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Coon Rapids, Minnesota sample ballot 2026

Coon Rapids voters (Anoka County, Minnesota) see U.S. Senate, Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State plus 22 Anoka County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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SheriffNonpartisan race · Brad Wise

Brad Wise Nonpartisan Incumbent

Brad Wise is the 18th Sheriff of Anoka County, serving since 2023 after a career as Coon Rapids Police Chief, per the county's official bio page. He is seeking reelection in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

AttorneyNonpartisan race · Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Prosecuting felony cases with a multi-year criminal justice plan
  • Bringing private legal experience combined with local board and council service
  • Fiscal responsibility and accountability to taxpayers

Per the campaign site.

About Brad Johnson

Brad Johnson is an Anoka County native and felony prosecutor with more than 24 years in practice, including child protection law, per the campaign site. He served eight years on the Coon Rapids City Council and on the Anoka County Joint Law Enforcement Council, per the campaign site.

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Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 1Nonpartisan race · Juanita C. Freeman

Juanita C. Freeman Nonpartisan

Juanita C. Freeman is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Washington County District Court on Nov. 13, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a senior assistant Hennepin County attorney in the adult prosecution and child protection divisions, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 2Nonpartisan race · Carrie A. Doom

Carrie A. Doom Nonpartisan

Carrie A. Doom is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 2, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 4Nonpartisan race · Suzanne M Brown

Suzanne M Brown Nonpartisan

Suzanne M Brown is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on August 19, 2019, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously senior attorney and criminal division head at the Scott County Attorney's Office, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 6Nonpartisan race · Stoney L. Hiljus

Stoney L. Hiljus Nonpartisan

Stoney L. Hiljus is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Pine County District Court on April 9, 2012, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously city attorney for Coon Rapids and city administrator for Cambridge, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 7Nonpartisan race · Viet-Hanh Winchell

Viet-Hanh Winchell Nonpartisan Incumbent

Judge Viet-Hanh Winchell was appointed to the Tenth Judicial District bench by Governor Tim Walz on May 13, 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. from Hamline University School of Law and previously worked as a solo practitioner and as court-appointed counsel in child protection and guardianship cases. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 8Nonpartisan race · Laura A. Pietan

Laura A. Pietan Nonpartisan

Laura A. Pietan is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Washington County District Court Feb. 4, 2019, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously deputy city attorney and senior assistant city attorney for the City of St. Paul, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 9Nonpartisan race · Sheridan Hawley

Sheridan Hawley Nonpartisan Incumbent

Judge Sheridan Hawley was appointed to the Tenth Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton on May 24, 2012, and was elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. He earned his J.D. from the University of California Hastings College of Law and previously worked in the Tenth Judicial District Public Defender's Office and the Kanabec County Attorney's Office. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 14Nonpartisan race · Justin Collins

Justin Collins Nonpartisan

Justin Collins is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on September 23, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant public defender in the Tenth Judicial District and an assistant county attorney in Washington and Anoka counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 15Nonpartisan race · Thomas Robert Lehmann

Thomas Robert Lehmann Nonpartisan

Thomas Robert Lehmann is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on July 2, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a shareholder at Eckberg Lammers P.C. and owner and partner attorney at Lehmann & Lutter, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 17Nonpartisan race · Patrick W. Flanagan

Patrick W. Flanagan Nonpartisan

Patrick W. Flanagan is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Washington County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on February 21, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously operated the Flanagan Law Office and served as elected Mower County Attorney from 2003 to 2006, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 19Nonpartisan race · Tricia Loehr

Tricia Loehr Nonpartisan

Tricia Loehr is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court on Jan. 13, 2025, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant county attorney in Washington and Dakota counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 22Nonpartisan race · Melissa Saterbak

Melissa Saterbak Nonpartisan

Melissa Saterbak is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on Sept. 30, 2019, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Anoka County and Mille Lacs County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 23Nonpartisan race · Catherine (Kate) McPherson

Catherine (Kate) McPherson Nonpartisan

Catherine (Kate) McPherson is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Wright County District Court Nov. 9, 2011, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant county attorney and head of operations for the Anoka County Attorney's Office, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 24Nonpartisan race · Karin L. McCarthy

Karin L. McCarthy Nonpartisan

Karin L. McCarthy is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Feb. 5, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Washington County attorney and staff attorney for Tubman, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 28Nonpartisan race · Karen B. Schommer

Karen B. Schommer Nonpartisan

Karen B. Schommer is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Nov. 26, 2018, and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously deputy criminal chief for major crimes at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 29Nonpartisan race · Jacob Fischmann

Jacob Fischmann Nonpartisan

Jacob Fischmann is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Kanabec County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on September 3, 2025, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant Minnesota attorney general and senior assistant Hennepin County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 32Nonpartisan race · Elizabeth H. Strand

Elizabeth H. Strand Nonpartisan

Elizabeth H. Strand is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed Chief Judge of the Wright County District Court by Governor Mark Dayton on Sept. 10, 2012, and elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a prosecuting attorney for the cities of Annandale and Buffalo, Minnesota, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 38Nonpartisan race · Ben Lacy · Rebecca A. Waxse

Ben Lacy Nonpartisan

Ben Lacy is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 38, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.

Rebecca A. Waxse Nonpartisan

Rebecca A. Waxse is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 38, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 43Nonpartisan race · Heather Pipenhagen

Heather Pipenhagen Nonpartisan

Heather Pipenhagen is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Sherburne County District Court Nov. 6, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant county attorney in Dakota and Washington counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Judge, Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court, Seat 45Nonpartisan race · Jennifer D. Peterson

Jennifer D. Peterson Nonpartisan

Jennifer D. Peterson is a judge of the Minnesota 10th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Anoka County District Court by Governor Tim Walz on October 14, 2024, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously a Tenth District public defender serving Sherburne, Chisago, Anoka and Washington counties, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Anoka County page.

Statewide races

U.S. SenatePeggy Flanagan (DFL) · Michele Tafoya (R) · Marisa Simonetti (Independence-Alliance) · Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian)

Peggy Flanagan DFL

Top priorities
  • Ending corruption, which her campaign lists first among its priorities
  • Health care, which it lists second
  • Affording your life, which it lists third
About Peggy Flanagan
Peggy Flanagan

Flanagan serves as Minnesota's lieutenant governor, a position held since 2019, per the campaign site. Flanagan is a member of the White Earth Nation and holds a degree from the University of Minnesota, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Flanagan's background includes work as a nonprofit executive director, an organizational trainer, and a state legislator, and that Flanagan was elected to the Minneapolis School Board at age 25, per the campaign site.

Michele Tafoya Republican

Top priorities
  • Stop the fraud, which her campaign lists first among its four issues
  • Law and order, which it lists second
  • Cut costs and taxes for the middle class, which it lists third
About Michele Tafoya
Michele Tafoya

Michele Tafoya is a former network sports broadcaster and NFL sideline reporter, and the Republican nominee for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat.

Marisa Simonetti Independence-Alliance

Marisa Simonetti is the Independence-Alliance Party candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.

Rebecca Whiting Libertarian

Rebecca Whiting is the Libertarian Party candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Minnesota's U.S. Senate seat, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.

GovernorAmy Klobuchar (D) · Lisa Demuth (R)

Amy Klobuchar Democrat

Top priorities
  • Lower costs for Minnesotans
  • Make government accountable and root out fraud
  • Prepare Minnesota's workforce for the future

Per the campaign site.

About Amy Klobuchar

Klobuchar is a sitting U.S. Senator seeking the Minnesota governorship; she previously served as a county prosecutor and is the granddaughter of an iron-ore miner and the daughter of a newspaperman and a second-grade teacher, per the campaign site.

Lisa Demuth Republican

Top priorities
  • Taxes and affordability, which her campaign names as her top priority
  • Eliminating fraud in state programs
  • Public safety

Per the campaign site.

About Lisa Demuth
Lisa Demuth

Lisa Demuth is speaker of the Minnesota House, a fourth-term state representative from Cold Spring, a former small-business owner and an eleven-year ROCORI school board member, and the Republican nominee for governor. She is the first Black major-party nominee for Minnesota governor.

Attorney GeneralKeith Ellison (DFL) · Ron Schutz (R)

Keith Ellison DFL Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Protect consumers, workers, and civil rights
  • Use the attorney general's office for public-safety and accountability cases
  • Defend reproductive rights and state legal authority
About Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison

Ellison is the incumbent Minnesota Attorney General running for re-election, per the campaign site. His office has worked on insulin cost reductions, consumer robocall protections and opioid settlement funds for the state, per the campaign site.

Ron Schutz Republican

Top priorities
  • Fighting fraud
  • Consumer protection
  • Tackling crime and supporting law enforcement

Per the campaign site.

About Ron Schutz
Ron Schutz

Ron Schutz is a trial lawyer who was a partner in a national litigation firm and served as its chairman from 2019 to 2024, per his campaign site, and the Republican nominee for Minnesota attorney general.

Secretary of StateSteve Simon (DFL) · Tad Jude (R) · George "Chip" Tangen (Libertarian) · Seth Kuhl-Stennes (Green)

Steve Simon DFL Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Defend democracy and strengthen the freedom to vote
  • Push back against election disinformation
  • Support small businesses and enhance protections for the most vulnerable

Per the campaign site.

About Steve Simon

Steve Simon is Minnesota's incumbent secretary of state, in office since 2015, and the DFL nominee for another term, unopposed in the August 11 primary. His office oversees elections, business filings, public records, voter information, and civic participation across Minnesota.

Tad Jude Republican

Top priorities
  • Require photo identification to vote
  • Clean up the voter rolls and verify citizenship
  • Prevent fraud in public programs

Per the campaign site.

About Tad Jude
Tad Jude

Tad Jude is a former district court judge in the 10th Judicial District and a former member of the Minnesota House, Minnesota Senate and Hennepin County Board, and the Republican nominee for secretary of state.

George "Chip" Tangen Libertarian

Top priorities
  • Nonpartisan administration of Minnesota elections
  • Ballot access for independent and minor-party candidates
  • Maximizing both voter participation and election security
About George "Chip" Tangen

George "Chip" Tangen is a Libertarian candidate for Minnesota secretary of state who qualified for the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot by nominating petition. An attorney raised in Eden Prairie, he previously served as legislative counsel to U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad in Washington.

Seth Kuhl-Stennes Green

Top priorities
  • Expand voting access and ballot access
  • Increase election transparency
  • Support civic participation and community accountability
About Seth Kuhl-Stennes
Seth Kuhl-Stennes

Kuhl-Stennes is a Baudette, Minnesota native who has spent 20 years working across cooperatives, for-profit businesses and nonprofits, including seven years in union roles with UFCW Local 663 and OPEIU Local 12, per the campaign site. He holds a political science degree from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, per the campaign site.

AuditorZack Filipovich (DFL) · Scott Jensen (R) · Jay Reeves (Forward-Independence)

Zack Filipovich DFL

Top priorities
  • Transparency and accountability
  • Strengthening our communities
  • Communicating and building trust

Per the campaign site.

About Zack Filipovich
Zack Filipovich

Zack Filipovich is a certified management accountant and nonprofit finance manager and a former Duluth city councilor and council president, and the DFL nominee for state auditor, unopposed in the August 11 primary. The seat is open because Julie Blaha announced in September 2025 that she would not seek re-election. His campaign emphasizes local-government oversight, financial accountability, transparency, and support for communities managing public dollars.

Scott Jensen Republican

Top priorities
  • Stop fraud
  • Accountability and internal controls
  • Compliance and ongoing audits

Per the campaign site.

About Scott Jensen

Jensen is a candidate for Minnesota State Auditor and a family medicine physician with 40 years of practice in Carver County; he previously served in the Minnesota Senate and has served on a bank's board of directors as Audit Committee Chair and on his local school district board, per the campaign site.

Jay Reeves Forward-Independence

Top priorities
  • Offer independent oversight of public finances
  • Strengthen accountability and transparency
  • Bring military service experience to statewide office
About Jay Reeves
Jay Reeves

Jay Reeves is a Forward-Independence Party candidate for Minnesota state auditor and an Army veteran. His campaign emphasizes independent oversight, public accountability, and non-major-party representation in statewide fiscal review.

Associate Justice, Supreme Court Seat 1Nonpartisan race · Sarah Hennesy

Sarah Hennesy Nonpartisan 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 4Nonpartisan race · Paul Thissen

Paul Thissen Nonpartisan 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 1Nonpartisan race · Elizabeth Bentley

Elizabeth Bentley Nonpartisan 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 7Nonpartisan race · Rachel Bond

Rachel Bond Nonpartisan 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 13Nonpartisan race · Jeanne Cochran

Jeanne Cochran Nonpartisan 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 15Nonpartisan race · Kevin G. Ross

Kevin G. Ross Nonpartisan 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 18Nonpartisan race · JaPaul J. Harris

JaPaul J. Harris Nonpartisan 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.

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