2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 17A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dawn Gillman and Mali Anderson. Candidate information follows official McLeod County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Dawn Gillman (Republican), Mali Anderson (Democratic-Farmer-Labor) are on the November 3 ballot for Minnesota House District 17A; Dawn Gillman 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, Dawn Gillman, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Dawn Gillman is a business owner and former Dassel city council member, per campaign site. Dawn Gillman founded Let Them Play Minnesota, an organization that advocated for reopening schools and athletics in 2020, per campaign site.
Democratic-Farmer-Labor
Per the campaign site.
Anderson grew up on a hobby farm in New Mexico and later trained as a paramedic before completing an associate's degree at Ridgewater College in Minnesota in 2015, per the campaign site. She describes having experienced homelessness and being a sexual assault survivor, and says those experiences inform her work as a disability advocate, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Minnesota House District 17A in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Minnesota House District 17A on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dawn Gillman and Mali Anderson. Candidate information follows official McLeod County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Minnesota House District 17A 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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