2 candidates are tracked for Carlton County Commissioner District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mark Thell and Susan (Sue) Zmyslony. Candidate information follows official Carlton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Carlton County Commissioner District 4, 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, Susan (Sue) Zmyslony, is on the ballot.
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Mark Thell is a lifelong Carlton County resident, Air Force veteran and farmer running for a second term as District 4 county commissioner, per the Cloquet Pine Journal. He raises grass-fed beef, pastured pork and chicken and serves as president of the county's Farmers Union chapter. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Susan Zmyslony is the sitting Carlton County Commissioner for District 4, per KAXE, and a 30-year county resident from Barnum Township with a long record of local committee service, per the Cloquet Pine Journal. She is being challenged in 2026 by former commissioner Mark Thell, per Pine Knot News. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Who is running for Carlton County Commissioner District 4 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Carlton County Commissioner District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mark Thell and Susan (Sue) Zmyslony. Candidate information follows official Carlton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Carlton County Commissioner District 4 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 Carlton County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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