2 candidates are tracked for Hennepin County Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Anders Folk and Cedrick Frazier. Candidate information follows official Hennepin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 11 primary result: Cedrick Frazier (35.95 percent) and Anders Folk (22.86 percent) advanced to the November 3 ballot; Diane M. Krenz, Hao Nguyen, Matt Pelikan were eliminated, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified results. Sitting Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty does not appear on the Minnesota Secretary of State certified 2026 filing list, so this countywide office is open. Five candidates filed for the open, nonpartisan office that prosecutes felonies and juvenile cases across Hennepin County, and the August 11 nonpartisan primary narrows the field to the two who advance to the November 3 ballot.
District attorney or prosecutor. The district attorney is the chief prosecutor for the county or judicial district. The office decides which criminal charges to file, negotiates pleas, tries cases and, in many states, advises county government or handles child support and juvenile matters. The office sets local charging and diversion policies within state law.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. Every voter in Hennepin County votes on this seat.
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Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Folk is a former U.S. Marine and federal prosecutor who worked on civil rights cases and served as acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, per the campaign site. Folk is running for Hennepin County Attorney, per the campaign site.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Frazier grew up in a low income neighborhood on Chicago's South Side before moving to Minnesota to attend college, per the campaign site. He worked as a Hennepin County public defender and as legal counsel for Minneapolis Public Schools, and in 2018 he became the first African American elected to the New Hope City Council, per the campaign site. He has served as a Minnesota state representative since 2020, focusing on public safety and judiciary issues, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Hennepin County Attorney in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Hennepin County Attorney on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Anders Folk and Cedrick Frazier. Candidate information follows official Hennepin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Hennepin County Attorney 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 Hennepin County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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