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Hennepin County, Minnesota

Hennepin County Commissioner, District 3

2 candidates are tracked for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Marion Greene and Abdihakim Arabow Ibrahim. Candidate information follows official Hennepin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

August 11 primary result: Marion Greene (59.42 percent) and Abdihakim Arabow Ibrahim (10.58 percent) advanced to the November 3 ballot; Anthony Abousweid, Josh Bassais, Kevin Chavis, Anthony Walsh were eliminated, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's certified results. Six candidates filed for this Southwest Minneapolis and St. Louis Park seat on the Hennepin County Board, and the August 11 nonpartisan primary reduces the field to the two who advance to the November 3 ballot.

What this office does

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, Marion Greene, is on the ballot.

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Marion Greene

Marion Greene

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Expanding affordable housing
  • Climate resiliency and race equity work
  • Regional connectivity and accessibility through transit

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Three-term Hennepin County commissioner for District 3 and current board chair, per Hennepin County. Her campaign site frames the race around building on county work in housing, climate resiliency and transit, and per the Sun Sailor questionnaire she also lists HCMC's financial security and completion of the Green Line light rail extension.

Abdihakim Arabow Ibrahim

Abdihakim Arabow Ibrahim

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • A unified family assistance hub to simplify access to county services
  • Setting a closure timeline for the HERC waste facility with transition planning
  • Fully staffing the county fraud prevention team and adding community oversight

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Ibrahim is an engineer who immigrated to the United States more than a decade ago, per the campaign site. Ibrahim was the first Somali American elected to the St. Louis Park School Board and served as Vice Chair overseeing multi-million dollar budgets, per the campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 3 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Hennepin County Commissioner, District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Marion Greene and Abdihakim Arabow Ibrahim. Candidate information follows official Hennepin County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Hennepin County Commissioner, District 3 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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Candidate profiles
Marion Greene, full profileAbdihakim Arabow Ibrahim, full profileOfficial Minnesota election office