One candidate is tracked for Meeker County Commissioner District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Steve Schmitt. Candidate information follows official Meeker County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Steve Schmitt is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Meeker County Commissioner District 5, per the Minnesota Secretary of State's candidate filings (Minnesota prints unopposed county races).
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, Steve Schmitt, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Nonpartisan Incumbent
Steve Schmitt was raised on a dairy, beef and crop farm in southern Scott County and served in the U.S. Air Force beginning in 1986 before returning to agriculture, per his campaign site. He moved to Meeker County in 2000, ran a dairy, cattle and crop operation and later a seed business, and was elected to the Meeker County Board of Commissioners in November 2018, per his campaign site.
Who is running for Meeker County Commissioner District 5 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Meeker County Commissioner District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Steve Schmitt. Candidate information follows official Meeker County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Meeker County Commissioner District 5 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 Meeker County and state election office filings. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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