2 candidates are tracked for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sharon El-Amin and Irene Fernando. Candidate information follows official Hennepin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 11 primary result: Irene Fernando (55.3 percent) and Sharon El-Amin (21.05 percent) advanced to the November 3 ballot; Viviana Salazar, Makeda Zulu were eliminated, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified results. Four candidates filed for this North Minneapolis area seat on the seven member Hennepin County Board, and the August 11 nonpartisan primary cuts the field to the two who advance to the November 3 ballot.
County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Irene Fernando, is on the ballot.
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Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
El-Amin has lived in North Minneapolis for more than 30 years and built a small business there while working in community organizing around food access, per the campaign site. El-Amin is running for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 2, per the campaign site.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Fernando has served as Hennepin County Commissioner for District 2 since 2018 and was elected board chair by her colleagues in 2023, per the campaign site. She grew up in an immigrant family of healthcare workers and has pursued doctoral research at the University of Minnesota on county government leadership and participatory democracy, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 2 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Sharon El-Amin and Irene Fernando. Candidate information follows official Hennepin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Hennepin County Commissioner, District 2 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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