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Auditor/TreasurerNonpartisan race · Nancy Nilsen
Nancy Nilsen Nonpartisan
Nancy Nilsen is the current St. Louis County Auditor/Treasurer and the first woman to hold the office, per the Duluth News Tribune. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and an MBA from the University of Minnesota-Duluth, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
SheriffNonpartisan race · Gordon Scott Ramsay
Gordon Scott Ramsay Nonpartisan Incumbent
Gordon Ramsay, previously Duluth's police chief, was elected St. Louis County Sheriff in 2022, per the Star Tribune, and filed in May 2026 for a second term citing progress in drug enforcement and employee wellness, per Northern News Now. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
AttorneyNonpartisan race · Kimberly J. Maki
Kimberly J. Maki Nonpartisan
- Prosecuting violent crime and strengthening partnerships with law enforcement
- Reinforcing a victim-centered approach in the office
About Kimberly J. Maki
Kimberly Maki is the St. Louis County Attorney, sworn in September 30, 2021, and seeking a second term in 2026, per Northern News Now. She headed the county's civil division starting in 2012 after joining the County Attorney's Office in 2011, and during her first term revamped the office's juvenile diversion program and expanded community outreach. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
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Find your districts by addressJudge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 1Nonpartisan race · Rachel C. Sullivan
Rachel C. Sullivan Nonpartisan
Rachel C. Sullivan is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District July 27, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an attorney at Prebich & Sullivan, P.C. and a law clerk to the Minnesota Court of Appeals; became Chief Judge of the Sixth Judicial District effective July 1, 2026, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 2Nonpartisan race · Robert C. Friday
Robert C. Friday Nonpartisan
Robert C. Friday is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed March 9, 2018, by Governor Mark Dayton and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously director of advocacy for Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 4Nonpartisan race · Jessica J. Fralich
Jessica J. Fralich Nonpartisan
Jessica J. Fralich is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed Nov. 4, 2024, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously Duluth city attorney, a Sixth Judicial District referee and an assistant St. Louis County attorney, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 11Nonpartisan race · Steven Bradley Hanke
Steven Bradley Hanke Nonpartisan
Steven Bradley Hanke is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Lake County District Court December 4, 2023, by Governor Tim Walz, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously interim and deputy city attorney for the City of Duluth, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Judge, Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court, Seat 14Nonpartisan race · Rebekka Lynn Stumme
Rebekka Lynn Stumme Nonpartisan
Rebekka Lynn Stumme is a judge of the Minnesota 6th Judicial District Court. Appointed to the Carlton County District Court May 31, 2019, by Governor Tim Walz and elected in 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. Previously an assistant St. Louis County attorney and assistant public defender for the Sixth Judicial District, 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 St. Louis County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenatePeggy Flanagan (DFL) · Michele Tafoya (R) · Marisa Simonetti (Independence-Alliance) · Rebecca Whiting (Libertarian)
Peggy Flanagan DFL
- 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
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
- 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 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
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
- Fighting fraud
- Consumer protection
- Tackling crime and supporting law enforcement
Per the campaign site.
About 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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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
- Expand voting access and ballot access
- Increase election transparency
- Support civic participation and community accountability
About 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
- Transparency and accountability
- Strengthening our communities
- Communicating and building trust
Per the campaign site.
About 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
- 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
- Offer independent oversight of public finances
- Strengthen accountability and transparency
- Bring military service experience to statewide office
About Jay Reeves
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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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