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Lakeville City, Minnesota

Lakeville Mayor

3 candidates are tracked for Lakeville Mayor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Luke Hellier, Michael Burnett and Aiden VanBeck. Candidate information follows official Lakeville City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Incumbent Mayor Luke Hellier faces two challengers, per the city's certified candidates page and Sun Thisweek.

About the Lakeville Mayor

Lakeville is a statutory city under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 412 (called Plan A) with a part-time mayor and City Council and a full-time city administrator who serves as chief administrative officer. The council sets local policy, adopts ordinances, approves the city budget and makes decisions that guide the city's growth, per the city.

The council has five members: the mayor plus four council members. The mayor serves a four-year term that expires December 31, 2026. Council members are elected at large, and all Lakeville voters vote on the mayor's seat, in a nonpartisan election, per the city.

Mayor Luke Hellier holds the seat now. He was first elected to the Council on January 3, 2017 and first elected mayor on January 3, 2023, and he is running for re-election, per the city.

Official source: City of Lakeville: City Council, City of Lakeville: government

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Luke Hellier

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Prioritizing increased funding for police officers, firefighters and first responders each year
  • Maintaining Lakeville's low property tax rate and AAA bond rating through disciplined budgeting
  • Expanding parks and recreation facilities such as Antlers Park and Grand Prairie Park through the Park Bond Referendum

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Luke Hellier is the sitting Mayor of Lakeville, first elected to the City Council in 2017 and first elected mayor in 2023, per the city's staff directory. He is a graduate of Lakeville High School and previously served on the Dakota County Planning Commission and the ISD194 Long Term Facilities Planning Committee, per his campaign site.

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Michael Burnett

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Requesting a moratorium on new data center developments in Lakeville pending a more transparent review process
  • Ensuring municipal candidates file the statement of economic interest required under Minnesota law

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Michael Burnett is a candidate for Mayor of Lakeville. He has spent more than 20 years working on public infrastructure projects, including managing portfolios exceeding $100 million for the City of Saint Paul, per his campaign site. His work has included modernizing public libraries, upgrading energy systems and building Fire Station No. 7, per the same source.

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Aiden VanBeck

Nonpartisan

Top priorities
  • Repeal the city's $100 chicken-ownership levy and clear other small ordinances that make life difficult (his 'Free the Chickens' theme)
  • A self-supporting city budget: raise revenue through events at Airlake Airport and Ritter Farm Park, reduce bond borrowing and end tax abatements
  • Protect Lakeville youths: require police background checks for city hiring involving children and revisit code allowing adult businesses near preschools, daycares and libraries

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Aiden VanBeck is a candidate for Mayor of Lakeville. He has lived in Lakeville since childhood and is a University of St. Thomas alumnus who studied mechanical engineering and now works in aerospace, per his campaign site. He describes himself as the youngest candidate in the race and cites more than a decade of experience in high-level mathematics, physics and statistics, per the same source.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Lakeville Mayor in 2026?

3 candidates are tracked for Lakeville Mayor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Luke Hellier, Michael Burnett and Aiden VanBeck. Candidate information follows official Lakeville City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Lakeville Mayor 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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Luke Hellier, full profileMichael Burnett, full profileAiden VanBeck, full profileOfficial Minnesota election office