One candidate is tracked for Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 6, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Karen R. Duncan. Candidate information follows official Fillmore County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Karen R. Duncan is the only name on the ballot for this seat; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected, so the race is on the November 3, 2026 ballot but is not contested. Minnesota's 3rd Judicial District covers Dodge, Fillmore, Freeborn, Houston, Mower, Olmsted, Rice, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca and Winona counties; judges are elected at large across the whole district, so every voter there, not just voters in one county, votes on this seat. Minnesota judicial elections are nonpartisan and decided by plurality, with no runoff. Listed from the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate table.
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Karen R. Duncan, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
Judge Karen R. Duncan was appointed to the Third Judicial District bench by Governor Mark Dayton on March 1, 2013, and was elected in 2014 and 2020, per the Minnesota Judicial Branch. She earned her J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School and previously served as chief public defender for the Third Judicial District. No campaign website was found as of September 27, 2026.
Who is running for Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 6 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 6, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Karen R. Duncan. Candidate information follows official Fillmore County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Judge, Minnesota 3rd Judicial District Court, Seat 6 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 Fillmore County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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