information follows official Anoka County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anoka County Commissioner District 1, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings.
County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, John Heinrich, is on the ballot.
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Wayne J. Grimmer appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Anoka County Commissioner District 1, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Wayne J. Grimmer.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
John Heinrich is a Marine Corps veteran who served two tours in Iraq and later represented District 35A in the Minnesota House, per his campaign site. He won a 2024 special election for Anoka County Commissioner, District 1, per the Minnesota Legislators database, and is a longtime Anoka resident and businessman.
Who is running for Anoka County Commissioner District 1 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Anoka County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Wayne J. Grimmer and John Heinrich. Candidate information follows official Anoka County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Anoka County Commissioner District 1 election in Minnesota?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Minnesota are on the Minnesota election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Anoka County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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