2 candidates are tracked for Lake County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Colby Abazs and Joe Baltich. Candidate information follows official Lake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
2 candidates on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lake County Commissioner District 1, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings.
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, Joe Baltich, is on the ballot.
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Colby Abazs appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lake County Commissioner District 1, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the Secretary of State's candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Colby Abazs.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Joe Baltich is the incumbent Lake County Commissioner for District 1, first elected in a 2023 special election, per the county's website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Who is running for Lake County Commissioner District 1 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Lake County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Colby Abazs and Joe Baltich. Candidate information follows official Lake County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Lake County Commissioner District 1 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 Lake County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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