2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 23A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nick Ronnenberg and Joe Staloch. Candidate information follows official Freeborn County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Nick Ronnenberg (Republican), Joe Staloch (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota House District 23A. Not on the November ballot: Peggy Bennett, the sitting member per the roster. Nominees were chosen at the August 11, 2026 primary (where contested) or qualified directly for the general ballot. The field is the Secretary of State's certified candidate table; Minnesota prints unopposed candidates rather than deeming them elected. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Republican
Per the campaign site.
Ronnenberg is an Army veteran with more than 20 years of active-duty and Reserve service, including overseas deployments, and has worked in banking, corrections, and county government, per the campaign site. He lives in Albert Lea, per the campaign site.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Joe Staloch was raised on a family farm in southern Minnesota and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in geology from Winona State University while working in the service industry managing a professional kitchen, per his campaign site. He is active in the interfaith group ISAIAH and is running for Minnesota House District 23A, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Minnesota House District 23A in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 23A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Nick Ronnenberg and Joe Staloch. Candidate information follows official Freeborn County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Minnesota House District 23A 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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