Blue Earth County, Minnesota

Blue Earth County Commissioner District 3

2 candidates are tracked for Blue Earth County Commissioner District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dave Karge and Jack Considine. Candidate information follows official Blue Earth County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Dave Karge and Jack Considine advanced from the August 11 nonpartisan special-election primary with about 42 and 30 percent, eliminating Ross E. Arneson, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified results; the top two meet on the November 3 ballot.

What this office does

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.

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Dave Karge

Nonpartisan

Top priorities

Wants to bring a common sense approach to the commissioner's office
Wants residents to get good representation for their tax dollar

Per the KEYC News.

Biography

Dave Karge is a retired Blue Earth County sheriff's lieutenant, per KEYC. Beyond that career and the certified filing reported by the Mankato Free Press, no platform statement was verifiable from an official or campaign source within this review. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Jack Considine

Nonpartisan

Biography

WITHDREW FROM THE RACE IN JULY 2026 but remains on the November 3 ballot: Considine ended his campaign citing family matters after the deadline to remove his name had passed, and has endorsed opponent Dave Karge, per KEYC News (August 12 and 18, 2026). Votes cast for him are still counted. Considine withdrew from this race on July 9, 2026 to focus on family matters, but his name still appears on the Aug. 11 ballot because ballots had already been printed, per KEYC. He is a former longtime Mankato city council member and served in the Minnesota House from 2015 to 2021, according to that same report. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Blue Earth County Commissioner District 3 in 2026?

When is the Blue Earth County Commissioner District 3 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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Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Blue Earth County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Dave Karge, full profile Jack Considine, full profile Official Minnesota election office