2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 2A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Reed J. Olson and Bidal Duran Jr. Candidate information follows official Lake of the Woods County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Reed J. Olson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor), Bidal Duran Jr (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota House District 2A; Bidal Duran Jr is the sitting member, per the Minnesota House of Representatives's official member directory (house.mn.gov). 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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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Bidal Duran Jr, is on the ballot.
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Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Per the campaign site.
Olson is a small business owner, director of two emergency homeless shelters in Bemidji, and a two-term Beltrami County Commissioner, per the campaign site.
Republican Incumbent
Bidal Duran works in law enforcement and holds a master's degree in criminal justice from Concordia University in St. Paul, according to his official House biography. He serves as Assistant Republican Leader in the Minnesota House and represents District 2A, which includes portions of Beltrami and Clearwater counties and all of Lake of the Woods County. His only campaign web presence found was a Facebook page, which is not linked here. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Who is running for Minnesota House District 2A in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 2A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Reed J. Olson and Bidal Duran Jr. Candidate information follows official Lake of the Woods County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Minnesota House District 2A 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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